If you've been here before, you know that I do Project Life. I can't even describe how much I love this project and how it has changed my idea of memory keeping. When I started scrapbooking in 2003, I fell for it hard. The idea of playing with pretty paper and supplies and recording our family's memories was infectious for me. It became my creative outlet and I realized I had a talent for it. For a long time, I basically focused on big events with a few little mini albums thrown in here and there. I didn't think about our everyday memories. When I discovered Project Life a few years ago, I was floored. I lurked around for awhile to see other's albums and in 2012, I decided to dive in. And I haven't looked back! I love the idea of recording our everyday, even in a small way. The pockets are small to help keep me from being overwhelmed, all while I'm recording things that my family would normally forget. My husband and I love looking back through the albums and remembering the little things that we take for granted on a daily basis. I still do 12x12 layouts of special things I want to record, but Project Life has helped to take the pressure off of doing a huge page of every single thing I want to remember.
For 2014, I'm continuing to record our everyday on a weekly basis and I will stick to mainly the Design A page protector (seen below). I try to make each two page spread span one week. Sometimes, we have low key weeks, and only one side is enough to record it, and that's fine with me. It doesn't bother me when that happens. I don't want to force anything with this project or I will stress out and it will become a chore, which I don't want.
Today, I want to share my title page for my 2014 album and some of the supplies I'm using for this year.
Supplies used here:
12x12 We R Memory Keepers album in Aqua
Becky Higgins Design A page protector
Cards are a mix from:
Studio Calico PL kits (this link is for the current kit - mine are from past kits)
Seafoam PL core kit
"Life Documented" card was handmade by a friend
2014 card and our last name is cut from my Silhouette Cameo
Random supplies from my stash - wood veneer, enamel dots, stamps, cork arrow
Pictures printed on a Canon Selphy CP900 printer
Creative Memories corner rounder
I'm working on playing a little catch up for January right now. My plan is to share each month here all at once. This week I'm working on catching up on January and I will share all my weeks when they are finished. Thanks for taking the time to take a look!
If you want more information on the Project Life system of scrapbooking, please check out Becky Higgin's site!
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