Project Life 2013 | Week One
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I found myself back in one of my least favorite places this week - playing catch up. My enjoyment level for this project tends to be higher (in the moment at least) when I'm capturing things over the course of the week vs. looking back at the photos and trying to remember what I wanted to remember.
And this is when I remind myself that it's okay. My old standby - that one little phrase - it's sure helped me through a lot of creative lows.
Frankly my desk is overflowing and that's not my favorite either.
All that said, it's done (along with week two and three that I'll share over the next couple of days) and I'm caught up and underway again for 2013. And I still feel the love.
Here's a look at week one:
A couple things I used this week are from the Studio Calico Project Life kit from both January and February: the "hello my name is" card, the "what a lovely life" title that was cut from a journal card and attached to the palm tree photo, the "2013" button, and the small "this makes me smile" tab.
I can't tell you how much I'd like to be back in Hawaii (or anywhere there is sun) right now. It's been terribly cold and grey here.
A Crate Paper Fourteen Stitched Labels was added to the photo of me and my Mom.
This week I played around with a die cut + photo + word sticker combination. I started by cutting a Thick 3x4 Journal Cards with the Silhouette:
These Thick 3x4 Journal Cards can be printed on cardstock, added to a photo in Photoshop or cut with the Silhouette like I did here.
They are great as frames or to create homes for photos or journaling.
I layered the die cut on top of the photo and added a bunch of word stickers from October Afternoon.
Love being able to add some words to half of a photo in a 3x4 pocket.
I also love being able to write directly on my photos. I use American Crafts Precision Pens or Slick Writers for writing directly on my photos. This is a Precision Pen in .o3 (my favorite size).
The stitched heart is from Pebbles and the little chipboard geotag accents was part of the January Studio Calico main kit.
Those great gold chipboard cursive letters are Crate Paper Gold Rainboots Foil On Trend Chipboard Thicker Stickers. "Today" journal card is from the Hello Days Story Card set. Love stitching them directly onto the photo.
The "so heart this" word art can be found as part of the Heart Today set.
SUPPLIES | 2013 | WEEK ONE
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Hello from South Africa! Your pages make me want to scrap until 2am:-) Your work is inspirational and you just have such a natural talent when it comes to putting everything together and awesome, creative ideas! Thank you for all your HARD work and great ideas - you make it look so easy.
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I love how this page has turned out!! I bet your trip was a blast, and everyone looks so relaxed and happy! I also like what you've done with the pic of Simon split between the 2 3x4 spots with journalling... Awesome idea!
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Great beginning to the PL 2013 year! Love the seafoam kit - mine arrived last week and I have been having a great time getting the first few weeks done... totally love that you share yours - always such an inspiration!
Quick question for you - I am an avid fan of your brushes, journaling cards, etc... but I am also a single woman without kids - and an entrepreneur (I have my own interior design business). I would love to see more frames, brushes, journaling cards, etc. that focus on "I" or "Me" instead of "we" (mostly because there isn't a "we" in my life right now!)... and I'd also love to see more words/phrases/themes around work, working for yourself, making a go of it, etc., because that's such a big part of my life.
Couple of thoughts for words/phrases might be:
Designing Life
Creating my own path
In it for the long haul
Recalibrating, reclaiming, renewing
It's a process
This lights me up
The basics of business
Getting things done
Taking shape
Seeing the big picture
Collaborating
A vision for the future
Taking care of business
Work, work, work
Measure twice, cut once
Design is important because chaos is so hard (Jules Feiffer)
Everything will be okay
Gracious living
Living the dream
Focus
The magic is in the details
What's stopping you?
Do the next right thing
Don't stumble over what's behind you
Obsessed with possibility
Getting things done
Superglue yourself to the idea of standing out
See clearings where others see walls
Start with what's impossible. Do the mental cha cha.
You affect positive change
You got this. Make it happen.
Make tough choices
Start fresh.
You'll figure it out.
(Geez... sorry for that brain dump! But I'm nothing if not an idea girl! LOL!)
Thanks! Can hardly wait to see the additions throughout the week!
Lynne
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I would love to have this too. Thanks for the suggestion, Lynne.
These are awesome Lynne - I can totally make something with these.
Yea! So happy! Thank you!!!
Another single gal who'd love more sets that don't revolve around couples or kids.
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Love the inspiration thank you! Funny that reading this made me realize A) I need glasses or B) My eyes are still fuzzy from cutting onions. Hmm!
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thanks Ali as always you inspire me, Uou simply keep it REAL gotta love it.
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Yeah! First week of your 2013 PL! And I love it (as usual!). Can't wait to receive my Seafoam kit to start mine! Thanks Ali.
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Your PL posts are wonderful, as always, as well as inspiring! Thank you so much for continuing to show us your life! My wonderful husband gave me a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas this year, and I need some help! I recently purchased a download from Designer Ditigals, your "Hello Life Boxes Brushes and Stamps", and I have been unable to move them into my Silhouette Library. I know you posted some video tutorials a long time ago dealing with Silhouette projects, but haven't been able to locate those either. Can you help with ANY of this?! Thank you :)
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Hi Marge - here's a tutorial for tracing those PNG files with the Silhouette software: http://aliedwards.com/2011/12/december-daily-2011-day-three.html
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Love this. What kind of Albums do you use. I desperately want to use ring binders but they always end up opening and I end up frustrated and going back to my cm albums.
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I use We R Memory Keepers albums.
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Great layouts! I love your journaling cards and the way that you wrote on the photo to frame it in ink! Looks awesome! : )
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