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Project Life Update

I'm still plugging along with Project Life, and more importantly, I'm still LOVING this project! My sweet friend Kari got me some of Type A page protectors so in this recap of the last month you will see a switch to this style. Which I LOVE. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about them but there is so much more opportunity with all the extra pockets- its a fun new challenge for me!
Now, typepad is giving me fits this week. For some reason I am not able to upload pictures from my computer to it. I'm not sure if this is part of the Picasa/Google + switch or not but the only way I am able to blog is from my iPhone, then go back in and edit the post. And then there is a pesky 5 photo limit... So please hang in there with me while I wait for typepad to answer my claim ticket and help me out!

Okay, so here we go..this is week 10. I decided no inserts were necessary for this particularly boring week. LOL We were UBER busy and I seriously just didn't get an opportunity to take many photos.

Here we have Week 11...St Patty's week! I had fun designing this week because there was so much for me to choose from! I decided to add reciepts to the actual posts this week, instead of a pocket of them. I think I will use more of this going forward. I found some great free printable cards on Pinterest and added those and the inserts are of the cute Leprechaun mask Cammy made and Maddie's full color newspaper. I wish I could add another photo here so you could see the adorable transparency pocket I made...you'll see the backside in the next photo.

 

Edited to add**Yay!  I am able to upload..something about "compatability mode" blah blah blah...isn't the transparency cute??  I will definitely try this again!

I'm super proud of this. I printed out Lucky (from Heidi Swapp, I think) onto transparency, put clear embossing powder over it and heat set it (without melting the transparency- go ME!) and then added some lucky pennies and other fun stuff, slid the transparency in the pocket and sewed the entire thing shut. LOVE it.

 

 

You can see the backside again of a pocket with no paper in it...One side has the iTunes cards we used for a bunch of downloads during the week and the other side has the baggage check ticket from my DH's trip for the week. The insert has Cammy's major book report (she got a 4- 100%!!) and a cute little hat from the classroom.

I was able to use three pockets to display one vertical 4 x 6 and make it a little scrapbooky...lol...I really like how that turned out. My only issue with these Type A protectors is there isn't room for vertical pictures unless you do something creative like this...but I do love how it turned out!

So there you have the last 4 weeks of Project Life. I am liking the changes that the new protectors are offering me and it is keeping me inspired when I see other's projects for ideas. I'd love to have more time to spend on this project. I think one thing I didn't realize is that it really takes a couple of hours a week to keep up with the project. I tend to let one week get behind and do two weeks at a time as that cuts down on time spent. I can print all photos and organize all memorabilia at the same time which is a time saver for me. How are you keeping up with the project? Tell me your tips!! And thank you for bearing with me while I figure out this Typepad issue...hopefully it will be fixed soon and I can get back to my picture heavy posts!!

Project Life -9 Weeks in 4 Minutes

Because this Project Life is so difficult to photograph, I decided to try my hand at a little video for you.  I am always surprised at how long it takes to process a video, so I don't know that I'll do this very often, but it's way more effective than a photo for sure!    Let me know if you have any questions about my pages.  I'm not tearing it up with techniques here.  It's interesting to me how relaxed I am about this project!  Usually I would over think it and be trying to make everything so cool and interesting but it honestly this is about saving every day memories and therefore, my pages are sort of ordinary, but as a whole, the project is super inspiring to me!  Hope you enjoy my quick little video.  Let me know if you think I should do more of these!

 

Project Life

So I did it. I caved to the project envy... All the "cool kids" were doing it and now I am, too. Project Life.

It's a big commitment, one I hope I'm up to sticking with (other than with people I tend to be rather fickle!) and one I am actually SUPER excited about!! I couldn't wait for the Type A page protectors to be in stock- I figured if I waited for that it would never get done so I used the page protectors I had on hand and you know what? I love it. I still need to add my computer journaling on the top card but here is my first week-love how it turned out!!

 

Show of hands.. Who's with me on Project Life?? What have you found to help you with the process??