It sure feels good to have one whole year in the books. I still love it so much. I tried a couple of new things on this last page that I will be doing more of in my 2013 album. One of them you can see in the top photo, which features the group of us who gathered for New Year’s Eve for the 7th or 8th year in a row, where I added text right onto the photo in PSE. On the bottom row I cut out the “notes” from a Paper Source wall calendar and wrote a summary of our year, and the label on the bottom right is a printout from the Studio Calico Day by Day…
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This is the last spread of 2012, and all I have left to do is the back ending page! I’ll share that with you in the next week or two since I’m awaiting the arrival of my core kit to start 2013’s album. A color scheme emerged naturally this week. I usually don’t use much red but I love it as an accent color with the teal + neutrals since it was Christmastime. On the left side are some everyday photos & journaling about Meredith’s favorite stuffed animal, plus I cut out some of the kraft paper that she and I colored to wrap David’s present in. Included a duplicate photo of our work Christmas party that I already have…
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I’m apparently taking an unplanned break from regular blogging for the holidays, due to Meredith coming down with a virus for almost a week over Christmas (fever of 104+ for five days! Scary!) and now dealing with a really tough week of work. I hope to be back on track next week, but today I wanted to share the first two weeks of December. Fairly neutral layout this week, with lots of blues. On the left side I mostly left the photos alone and just did one journaling card. Most of our holiday stuff is being documented in my December daily album, but I had a couple more things I wanted to fit in. Pretty simple on the right side…
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I’ve been doing Project Life since February of this year and I can honestly say that it’s been one of the most rewarding, fun, and satisfying endeavors. The idea of scrapbooking and memory-keeping is one that I’ve been interested in for a long time, and when I had a baby that feeling went into overdrive. The problem was that traditional methods didn’t appeal to me. On one hand the blank slate of a 12×12 page was overwhelming, and on the other a regular photo book didn’t seem like enough – I wanted to be a little more hands-on, but it had to be simple and structured. Project Life has worked for me. It’s the first real scrapbook I’ve ever kept…
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Finally, I’m all caught up with sharing these spreads! My goal is to wrap up 2012 on time so I can spend all my energy focusing on moving forward. I love my album, but it is my first try and I view it as practice. I think next year’s is going to be easier and better. :) Awful photos today, sorry about that. My camera died and I had to use my phone. Anyway, here we have the second half of November, including Thanksgiving. The top right quote card is again from the Project Life freebies page. A couple random photos, David’s “meal planning” post-it note, and some talk about work because it’s been crazy there lately. I love how…
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