Project Life Week 8

Its time for me to catch up. I am not usually this far behind. I just finished week 8 which was pretty big with my MIL's 80th birthday party all of us children threw. I used paper from the party figuring it was a major part of my week. The kids were also on winter break, for Hannah that meant fun, sleepovers. Megan had rehearsal almost every day that week, it really cut up her days. So, this week had music paper, Stampin Up!, 7 Gypsies, and Chloe's Closet from Making Memories. I also used Project Life journal cards, an index card, a grid card, and a small bag. My alphas were from Thickers, Basic Grey, Jillibean Soup, October Afternoon, and Lily Bee. I included some washi, a Elle's Studio tag, musical notes I punched, and October Afternoon tabs.



I loved the lips glasses. I found them on clearance (after Valentine's Day) while shopping at Party City for party supplies. The girls happily posed for picrures.



I saw the "ikea" journal card a long time ago on www.neibuhrchicks.blogspot.com and had to make one for myself. I love her work.



I have many inserts for the party. The first insert is of decorations and my receipts.



The back side of the front has the last of the decorations. The second is of guests, family/children, children w/spouses, grandchildren, Sweet Adeline's, and neighbors.



The third has our place cards, the invite, and more misc pics.



The back side of the fourth has all the speakers and some journaling. The fourth is of us unwinding at the bar area after the party. The kids enjoyed Shirly Temples!



The back of the fourth has more unwinding and her opening her tv at the house afterwards. The fifth is all of my notes of questions, set up, foods, names/phone numbers of those i needed to call, decorations, layout etc.



The sixth is the word puzzles my SIL made up and Hannah wanted to keep hers.

A New Addition

After much time waiting for it to be available for order (cheaper than driving the 2 hrs to my "nearest" Ikea) and waiting for shipping, (almost a month!) my Raskog cart is finally here! The color is even more beautiful in person. Didnt really get the "Turquoise" vibe even in the pic. It's much like the Robin's Egg Blue from the Annie Sloan chalk paint.



I've moved some things around. The top shelf holds my most used alphas, the second shelf holds my current unused 6x6 paper pads, and the third shelf holds my previously used 6x6 pads as well as my box of misc. items for my December Daily that is not complete yet!

Project Life Work Area Part 1

I had mentioned in a previous post that I would share my craft room. I used to sell Stampin Up! and my room is still somewhat set up with alot of "stampin stuff". I have been over the last few months since I stopped selling it, moving things around, removing some things, and getting rid of some things. I still make cards, but now I have the freedom to use whatever items I want on them. So, here we go, I will show the part of my room that I use for Project Life. I will break it down into pictures, so I can explain what is in each picture. I must first say that I am a lover of milk glass, and it is what I try to use to store my things. I feel the white really helps with all the other busy colors in the room. I will be breaking this down into two post due to the amount I want to show you, so come back tomorrow to see the rest!

Picture #1
It is an Ikea paper holder. I keep index cards of all sizes, lined and blank as well as white labels in the front pocket. The outer pockets hold colored markers. Next I have my October Afternoon label and word sticker sheets on the left, and all other brands of label, word, and border stickers on the right. Behind those I have all of my Lily Bee alphas and after that are all my other 12x12 alpha, element, and accent sticker sheets.

Picture #2
The big bowl holds misc tags from different companies. The small is tags and label from one set. The hanging dish holds pens, pencils, markers, and some random tools. I also have a bowl of my date stamps of different sizes.

Picture #3
The 3 wire baskets are actually hanging baskets from Ikea.
Basket 1:
Has all my 4x6 cards in it. They are Project Life as well as purchased cards and pre cut cards. I also have the day/arrow sticker sheets from PL.
Basket 2:
Has all 3x4 journal cards. They are Project Life, grid, index, and any other lined/grid papers I have found and cut to have on hand.
Basket 3:
Has 3x4 cards in it as well. They are purchased cards, free printable and pieces I have cut myself from paper I had.

Above the baskets I have an Ikea rod that holds my most used punches on it. In front of the basets I keep my inks, stamp blocks and corner rounder handy.

Picture #4
I have a bowl that holds some of my most used single or small size stamps. The pot behind it holds common hole punches as well as my stapler. The bowl to the right holds alot of decorative cards from companies like October Afternoon, and many other pieces. The two small bowls hold my Elles Studio journal cards and little tid bits. In the back is another paper holder from Ikea. In the front pockets I keep all my label stickers. The side pouches hold more markers. In the back are more random sticker sheets.

Dont forget to come back tomorrow to see the rest of my Project Life space!