Project Life | Weeks 9 and 10

I have somehow managed to get way behind with Project Life- more behind than I ever have been before.  Catching up seems overwhelming sometimes, but this morning I made it my mission to complete two weeks.

As usual I have used the digital kit Project 52 2016 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.  I have been asked a lot on Facebook about the font I use for my journalling- it's Avenir 45.

Here is Week 9.....

And here is Week 10.....

Hopefully I can get another two weeks completed this week while we are on school holidays :-)

Project Life | Week 8

Just a super-quick post today- we are having internet issues here at home which are making blogging and anything else extremely frustrating!

Here is Week 8......

I hope you are all having a lovely Easter break x

Project Life | Week 7

I'm back with another week and as usual I have used Project 52 2016 Edition and Photoshop CS5 to create my digital layouts.  This week was another scorcher here in Perth- too hot to sit poolside for a swimming carnival that's for sure!

Here is Week 7.....

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Project Life | Week 6

I'm back with another week to share.  I am using the Digital Project Life Project 52 2016 Edition this year and I am loving how the choices are limited thus making this process quick and easy.

Here is Week 6.....

Thanks for stopping by- I will be back soon with some scrapbooking layouts :-)

Project Life | Week 5

It was a week with few photos but instead of switching to a single page spread, I decided to add lots of journalling to complete the double page. I am continuing with the Project 52 2016 Edition from digitalprojectlife.com and the Design A template.

When I struggle to fill a Project Life page I often include what I've been watching and what I've been reading and this week I did just that.  The return of The X-Files was a big deal in our house ;-)

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Project Life | Week 4

I have another week to share, albeit a little late this week- it's nearly the end of Week 5!  Of course I have used the Project 52 Edition again and I am still loving this 100% digital approach I have adopted for this year.  It's just so simple.

Here is Week 4.....

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Project Life | Week 3

I'm back with another Project Life week to share.  I am finding my new process very quick and easy.  I got the hang of clipping masks in Photoshop and using the same kit each week means I am getting very familiar with it and that makes choosing journalling cards and filler cards a very quick process.  I made the mistake of not saving Week 2 to Dropbox, however, and when my laptop decided to self-implode and require a factory reset, I lost my Week 2 work.  I had posted them here and on Facebook though, so re-doing them so I had full-size files again (for printing at the end of the year) was a minor inconvenience.

Anyway, Week 3 came together very quickly......

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Project Life | Week 2

I'm back with another week to share.  If you missed my previous Project Life post, you can find it here and it explains my approach for this year.  I am going all digital and am using the Project 52 Edition and the Design A Template with Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Here is Week 2.....

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Project Life 2016- Title Page and Week 1

And so it begins again.  I love this style of documenting our lives.  The moments that don't make it to their own "traditional" scrapbook layout are usually included in my Project Life albums.  If you have no idea what I am talking about, check out Becky Higgins' website. Project Life is her baby and it has revolutionised the scrapbooking world with many manufacturers now producing their own products for pocket-style memory keeping.  Her goal with Project Life was to simplify memory keeping so it becomes less overwhelming and more easily achievable.

In the past I have done albums where I used up my regular scrapbooking supplies, where I have used a combination of scrapbooking supplies and pocket-style supplies and more recently I have created my pages digitally, but printed the elements to create a physical album with pocket page protectors.

There are some great tutorials on the web for how to use the Digital Project Life products and you can get the Design A template for free from the Project Life digital store.  All you need to get started is to install Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and a Project Life Digital Kit.

The Project Life App was released a while back and it created yet another way of simplifying the process.  It was only released for iPhone/iPad so those of us with Android devices had to either wait patiently or use the digital products with our PC's.  This kinda shaped my train of thought for how to tackle 2016.  I purchased a new digital kit- Project 52- and decided to go digital and print a photobook of all my layouts at the end of the year.  The latest news from Becky is however, that the Android version of the App will be ready in February. So I will most likely try the App and then decide whether to continue digitally  or switch entirely to creating my layouts on my phone and/or tablet.

So here is my 2016 Title Page.....

Here is the left-hand page of Week 1..... 

Here is the right-hand side.....

And here is the entire Week.....

There are many things I like about having a physical album on the go all year- the boys love to flip through it and I can add in their certificates, ribbons and artwork- but they do take up a lot of space and the cost of albums, page protectors and printer ink adds up.  Digital pages are quick and easy to create and store and digital supplies can be used over and over again.  I am also looking forward to printing multiple copies of our book at the end of the year so the boys can have one each and extended family can have one too.  

I hope you'll follow me on my Project Life journey this year and be sure to ask any questions by leaving me a comment.

Project Life Weeks 42 & 43

I'm back with another two pages and I've used the Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party Mini Kit.  As usual, all the elements were created digitally in Photoshop before printing with my Epson Picturemate printer.

