Project Life Journal Cards

While doing my traditional Pinterst surfing, I came across a pin from
www.journalofcuriousthings.co.uk/2013/01/journaling-card-tutorial.html and I felt reminicent of my older scrapbooking and new I had to give these a try. I didnt realize how much I missed the black marker bordering!

For those I used various grid designed papers from different lines, PL journal cards, Martha Stewart, Stampin Up! and Ali Edwards punches, various paper scraps I have, and washis.
For this next set they are just a bunch of cards I made from ideas seen on sites I follow, such as http://niebuhrchicks.blogspot.com/
http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/ or other Pinterst sites.

For these cards I used washi, Studio Calico wood veneer stars, MME brad, Martha Stewart and Stampin Up! punches, Martha Steward doily, Thickers alpha, PL grid cards, various grid papers, and October Afternoon label and butterfly.

Project Life Week 3

Today I am covering week 3 of Project Life. It includes some fun things like reading with Hannah, goodies in the mail, a new challenge, Hannah's spelling bee, a 50th birthday party and some very goofy girls!

For this week I mostly used Echo Park's Everyday Eclectic. I had the sticker sheets as well as the alphas. I also used alpha's from October Afternoon, Lily Bee,Thickers,and Basic Grey. I used a tag and index card from Staples, a few different kinds of washi, all purchased from www.twopeasinabucket.com . I also used a billing envelope (black and white criss crossed)I cut up as a journal card.

I had 2 inserts for this week, an 8 1/2x11 insert for Hannah's letter she recieved for the spelling bee, her study word list and her certificate, and the birthday party Steve and I went to. I will only show the party insert.

I may backtrack over the next few days and show you some of my favorites from 2012. I do have 3 albums worth to pick from! I will probably need that many again this year. We also took a trip to Disney that I broke down and decide to add to a "Vacation" binder. Too much for my regular album, but necessary to document. I will show you when I have more progress on that front!

Project Life Week 2

I'm on a roll, I've completed week 2 already!. For this week I used another My Minds Eye line, not sure of the name, sorry. I've used some mini market letters, labels, and a tab from October Afternoon, a journal card from Elle's Studio, a couple journal cards, wood veneer stars, "look at this" stamp from "Monday" stamp from the Weekdays set, and chipboard alphas from Studio Calico, the tab punck from Ali Edwards, and I also used the "This is Fantastic" stamp from Technique Tuesday. I cut an exta Project Life page protector to make a couple "flip ups" for extra pics on the bottom of the right side.

This is the front side of my first insert. I used a Martha Stewart doily, Lily Bee abc letters, an October Afternnon label, a Stampin Up! rhinestone, "happiness" sticker from My Mind's Eye, and chipboard alphas from Studio Calico.

This is the back of the first insert and the front of the second. I will not show the back of the second, but it is my daughters schedule for the "Hello Dolly" play she is in for school. I used mini market alphas from October Afternoon andLily Bee's abc alphas.

PROJECT LIFE WEEK 1

This week is a packed week, lots of inserts. Although, if you watch thru the year, I love inserts! We had New Years Eve, a holiday get together and SNOW! I used a set from My Minds Eye for this week, can't remember the name, sorry. For my everyday weeks I use Design A.

My first insert is Design C with the right half cut off.

The second insert is Design F with the right stip of 3x4's cut off. You are seeing the back side of insert 1 and the front side of insert 2.

The third is Design A with the right half cut off, and the fourth is just a 8 1/2x11 page protector. You are seeing the back side of 2, and the front side of 3.

And finally, you will see the back side of 3 and the 4th and final insert!

I used title and journaling cards from the Clementine PL kit, a 2013 Memories start here card I found on www.Pinterest.com a journal card from Studio Calico, and a Happy New Year Card www.cathyzielske.typepad.com . I used glitter alphas from Thickers, mini market alphas from October Afternoon, and ABC stickers from LilyBee. The tab punch is from Ali Edwards, label sticker from October Afternoon, my Tim Holtz Stapler, a Martha Steward doily, a brad from My Minds Eye, stamps are from Technique Tuesday which i got from www.twopeasinabucket.com and a hello January tag from www.ellesstudio.com .

One Litlle Word

I saw a few sites with these One Little Word posts, so I was curious. I dont know where I've been, its been around for years, AND it was started by www.aliedwards.com someone I actually follow! So, I decide to jump on this bandwagon, and I couldnt be more excited about it. It will incorporate things I had wanted to accomplish and work on this year. My word for this year is...
CHOOSE
Here is my insert that will be the start of my Project Life albumn. I will continue to include inserts about my OLW progress throughout the year as well.

I used a baseball card sleeve from Staples for my OLW insert.For the front side I used products from, October Afternoon (labels, butterfly, heart, and mini market letters). I used Thickers letters, (green, black, and blue). I used alpha stickers from Lily Bee, brad from My Minds Eye, a doily, and journal cards from Elle's Studio.

For the back side I also used October Afternoon (mini market letters, labels, a tin pin, and a journal card). I used Thickers letters (yellow and blue). A doily from Martha Stewart, Lily Bee alphas, banner stickers from Echo Park, and an Elles Studio journal card.

A Fresh Start

It's a new year, and I am preparing to start my second year of Project Life. If anyone is interested in, or wants more information on Project Life, head on over to www.beckyhiggings.com and check it out. About 1/2 way thru my first year I started seeing on blogs that people were behind, or that they gave up, and I started to worry. But thanks to my partner in crime www.myproofoflifeblog.blogspot.com we completed our first year, and are jumping in full barrel into year 2. So, here is my craft room freshly cleaned and ready to go, phewww!

Latest Creation

Over the Christmas bread I got one of my all time favorite emails from
www.ana-white.com She had a post for making an American Girl horse stable. I knew as soon as I saw it, it was a project the hubby and I would tackle! I'm not quite ready to tackle such projects on my own yet! It turned out great, and in the end Hannah helped me stain it.