Beyond perfect
I can't even tell you how perfect this series of pictures describes mine and her relationship.
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Love this quote
I was going through my pinterest the other day and found this, and it has officially become my new iphone screen saver. I smile every time i see it. And it's actually a free printable over on Laura Winslow's blog, and you can get it here.
Via Pinterest: from Laura Winslow
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Project Life: Week Two
Well i can't believe that i am staying on top of this project so well! I am finding out though that i am mentally and physically taking note of pictures i've taken through the week, and what i want to include in my album for that week. Which makes it easier at the end of the week when i print my photos, and put it all together.
What did i include this week? My scheduale for the winter semester, picture from the weekend, after going out with friends, new nail color, coffee on saturday morning, new songs on the ipod, my currently blog post, with the picture i paired with it, a quote that i'm loving right now as well as an explanation for it, and a tag from some new mitts i got for christmas!
I love this spread, and i was a little concerned about this week. Last week was EASY, there was a lot i could include, and i had lots of ideas. But this week i had no plan, and i had to make a conscious effort to figure out what i could include. And it was easier then i thought it would be!
I am loving Elise and Kelly's albums. They look great, and are giving me some ideas about what i can put in my album! I want to remember what Kelly did with hers, and how she included some labels directly on the photos for a quick explanation about what the photo is about. I am hoping to do that next week!
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Project Life: Week One
Well week one was a success! I got both my title page, and first layout complete! I am really happy with how it's looking so far, and yes i know that it's only 3 pages, but it's all flowing for now, so i'm excited to see what more pages will look like!
Here are some more pictures of my title page, they're a little clearer then the instagram one,
And here's the layout for the first week:
Here's what i included this week: a picture of me with the box, one was taken on photobooth on my mac, and i also decided to include the original instax as well, i just used some washi tape and colored cardstock. I included a portrait of me, i'm hoping to have one every week. I printed off my One Little Word, and used one of the 6x4 journalers to explain why i chose that word. I also got a wave of inspiration this week on the design side, so i wraped up my year on a 6x8 size document, i will share more on that later, and stuck it in there as well. I'm really happy i included that because i'm sure it will be something i will enjoy years from now. I also stuck a movie ticket in there from a movie me and Erinn saw earlier in the week.
Something else i love from this week is my Dear Me letter. It's a letter i wrote to myself a year from now, and some things i wish to accomplish a year from now.
As for journaling i kept it simple, i wrote whatever came to mind, and used the pictures to explain what was happening. I like the free flow from it, as well as the fact that it's my handwriting, not typed.
So thats a wrap on week one! Hoping to get week two done this saturday as well!
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Currently
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Time: 11:33
Location: School
Weather: -3 and cloudy
Eating: pepperoni sandwich and an apple
Drinking: Lemon water
Wearing: Jeans, cowboy boots, and stripped sweater
Feeling: Anxious, tired and hungry
Needing: a day to sleep in, and for time to go by a little faster
Thinking: about wanting to skip class, and about plans for the weekend
Enjoying: Eric Church on my iphone
Wondering: if Biancha's okay after hearing about the break in.
Something i've been thinking about this week is the TYPO conference in San Francisco. Got an e-mail the other day with some of the speakers, and it looks like an amazing opportunity to go! Erik Speikerman is giving a presentation and we learned all about him in my typography class last semester. I'm just sitting here wishing i could go to something like that. But it's in April, and i'm still in class...
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Project Life title page
After Becky's HUGE post this week, with so much inspiration, as well as some pinterest surfing, i finally finished my title page for project life! I am so happy with the result i love how it turned out!I went and stocked up on some ink for my portable photo printer today, so i could print my first week of photos, as well as finish my 2011 album. Which is close to being done so i will share soon!
Anyway, here's my title page:
p.s. it was taken from my iphone, so it's not very clear, but when i charge my camera i will take another clearer picture.
I wanted a self portrait, and right now this is my favorite picture of myself, it was taken sometime this year. I also saw Cathy Zielske's title page this week and i loved the quote she put on her's, so i modified it to suit my project, because i am doing this project about me and my year, the other one just didn't fit. And then i included another self portrait in photobooth with my holga, i thought it fit because it is a photography based project. And then i added some thickers to one of becky's clementine cards for 2012, and then wrote my name on that final postcard one! and voila! Done!
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Let's talk about project life..... Again
Let's talk about project life..... Again
So this will be my third or fourth attempt at this project, but I am determined to finish it, and actually follow through.
I just wanted to share my plan about what I'm going to do this year.
I have ordered the new clementine edition from Becky Higgins, I ordered the core kit and the design
A photo protectors. I have my own black binder sitting at home that I will use to put it all together. I just got my products in the mail this week! And i am excited to put it together and start this project!
Something that really clicked for me this year was watching Ali Edwards and Marcy Penner, and a couple other project lifers approaches to the project. They organizes their layouts in a weekly basis. This is a better fit for me because I really struggle with the picture a day approach, it gets really stressful and it is so hard to do while being in school as well. So I will be planning my layouts on a weekly basis, it will be easier for me to see the bigger picture, and organize photos, and I won't have to worry about having a picture for each day either.
One thing that is going to make it so much easier this time around is my iPhone, I got it in September and I have already taken over a 1000 photos with it. This will really make the project so much easier because i always carry it with me, and I won't have to worry about remembering to bring my camera. I am definitely expecting the majority of the photos in my album to come from my iPhone as well and I'm okay that, because it makes it that much easier!
I am also going to incorporate some instax, and instax mini photos into my album, as well as some Holga pictures too, or any other toy camera's i seem to collect over the year!
I am so excited to get started on this project! And I can't wait to share my ideas and layouts on here too!
***Project life is created by Becky Higgins, and you can find all the information about the project here on her website!
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Megan Powell
Information Designer
Hello, and welcome to my blog! I'm Megan, and this is where I post my ideas, projects, favorite things, and inspiration! I am 22 years old, new graduate, and working at my dream job! Come and stay awhile!
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