Welcome to week three of Project Life. I am officially hooked!
My week three layout is comprised of lots of photos and not much journaling, and I am perfectly okay with this! I started to type out a "week in review" card and realized that the photos were already conveying that information on their own and there was no need to repeat myself. Do you know how liberating this was for me?! I did include one journaling card with a cute quote from Kate that I might otherwise forget if not documented here.
I am in love with the Cobalt kit! That date card in the top left corner was intended for the title page and didn't have a space to include the date. I just typed and printed the dates on a sheet of white cardstock and adhered it directly to the card. This side includes some photos of the kids enjoying the first snowstorm of the year, a screenshot of the weather from my phone and a picture of THE BEST ice cream ever made (and the saboteur of my fitness plan might I add).
The lower left corner is a scan and print of a piece of writing from Sam's schoolwork. I could've just popped it into an 8x10 page protector but it was small enough and legible enough to size down. I love that it fits into one of those pockets and I love that I have a record of his thoughts and feelings on receiving his 1st Reconciliation.
In addition to more pics of the kids, I included a pic of Reese Witherspoon from the Golden Globes (one of my favorite TV nights of the year), a pic a Victor Cruz (Go Giants!!!), and a pic of the boys' current favorite XBOX game.
I also scanned and printed a drawing that I found laying in the playroom. (That room is a treasure trove of Project Life fodder!)
If you've been on the fence about jumping on the Project Life bandwagon, it's not too late! Jump in and get started. The beauty of this system is that you can make it whatever you want it to be. You have everything you need within the kit to document 2012. Admittedly, I was overwhelmed and intimidated initially with the influx of Project Life ideas out there. I admire the people who are adding their own custom cards or treating each pocket as a mini layout, but it took me a good week or two to release the intimidation and admit that that approach is not for me. I am committed to keeping Project Life simple. I think I scrapbooked a total of maybe two layouts in 2011. While I still believed in the documentation of photos and stories I had become disenchanted with the art of scrapbooking. Too much stuff, too much pressure to use the latest and greatest, too much reinventing the wheel. Basically scrapbooking had lost all its fun. But with Project Life I am returning to my scrapbooking roots with lots of photos, some words, bits of our everyday life, and, best of all, simplicity. Documenting our lives is fun again.
If any of this resonates with you, I encourage you to just jump in and get started. I think you'll be glad you did!
Now on to week four!
This post is participating in Project Life Tuesday at The Mom Creative.
Looking good Beth. I was going to do a digital book this year, but have been seeing so much inspiration using the traditional kit, I ordered a kit last week. It should be arriving this week.
ReplyDeleteI love these weekly glimpses into your life. That note Sam wrote is so sweet! What a treasure. And I need to see if I can get some of that ice cream out here!
ReplyDeleteLooks good Beth! I need to take a picture of my girls with our laptop. It is one of their most favorite things to do.
ReplyDeleteBTW- We just made our first snowman of the year as well. The rain wiped him out pretty quickly but we enjoyed him while we had him.
ReplyDeleteI love that quote from your daughter. And I love that Pl lets us capture those little gems!
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