Here is Week 42.....

And here is Week 43.....

Although Halloween is not a huge celebration here in Australia, our neighbourhood kids love to dress up and go Trick-or-Treating.  Most people are prepared and have treats ready for them and it's always lovely to walk the streets and see our neighbours out and about.

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Project Life Weeks 40 & 41

Hi there!  I'm back with another two weeks worth of PL and Weeks 40 and 41 are both single page layouts using the Midnight Edition.  Midnight is very clean in style and features black, white, grey and yellow, but for these pages, I chose to only use the black and white elements in the kit.  I don't know why I did this- maybe I'm feeling a bit "Monochromatic"- but I am happy with how the pages turned out.

Here is Week 40.....

And here is Week 41.....

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Project Life Week 39

I'm on a roll and have completed another week of PL!  Week 39 is another two page layout and this time I've used the Kraft Edition.  It was school holidays and the boys went to the Perth Royal Show so there were a lot of photos to choose from.  I added a wood veneer to one of the filler cards but the rest is just my usual "straight-out-of-the-printer" style.

Here is the LHS.....

Here is the RHS.....

And here is the whole week.....

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Project Life Week 38

I'm back with another Project Life week to share and since it was a photo-heavy week, I've done a double-page layout using the Jade Edition.  Since I had space for a couple of Filler Cards, I decided to add some wood veneer to two of them, but I can't recall where they came from.  I think the geotag might have been from Studio Calico, but that's a guess!

Here is the LHS.....

Here is the RHS.....

And here is the whole week.....

I still love the Jade Kit- lots of colour without being too bright and some great patterns and words.  Hopefully I will be back soon with another week caught up!

Project Life Weeks 36 & 37

We're coming to the end of school holidays here and I thought I would have had more time to catch up on PL than I actually did!  Hubs was home for part of the break and so he was able to take the boys on some outings and enjoy some quality time with each of them individually as well.  As I type this I have two burst eardrums (don't ask) so with broken sleep and pain I haven't felt much like doing any scrapbooking at all.  I have managed a couple of cards and some colouring in my Secret Garden book, as well as Weeks 36 and 37 using the Honey Core Kit.  Apologies in advance for the glare on these photos!

Here is Week 36.....

And here is Week 37.....

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Project Life Weeks 34 & 35

I'm back with another two weeks of PL and this time I've used the Coral Edition.  Simple is best for me these days, so everything was done in Photoshop, printed and slipped into my pockets (Design A) with nothing else added.  I'm happy to continue this way- it's getting done and that's the main thing!

Here is Week 34.....

And here is Week 35.....

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Project Life Weeks 32 & 33

I'm a bad bad blogger!  What can I say except that life gets in the way sometimes!  I managed to get Weeks 32 and 33 completed last weekend but just hadn't found the time in between rainy days to photograph them and blog about it, but this morning the Father's Day Big Breakfast is on at school, so hubs is on school run duty and I find myself with a little bit of free time.

For these two weeks I used the Clementine Edition, and didn't add any physical products- all digital and then printed and slipped into pockets.

Here is Week 32.....

And here is Week 33.....

I have completed Week 34 as well but will post it along with Week 35 since they will face each other in my album.

Thanks for dropping by :-)

Feeling Sketchy | Sketch #127

We have a new sketch to play with at the Feeling Sketchy Challenge Blog and our challenge sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

Here is the sketch we are playing with.....

I used this Bugaboo image, coloured it with Copics and fussy-cut it out.  I changed out the squares in the sketch for triangles and flipped it so my focal point was on the left hand side of my landscape-oriented card.

My background was created by blending Distress inks and by die-cutting a triangle pattern from white cardstock with my Silhouette machine.  Rather than attempt to get some dimension by using foam tape, I cut the panel three times and adhered them to each other for the dimension I was after.

I used my Distress Inks again on the banner and tried to mimic the same blend as the background panel.

Some Clear Wink of Stella was added here and there, and sequins were the final finishing touch.

Be sure to head over to the Feeling Sketchy Blog for more inspiration and all the challenge details.

Project Life Weeks 30 & 31

I'm back with another two weeks of Project Life layouts, and for these I have used the Digital Project Life Cherry Edition which is free at digitalprojectlife.com.  If you're interested in starting out with digital products, it's a great collection to get.

Here is Week 30.....

And here is Week 31.....

I kept things very simple- all cards were created in Photoshop (as usual) and no physical product was added.....just "print-and-slip" ;-)

Targa West 2015 starts today, so for the next four days our household will be consumed with all things tarmac rally.  Our beloved "Betty White" is competing in her third Targa West and hubs and his co-driver are very keen to get out there and start racing.

Here is "Betty White" at last year's event....

Wish her luck for us!