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Ahoy projects

I have a few more projects to share today from the Ahoy kit! It's amazing how this cute little kit can pack a big punch!

I made this pocket page for my little one's album. I didn't have quite enough photos for an entire 12x12 page so I opted for one of the smaller pocket pages (Design J) with the 3x4 & 4x4 inserts.

I added a couple labels from my stash & stamped with the cute stamps in the kit & added a couple of the wood embellishments (I absolutely love the font in these stamps!!)

I know it's hard to tell in the photos but I added glossy accents to the cute ship & added my journaling along the sail.

I wrapped some black twine around the anchor and attached it to the anchor paper with the glossy accents (since I already had it out!).

I also created a few simple cards with the kit.

This one was made with one of the fun die-cuts in the kit.

And I created these cards with the cute little popsicle & watermelon stamps in the kit. I also added glossy accents to make them pop a bit.

I'll have one more project (a vacation mini) to share from this kit next week!!

Project life 2012 // week ??? (sept 2-8)

Ok, so I have no idea what week this is and I'm too lazy to go through my calendar to figure it out! You don't care, right??

Since I already had my Noel Mignon kit that I used on my last layout so I just used it for this week's PL layout. The colors worked out really well with it so I went with it!

So I had a lot of pics this week because of Pig Out in the Park so I decided to add a 6x12 insert for those.

Ok, back to some much needed house cleaning...

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Project life 2012 // week 31 (july 29 - aug 4)

At least, I think this was week 31?? I'm a tad bit behind so I'm doing current first & then going back to the older stuff.

But I'm getting caught up & hoping that once the kids go back to school I will get more done. Not that I won't have any more time than I do now. I do have a 1 yr old ya know! But I won't have to worry about running around doing summer stuff, keeping the older 2 busy.

A 1 yr old is a bit less demanding when it comes to that...she doesn't care too much about what we do as long as she's with me :)

So here we go...

I used Noel Mignon's West Coat kit for this week along with a few odds and ends from my stash.

Side note: not sure why Typepad is making my pics seem darker. Guess I need to adjust for that next time!

I didn't have a ton of pics for this week so I used one of the 4x6 spaces to journal what happened in the week...including my son 'accidentally' calling 911, hanging up, then mom getting a knock at the door from the local sheriff's deputy. Oh yes, fun times are always to be had in the Whitlow house!

Wouldn't have been too bad if I wasn't still in my pjs ;)

A regular 'ol week in the summer life of our family...but that's what I love the most!

Loved that Studio Calico patterned paper that had the journaling cards on one side. I used several of those for this spread instead of the PL cards.

Love changing things up to fit my mood & the pics for the week. Every week can be different. They don't have to match.

Coming up...weeks 29 & 30 with vacation pics!

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project life 2012 // week 19 (may 6-12)

I know, can you believe it??! A Project Life post...woot woot!! I've been slacking in the PL dept. But I've been keeping notes in my calendar & throwing things in my book so that I can go back and get caught up. And when I get behind on something scrapbook related I find that it's easier to do the current & then go backwards.

So here's to getting caught up!

I kept this spread pretty simple, adding bits & pieces here & there. My goal is to get caught up & get these memories recorded so if that means that the pages have to be a little simpler then that's ok with me.

I added a little blurb on the title block about our week...

Most of what I used was from my core kit along with some printable journaling cards.

I'm determined to get caught up so you'll be seeing more posts soon!!

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project life 2012 // week 2 (january 8-14)

Can you believe we'll be heading into February this week?? Holy cow time flies! I'm trying to get caught up a bit on my PL albums before I get too far behind. Even though I haven't finished the first few weeks I'm always sure to tuck away bits and pieces of each week so I don't forget things. I also have my handy dandy calendar to jot things down. Cause I'm very forgetful.

Week 2 was a busy one, lots of kids activities & appts and a hubby that was out of town. I didn't necessarily have a picture for every single day but I still had plenty to fill up the week.

I used a few digital elements like customizable journaling cards no.2 for a list of our activities for this week.

I also went with more smaller photos so I could add bits of journaling & embellishments.

One of the biggest reasons I love Project Life is the ability to add bits and pieces of everyday life...like the flier for my daughter's orchestra fun day at school. That's a perfect example of something that I'm never going to scrapbook in the 'traditional' sense. Or a picture of the weather forecast.

I love being able to include that in our week of everyday stuff. Project Life gives a much more accurate representation of our life - right in this moment.

 

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Project Life 2012 // week 1 (january 1-7)

This first week of 2012 we had lots going on - my oldest daughter's birthday, the kids heading back to school (which I didn't really do anything with in my PL pages), the kids and my husband got their yellow belts in karate, and both of my kids had sleepovers.

So in addition to my 2 page spread I also have a 6x12 insert to show our tubing pics from my daughter's birthday.

Since I used 2 of the 3x4 inserts in the 4x6 slot on my cover page, I decided to do the same on the 1st page of my album so that it wouldn't look weird showing through to the cover page. I simply took one of the 4x6 pages that came in the kit, cut it down & rounded the edges with my corner rounder.

I love that there's a '10' card in the kit...perfect for my daughter's birthday!

Like I said, I had a lot going on that week, so I used an AC 6x12 page protector with a clear Avery self adhesive index tab to hold the photos from my daughter's birthday.

 

I didn't add a ton of embellishing for this week. Some weeks I do, some I dont. With the beginning of a new year & all we had going on, I was more concerned with making sure I didn't start the year off by being behind!

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Project Life {cover page}

I am so excited for this year's Project Life. This is my 3rd year...plus I'm in the middle of Addie's 1st so I guess technically it's my 4th 'year'.

I love the concept of PL...capturing the little stuff, the everyday stuff, the important stuff.

The stuff that doesn't always get scrapbooked but is still important to remember.

I plan on doing another post about my ideas about Project Life & organization. But for now, here's my cover page.

Everything is from the Clementine kit with the exception of the AC thickers, a MME sticker & the black polka dot paper.

I'm keeping things simple here folks. Some weeks I may embellish more than others. But my goal is to get it done while the memories are fresh in my mind & not get behind like last year (still catching up on that).

I decided to use 2 cards in the top left spot instead of a 4x6 card. I'll just back them with 2 more cards for the 1st week to make it uniform. I simply embellished the card with a piece of scrap paper cut with a scallop circle punch along with the number 5 and a heart I cut from red burlap.

When I was creating the cover page I toyed with the idea of putting some journaling about the upcoming year. In the end I decided to keep it simple, just putting the year & our family name. I've seen some people add a 6x12 page protector in front of the cover page so I may end up going back & doing that. But for now I like it & I'll leave it as is.

And that's it! I'll be back tomorrow with week 1. Eek!! So excited :)

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