kapachino

Category: crafty

  • art journal / 2 (and possibly the last)

    I did this simple art journal page awhile ago when I was doing my Bible study on James. At the time I intended to make a page whenever something struck a chord with me in my study. Well, I couldn’t keep up. God was really speaking to me, but I began to feel like I was “behind” on this for-fun project. So I stopped.

    art journal

    I still love the idea of an art journal and I love looking at them, but I find when it comes time to make my own I am overwhelmed by the blank page and I would keep putting it off and focusing on other things. The little pockets of Project Life work much better for me. :)

    art journal

    So for the moment, I’m shelving my art journal. It’s still there within reach, but I’m focusing on other projects right now – including survival of Meredith’s threenage years. ;)

  • 30 days of lists : days 1 – 10

    This month I’m participating in 30 days of lists, a fun journaling idea that challenges you to make one list each day. I’ve been sharing mine daily on Instagram, but today I’m sharing the first ten days with you here.

    list 1

    list 2

    list 3

    list 4

    list 5

    list 6

    list 7

    list 8

    list 9

    list 10

    Obviously I’m keeping it super simple! I stamped out the prompts beforehand, and each day I add the washi tape and my list, then snap a quick photo. It’s been easy and fun to keep up with. I love fun little projects like this every once in awhile, and I’ve enjoyed looking through the hashtag #30lists on Instagram to see what everyone else includes on their lists.

  • project life 2014 : weeks 33 – 34

    Here’s my latest Project Life spread, which I just barely pulled off in time for my self-set deadline of posting every other Wednesday. I usually work on this on Saturday mornings, but over the weekend I turned our house upside down painting and rearranging rooms and all my craft stuff was displaced. So I did this yesterday afternoon instead, since I got to come home early from work.

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    This is from August 11 – 24. They were pretty normal weeks. Meredith completed swim lessons, Liam turned 7 months old, it was really hot outside, I was working and running and quilting. The usual.

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    Gosh I just love the way Meredith loves Liam, and how he has special smiles and laughs just for her. For those of you with a second child on the way or are thinking about it for the future: don’t worry! It’s awesome!

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    project life 2014, weeks 33-34: kapachino

    I guess I don’t have a whole lot more to say about this spread! Feeling a bit worn down at the moment from all the chaos at home. It’s taking me longer to recover from things these days…must be getting old. :)

  • 30 days of lists blog hop

    In September I’m taking part in the 30 days of lists challenge. I’ve followed it for a couple of years and finally decided to officially join. For every day of the month there is a prompt for a list and you can choose to document it however you like.

    I wanted to keep mine super simple but tangible, and I didn’t want to spend any money. So I grabbed this little notebook that I already had.

    30 days of lists notebook

    The inside cover had some random doodles that didn’t relate so I covered it up with some patterned paper and washi tape.

    30 days of lists title page

     

    Today, as an introduction, there is a little blog hop. I’ve chosen a topic from the March 2011 lists and made a page as kind of an example of what I will be doing throughout the month:

    30 days of lists blog hop

    I think I’ll just check in here halfway through the month and post my lists up to that point, and then the rest at the end of the month. See all the others who joined the blog hop here!

  • project life 2014 : weeks 31 – 32

    Time for another Project Life update!

    project life 2014, weeks 31-32 on kapachino

    Here we have the usual two week spread ranging from July 28 to August 10, in my usual neutral style with no inserts.

    project life 2014, weeks 31-32 on kapachino

    On the left side I documented our date night, the start of Meredith’s swim lessons, and her sickness. Filler and journaling cards are from the Midnight edition.

    project life 2014, weeks 31-32 on kapachino

    project life 2014, weeks 31-32 on kapachino

    On the right side we have a few everyday photos, the start of my half marathon training, and a QR code with a link to a video of Liam swinging that I thought was hilarious.

    project life 2014, weeks 31-32 on kapachino

    Here is a good tutorial for making these QR code cards. I put it together myself in Photoshop Elements without a template.

    (And also, I am under no illusion that QR codes will stand the test of time. But they are fun while they last and I still have the video uploaded and accessible, so if the codes go defunct maybe this will at least remind me to look it up.)

    project life 2014, weeks 31-32 on kapachino

    I say this all the time but I still love this project! I also am happy with the style and format that I’ve settled into and don’t have any plans to switch it up at the moment. Of course I will evaluate again near the end of the year but right now I’m pretty satisfied. :)