Project Life | Week Seventeen
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Welcome to Project Life | Week Seventeen.
This week I ended up with two 8.5x11 inserts due to the major news of Osama bin Laden's death.
Let's start at the beginning:
The beginning of the week included a new recipe from our local paper, a book tag, a trip to the eye doctor, and some creative work for an upcoming project.
I scanned Simon's Reading Record and included the journaling from this post.
The back side includes an email I sent to his teacher and his lunch menu from April (just folded in half and slipped inside the page protector).
The second insert includes the front page of the paper from Monday morning (I know it's "this week" but it made sense to me to put it together with when we first heard the news - no right or wrong).
The back side includes the printed text of President Obama's speech. You can access that here.
I added a paperclip at the top of the page protector to keep it inside - the bulk of the paper seems to make it want to jump out of the page protector.
I also took a photo of the TV while the President was speaking.
Want to read more about scrapbooking world events? Loved this post that Noell did over at Paperclipping: Five Prompts For Scrapbooking Major World Events.
We saw Wicked on Saturday night and it was awesome.
I made my first pancakes ever (Chris usually makes them and he was away).
Simon and Chris played frisbee golf.
And the one thing I didn't include is how I worked in the yard most of the day on Sunday. I think I'll do a layout about that.
One thing you might notice above are a couple little tabs I added to two of the photos. For these I just hand-wrote a little title on the back of one of the journaling cards, cut with scissors, and stapled onto the photo.
Project Life is a product created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. The album kit (similar to the one I’m using) 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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I haven't started a PL album, but I am doing my version for our weekends (Weekend Adventures). I got the idea from a quote you posted by Diane Ackerman about living the width of life as well as the length. But now I'm thinking about starting one because I am so excited to see the new Polaroid printer (GL10) that is coming soon. I don't know what it is about those polaroid prints that I love so much, maybe they just take me back in time...but won't this be great for the project life albums?
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I am currently making a SCRAPBOOK ON THE ROAD project after i bought your class and was totally inspired! I am loving putting in all my bits and pieces I collected from my trip and would love to do the same in a PROJECT LIFE kind of way... your album looks amazing... will have to make one next year, hopefully we can buy Project Life in Australia by then!! p.s. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON is... AWE-SUM!!
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Yes, I remembered Will and Kate and forgot about Bin Laden - so when I saw your post I went off to photograph the newspaper. These are significant events in our lives. I love mixing the big things with the little. I love how your mish-mash always looks so great! :)
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Hi,
I just wondered if you could give me any tips please on how to take pix of a newspaper? I think that's a brilliant idea:)
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Ali, did you change your blog background to gray? It used to be white, now it shows as gray on mine. Which is fine, but your signature color of pumpkin/orange is very very hard to read in text against the gray background. And some of the text is in a lighter sort of gray (EX: dates text on comments) which is pretty much impossible to see. Just wasn't sure if this was a choice you made or if some setting is off. I'm figuring you WANT people to be able to read the text of your posts? (black text shows up ok)
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Hi Michelle - no changes have been made that I know of - looks the same here. Any one else having this issue? Do you feel like it changed from yesterday or a couple days ago?
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Ali I check your blog every wednesday morning when i wake up.
I too too a pic of President Obama on TV for my 365 but no newspaper clippings. Ihave loads of the royal wedding too.
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I took that same exact picture of my t.v. during Obama's announcement!!!
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Hi,
I've saved LOADS of newspaper & mags articles on the royal wedding too & will include them in my memory books.
I even printed out their order of service sheet (28 pgs!) & will include that too.
By the way, wasn't it a lovely wedding. I enjoyed it all - Kate's dress, the cute bridesmaids & pageboys, William & Harry's uniforms, the queen's lovely yellow dress & hat & the services, esp Jerusalem. I was glued to the telly from 8.30 - 4.00:) It has made me very proud to be British this past week:)
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I just learned about PL and decided to get started right away (no wrong way, right?). I love the idea of adding extra pages. I take a lot of photos vertically and would like to enlarge a few as extras. Do you know a source for 5x7 vertical page protectors? I've seen a few examples of people using them in their PL binders but can't seem to find anything but horizontal online? Thanks in advance for any help!
P.S. - I've learned a ton about PSE through your blog and videos!!
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Thanks Ali! You are always so great about responding to people. I did purchase the style B protectors from Becky. Unfortunately I don't sew but I'll keep looking for the 5X7 protectors. Thanks again!!!
Hi Jennifer - did you happen to see the vertical page protectors that Becky offers? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049MFZJG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=aliedwardsdes-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0049MFZJG
I don't know of a source for specifically 5x7 photos. When I have different sizes I cut and stitch my own page protectors (can create pockets at any size). I'd love to know if anyone has a specific source :).
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Ali, would love to see how your PL Album looks thickness wise, you include so much ephemera I was wondering if it was beginning to get bulky. Of all the PL projects I love the feel of yours and you do a great job of capturing the all little things that make up your life.
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I never thought to include current events in my album. Genius.
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