Project Life Week 2-3

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Another week crossed off the list! These two weeks were pretty slow, and when I went to download pictures there really wasn't a lot to work with, so I decided to just combine them rather then force the content over 2 pages for each week!

I am really liking playing with different layouts each week, and mixing it up a little bit. I am excited to include some full page photos as the year progresses. I just have to find the right "photos"!

Here are the photos:


Highlights of the week(s):

• It snowed over 12 inches on thursday, and I didn't wear boots. That quote I included is from twitter. 
• Went to see Les Miserables, and really didn't enjoy it. I know I know, everyone loves it! But I only like select musicals, and this one was a little too much for me. 
• I also made DELICIOUS Loaded Baked Potato soup, which Erinn literally couldn't eat enough of.

Thanks for stopping by! If you are doing project life too please leave a link to your blog, I would love to see what everyone else is doing!!

Quote of the week #1

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Project Life: Week 1

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So I decided to change my format. I was struggling with the 8.5x11 size. Nothing was fitting properly, nothing looked right, and I was already resenting the project. HUGE FAIL. So I switched it up. I am now doing a 12x12 album, I got all the templates from Becky's site, and made them my own in InDesign. Then I placed all my pictures and journaling, and VOILA! Week One-out the window.

Spread One:


What happened this week:

• Went to Banff for the weekend with Nevan, where we took photos (of course!) and went snow tubing, on a gondola ride, and visited the Hot Springs. 
• Made some new years resolutions, or goals, or things I want to do more of really, and less eating. 

Project Life 2013

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I am still working on finishing up 2012's project life! I have a couple weeks left to do, but i'm not to worried about it at the moment. I am not going to worry about finishing them at all actually, I am happy with what i've recorded for 2012, and I am ready and excited to move onto 2013.

This year I decided to try a digital version of project life. About a month ago I ordered my first Blurb book for our Florida trip in the summer. I am over the moon with the quality, the process and the end result. Just ask my sister, when I recieved the book in the mail, I could not stop looking at it. I think I showed everyone I could, I probobly would have even shown it to people on the street if I could.

I created the book in InDesign, Blurb has a plugin you can use. I prefer this way because then I have full control over the design. Blurb also has tons of templates, and a software free to download to make it super easy for you to create a book to!

Here is my "first page" for project life 2013. I'm not sure if i'm 100% happy, and it could change in a couple months, or closer to when I want to print the book, so we'll see what happens.

I downloaded the seafoam edition from the AC Digitals site. You can download it here.

I decided to go with an 8.5x11 size, I like the smaller version, it's something different then last year, and most importantly: It's cheaper to print!

I am not worried about finishing a spread once a week. I am going to record what I can, when I can. Last year I found that this approach alleviated  some of the pressure, and stress to get it done every week. With school and work on top of this project, I just need it to be as easy as possible!!

I've been really inspired by some other fellow project lifers, I love their approach, photos, simplicity, etc. And I really hope to use some of their techniques or ideas this year too!

• Elise Blaha Cripe: the deisgner of the seafoam edition! I have been a follower of her blog for about 2 years now and love her style, and her spreads every week!
• Liz Tamanaha: Designer of the midnight edition! I love her simplicity, and minimalist mindset! I really hope to embrace the minimalism this year! I think her spreads are classic, simple and timeless. 
• Stephanie Baxter: I recently found her blog through pinterest and I am loving her style. She doesn't have kids like me, so It's refreshing to see her layouts from a single perspective!