Project Life 2012 | Week Thirty-Five
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Two general maintenance things I did this week:
I ordered another 12x12 We Are Memory Keepers album today to round out the year. I'm going with three total - four months in each album. I still need to do something for the first and last pages of my albums (except the first page of my first album for 2012 - you can see that intro page here). Adding that to my list.
I added in my September monthly divider and I will move that over to the new album when it arrives.
I can't believe we are entering fall.. Crazy, just crazy how fast it goes by.
This past week I've been thinking a bit about how to document my new relationship within this album.
It's what's real right now (and I'm really happy about it). I want to include stories about it without saying too little or too much.
This album, this project, is about me and it's about my kids. The stories are about what's happening to each of us in our lives right now, told through my personal lens and voice. I'm trying not to over think it - adding stories about the kids and stories about me and stories that include all of us - much of it dictated by the photos I have available.
As with everything else in life it's a journey.
Open heart. Length and width. Up. You get the idea.
Here's a closer look at Week Thirty-Five:
The font I use a lot on my photos is Sentinel.
While I was away for the weekend the kids were at Beach Camp with Grandma and Grandpa and they sent me this email along with scans of notes written by Simon and Anna. I liked keeping the email portion as it added context to the letters.
I spent the long holiday weekend with old and new friends at Hood Canal.
Amazing people, awesome weather, super good time.
This page ended up being all photos so I decided to add some Bella Blvd Yellow Chevron Designer Tape to a Hello Days Story Cards Grey to create a flip up card. The story card ends up outside the page protector and I'm fine with that.
Here's a closer look at that:
I'm using a Slick Writer to add text to my photos.
Love adding these small word & phrase embellishments and popping them up with foam dots. I especially liked adding them right above the text I added to the photos in Photoshop before printing.
Repetition is a good thing.
SUPPLIES | 2012 | WEEK 35
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THank you for sharing your life, it is truly inspirational Ali.
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I'm just happy you are dating a Beaver fan now. :)
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I'm pretty happy about that too ;)
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love seeing you so happy :)
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So happy for you and thank you for your authenticity. We all love that about you! I'd love to know how the "sept" photo was done too.
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"hello sept" and the journaling below is written directly onto the photo using a Slick Writer.
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Lovely pages as always :). They are so clean and fresh - just like Spring! And look how grown up Simon is looking :) Exciting happy times captured beautifully :)
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Ridiculously happy to see this week. You give me hope.
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So happy you are so happy, Ali. You deserve it. xo
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Awesome pages yet again! Such a good idea to include the emails from your parents... I need to get better at using stuff like that! I like your idea to include journalling on the second page with the life up journal card as well! I love the hands on aspect of it!
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Love everything about this week's spread!
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Love this layout, Ali! The sentiment is so geniune and wonderful. So happy for you. :)
Also love Simon's note! :)
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I'm pretty sure I need to hire you as my divorce/life coach. =)
You inspire me; thanks!
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I much prefer inortmafive articles like this to that high brow literature.
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Woo Hoo! Wonderful week, love how life is moving right along with so much good!!
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I am truely happy for you! Life is fully of adventures some you never dreamed you would have!!!! Enjoy life!
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Just so very happy for you.
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What is in your blender? It looks divine whatever it is!!
I admire your courage to be so open and honest with us and probably more importantly yourself.
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A crazy concoction of fruits and raw vegetables (including beets). It was great!
Thank you! I really need to try this. Coming in to our summer and I always do fruits. Will turn it up with some raw vegies and must remember beets.
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Super jealous of those clams!!! :)
So happy for you. Hood Canel is a beautiful place and we had great weather this past weekend. No rain for 40 some days straight.
Gotta love that.
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So excited for your new adventure and what fun layout. Love that the kids went to Beach camp!!
Keep having FUN!
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Beautiful. Loved every word. So grateful that you can share. So happy for you and for living life fully.
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simon's letter melts my heart! i admire your honesty and courage to share this part of your life. thank you for all you do:)
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Okay, I"ll be the first to say it I guess: Your "G" man is a hottie! :) And you two look so, so happy!!! Great pages as always Ali! :)
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