Project Life Weeks 21 - 23

So we're into June already - and yet i'm still managing to fit into 1 Album?  I think perhaps I don't have as many inserts, or 'thick' embellishments, hence the reason my album is lasting longer.  Don't think it's going to work for too much longer though, i reckon by the end of June I'll be in my 2nd Album for 2013.

Absolutely *loving* this project.  I just never tire of it.

Herewith my Weeks 21 - 23.

I am completely up to date, bar some journalling from DH and a couple of pics from D (hostel pics) that i've given up asking for!

Week 21:

 

Page 1 & Instagram Insert.  Polly took this pic of her LPS (little Pet Shop toys) she is suddenly mad about them.  Other two pics are of her raking up the leaves, and then destroying the pile.  Journaling cards are all from my Studio Calico (SC) and Clementine kits.  Am getting into the swing of things and loving stamping again.  I have received a whack of stamps from SC, and am planning on using them often.  Instagram insert is of my cute Kitty enjoying the fire, Pollyanna's 5th missing tooth and 

The back of the Instagram Insert:  Dean making biltong, my Nachos (a regular weekend meal) and D and I at The Tavern.

The first page of the 6x12 Insert is a poem that D submitted for SACEE.  It was a joint collaboration between herself, K & I and we had a ball!  Waiting to hear her results.  The theme of the poem - I have a Dream.

Page 2:  Two fav pics here - the one of Polly with her bath toy container on her head, claiming she is a light, and the one of D - a classic studying scene.  Also love the pic of D&G - we were out celebrating his b'day.  Journaling cards are all Clementine, apart from the Love This one, which is from my SC kit (and documents the details of someone's first date :)

The back of the 6x12 Insert is The Kookaburra Song, and a pic of one that I took on our visit the The Python Park (a few weeks back).  Polly loves this song and i often find her humming it to herself.  It is rather catchy!

Week 22:

Page 1.  This is a very subdued week (colour wise).  I'm not mad about it, but it's done now and it'll just have to stay!  Brushes from Ali once again.  The first 3x4 journaling card is also an Ali product, the rest are all from my SC kits.  The stickers are from my SC kits.

Page 2:  Same again - the first 3 are SC and the last is from Ali -here is the link. 4 out of the 7 pics are about food this week - hmmm, wondering if i have a problem :)  We do love our food though and with the cold weather we're eating a lot more of our favourite stewy, slow cooked meals!

I love the Weekend cards you get - love to condense our weekend onto one card.  This one is avail at Designer Digitals.  I had to journal about the Lief! cake competition that ruled my life for a week!

Week 23 (last week - see I'm very up to date!):

 

Page 1:  The Wk 23 Card is from SC kit and the WK23 are thickers.  Some journaling about our week, and I'm also documenting D's thoughts on each exam (can't find where I wrote down last week's, hence the blank spaces next to each subject).  Our tasty stew for lunch on Monday, and a pic of me (taken by Polly) as she thinks I look like a bug when I wear my sunnies.  Thanks honeypie!

A close up of the freebie calendar we received with one of our SC kits, as well as a simple PL grid card jazzed up with card, washi tape and a stamp (Just a little Randomness from the SC kit).  Also some sweet gold stars.  Not sure where the Story card is from - was in my stash.

The first side of my Insert for the week - documenting Olivia's first visit/overnight in hospital.  I kept this really simple, just adding Ali's brushes and some text to the pics.  The Happy Together tag is from my SC kit.

This is the back of my Insert (Design G).  I dedicated it to a Flora Walk that Dean and the girls went on, on Saturday.  Dean did the journaling, and I added a flair badge (my SC kit) and an Ali brush to the photos.  The rest I left untouched.  Still in awe of the colour!

Page 2 of Wk 23.  Very general photos here.  I use the font Impact to print on my pics if i'm not using on of Ali's brushes.  The 'photograph goes here' filler card, and the dotty envelope are both from the May SC kit, and the other two are from the Clementine Edition.  Simply jazzed up with some washi tape, twine and a sticker or two.

I had fun stamping on these cards too, using stamps that i received in my SC Kit (which i've since cancelled my subscription to as the exchange rate is just out of control).  Newsflash, 8 and FYI are all stamped.

Hope you've enjoyed the peek into my Project Life - if you've any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Linking up  to The Mom Creative

Happy Wed x

Project Life | Week 4-7

So I am just a *little* behind with posting my Project Life pages, so have decided to give the first few weeks a miss.

I absolutely and positively (as Lola would say) LOVE this project.  Yes, I know I could make it far simpler and less stressful on myself - but I so enjoy adding the embellishments, washi tape and twine.  For me it is an easier way of scrapbooking.  I don't remember the last time I scrapped a page, but I do know that I will be continuing with Project Life for the unforeseeable future.

I am using a combination of the Clementine Kit, The Studio Calico Project Life kit, the digi Mayfield Childhood Edition and also the freebies that I pick up all over the web.  I simply print them out at home, round the corners and i'm good to go.  My embellishments are an assortment of My Minds Eye, Echo Park, Basic Grey, Studio Calico, AC Thickers and then I use Ali Edwards brushes on most of my photo's.

Love Love Love.

