Project Life | Week Eight
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Welcome to Project Life | Week Eight.
This week is mainly about the snow day. We've all been under the weather to one degree or another over the last seven days so it was actually nice to have one main day of photo-taking.
One of the things I'm really loving right now is using a Sharpie for the little titles and accent words on the journal cards. There's something about that contrast between thick and thin that I really like.
Still loving those Instax images. In fact I ordered a new toy last week that takes horizontal images twice the size of my other one. It just came yesterday and it's huge and super fun already.
I went back and forth about how I wanted to add in the journaling from our snow day.
At first I thought I would do all of it directly on the photos before printing, but ended up deciding to do a bit of both. I used a long journaler to include all the text that was included in that post and I added some of the text directly onto the photos.
Learn more about working with long journalers in both Elements and Word here.
On the back of the long journaler I adhered two overlapping photos: one of our house in the snow and one of the wisteria covered in snow.
For the photos from the snow day post I used a Journal Strips: Long from Katie Pertiet.
They were added to each photo in Elements before printing. Here's a closer look:
And the other side:
Those six photos are inside a We Are Memory Keepers 6-up, 12x12 page protector that I cut in half.
This last page is full of images from Thursday. Again, it's something I love about this format. I've got journaling including about things that happened on Friday and Sunday but the images are all from Thursday and it all works.
AND JUST A NOTE |I'm pretty sure that I've already printed more photos this year than my total for 2010. There's definitely something to be said for that.
Project Life is a product created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be.The album kit is available for purchase through Amazon. If you live outside the US check Becky’s site for more information on sources. View all my posts about Project Life here.
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MINIBOOKS FROM MY PUBLISHER IN SMALL POCKETS ... the new minibooks from My Publisher (for only 2.50!) will fit perfectly in one of the small middle slots. They are limited to 20 pages (which I like so I can't go crazy). But right now shipping is FREE. Just sharing an idea that I can't wait to incorporate into my album. I think snapfish or shutterfly make a minbook as well, which would also fit. Happy Project Lifing to All! :)
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Really good idea, thank you! I have bookmarked their site.
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LOVE the photos on the back of the long journaler!
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I've enjoyed following along with your Project Life! I have one of the kits, but decided to hold off starting it until late summer when my oldest daughter starts her senior year of high school. I thought it would be an organized way to capture her life and plan on giving it to her as a gift once it's done. Thanks for all your inspiration!
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I love that idea Patricia :).
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do you add embellishments to your journal cards or are they as is?
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hmmm...i think i picked the wrong kit! i like your journaling cards better. :o( oh well, make it work right? simplify!
I'm leaving them as-is. Simple and easy and it's getting done :).
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Ali, have I told you this week how much I love you! You are freakin' awesome! Thanks for the joy that you bring each and every week with your PL posts! I, too, finally caved and bought the kit, but it's still sitting under my desk at work. We are waiting on orders to see where the Army is moving us next (or if we might be staying here), so I don't want to open it just yet if we need to get ready to pack and move. I also treated myself to the cool Instax camera, and it still hasn't made it out of the box either. Good lord, what am I waiting for? Oh right, the Army! Anyway, thanks. Again. You simply rock!
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Ali just a quick question for you. With the journaling cards that you have hand written how do you know that what you want to say will take up just the right amount of space to fill the card but not go over? Do you pre-write it first?
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Hi Brooke - I don't pre-write. I usually just start writing and then stop when I get to the end. I try to stick to the point and if I feel like it really needs more I could go on the back or add another card. Most of the time I'm just writing short little things on these cards.
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Hey Ali-
Maybe you've said this before, but what do you do with the extras you cut off your page protectors? Do you use them in other ways? Like the other half of the 6 up 4x6 protector pockets from this layout?
Just curious!
Deonne
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So far I've not kept the other side (since they are cut open). I should start saving them and stitching them/using them for different sizes.
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I love the photo of your son brushing your daughters hair. So sweet!
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Love to see the different size page protectors, Ali - makes the album look like a treasure trove waiting to be discovered! I may have missed this post, but what protectors do you use for the long journalers? I'm really loving those extra spaces to write, especially with the picture on back this week. Thanks again for sharing your ideas!
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Hi Leah - I use 8.5x11 from We Are Memory Keepers. I stitch them and cut off the excess to fit the long journalers.
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I'm looking into getting an instant camera and wondered which one you are preferring to use lately? The mini sounds maybe a bit too small?
Thanks!
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