Here goes (pls excuse the quality of the pics - not sure what the problem was) :

Week 4:

Week 4 started on a very bad note, with our darling Biscuit being run over.  We were all (and still are) so very very sad.  I used an Insert G to document my thoughts, and some Favorited pics, together with the pics of her grave.

Other photo's included are a vase of roses from my garden, the kids playing in their sandpit at school, and my first 'official' creation of the year - an octopus :)  It was also the weekend of Olivia's rainbow party, but you have seen most of those pics on my other blog already.

I am also trying to include a favourite quote weekly.

Week 5:

This week was a very ordinary week in our lives.  Nothing too crazy or spectacular, except that Daniella was home for most of it with a tummy bug.  Photos include the signpost at the 4 way stop leading to our farm, a self portrait, Pollyanna playing with one of her little farm friends and Daniella helping Olivia with a craft.

What I really wanted to capture this week was the photo of Olivia and I, both with our pearl necklaces and earrings.  A child after my own heart that one!  The 'Life is Better with Friends' was the gift tag on a belated birthday gift for me, and I love how it just works so well with my layout.  I also thought it quite fitting to include a card journaling just how much pasta we eat!  Dean makes the very best fresh pasta, and as I don't often cook on weekends, that is what we end up eating!  YUM.

Week 6:  

Another normal week in our home.  The *big* happening was that Olivia decided that she wanted to have her hair cut - short.  It now sits just above her shoulders, and she loves it.  We probably cut a good 10-12 cm off!  Other pics include Daniella's new collection of black & white prints on her wall, Olivia's new Naartjie quilt and my wisteria blossoms - which are flowering at the totally wrong time of year!  I lift most of the children to school on a Monday, and the conversations we have are something else.  Here I documented 'What Life would be Like in a Fridge", the topic of our drive home on that particular Monday.  Love the peek into how these kids minds work!

I included the packaging from Olivia's quilt as an insert.  Just a side note - if anyone has ever thought of buying these quilts - I would highly recommend them.  Retailing for R499, i used the R150 birthday club voucher I received to purchase it.  Well worth it.  It is soft, snuggly and so very warm.  And more than adequately covers a single bed.  Olivia drags her's around the house with her.

Page 2 photos include Dean prepping the bikes for the SHS MTB race, the mountain of hostel laundry I face most weekends, Daniella with her friends at the bike race, the double rainbow over our farm and a game of Hungry Caterpillar with Olivia.  I included the tag from Olivia's birthday pressie from my sister, as well as some journaling about the MTB race and my new found love of Pilates.

Week 7:

Valentine Week!  Not that I needed any excuse to pink up this week - I am sure you will have noticed that it is my colour of choice by now!

Pics include my freshly painted Pink nails (I never wear nail varnish, but these lasted a week), the valentine treats I put together for my family and Pollyanna doing a little Valentines Day shoot for me.

Most of the 3x4 cards were freebie downloads from AC, on which I journaled a little, added a pic of the Monster Valentine Day cuppies I made for the school, and documented the very hot weather we experienced on Wednesday.

The insert (Design G) houses more pics from the 'Valentine Shoot', one of Polly's teacher and also my journaling from the Special Valentines Day assembly we attended.  I received the 'Make Something Today' transparency in the Studio Calico Jan Kit.  Been dying to use it and i simply backed it with a 6x4 piece of cardstock.  Love how it turned out!

The rest of the week's pics are from the Big Walk that was held to raise funds for Pollyanna's school.  D&D manned the water table (complete with watermelon) and I, together with the other mums, walked with the kiddies. Such a fun day. 

I try and include a photo a week of D at hostel (when she remembers to take) and i love this one of her and her friend TJ.  Plus a photo of homework time - beginning to be the bane of my life as there is SO much of it - in Gr 2?

Journaling includes a list of the books I've read recently, a recap of our week and a note about Daniella. Journalling cards are all from the Mayfield Childhood Edition and the love on is a freebie from AC.

I also wanted to share some of the links I have to some awesome PL freebies that are out there:

Everyday Journal Cards Freebie PL

Project Life Handwritten Filler Cards

Project Life Word Art Titles

Project Life 2013 Calendar Freebie

Project Life Planner Pages

Ampersand Filler Cards

Week in Colour Journaling Cards

And that's it from me.

Hope that you aspiring Project Lifer's out there found this post to be useful.  Please feel free to leave any questions in the comments.

Happy Friday all x

Project Life 2013 Cover Page

So, here we are.

2013.

As my sister so rightly said, it feels like we should be the subjects of a Science Fiction novel!  But no, we're not, are we?

We're just a family, living our lives to the full and here I am, using Project Life to help me document our days, weeks and years.

Here is my 2013 cover page.

Love the simplicity and the minimal use of colour and accents.

I used some very old AC Flat Spotted Thickers and the 'Home' is from AC Tenant Phrases (also very old).  The ampersand was a freebie from A Vegas Girl at Heart and the Our Story is from Ali Edwards The Story Word Art (I downloaded this many many moons ago!).

I simply converted all my pics to B&W in Photoshop and then printed them out using my Canon Pixma printer.

Hope you'll enjoy my Project Life journey this year with me!