Project Life 2013 - Week 24

Firstly, my apologies for the lack of posts lately...  Life has been busy, busy, busy and I'm finding that I am getting no time for 'me' and it's honestly driving me a little bonkers.  I actually have to schedule it in my diary to spend some time with myself LOL! ;)  But here it is, finally!  My week 24 post...

For this week I used the Becky Higgins Rad Dad Edition.  It was actually a digital release for Father's Day in the States however, you can honestly use it for whatever you like...  It definitely doesn't need to be limited to Father/Dad projects and here's proof. 

Another QR code this week (gee I love them nifty little things), a screen shot of a game we play on the iPhone, a fair amount of journalling and not many exciting photos but all in all, a pretty cool layout!

Now as for my Week In The Life...  Well, that's another blog post all together!  Stay tuned for THAT story; it's not exactly how I planned the plot to go...  But hey, that's life isn't it?!?  Rolling with the punches LOL ;)

Catch you soon peeps,

Kye

xo

A Week In The Life

Yesterday I was having one of 'those' days...  You know the ones where you really can't be bothered doing anything but you have so much to do.  Well, I decided to just go with the flow and do exactly what my body was telling me to do... Lay on the couch and play on my iPad!  Yep, I was lazy and I loved every single second.

I was trying to tell myself not to feel guilty with the 'couch chilling' and admittedly I did feel a little better with the fact that I was being productive while I was 'lounging'.  I started organising my Week In The Life Project that begins on Monday the 9th September through to the 15th with Ali Edwards.

This will be my third year doing this project and it always gets me excited beforehand.  I have grabbed out my previous albums and taken some photos to show you what I approach I took for both; very different for each.

This year I have decided to go again with a digital album that I will have printed with Blurb.  I want this project to be easy and fun.  I have decided not to overcomplicate it by doing a hybrid album, like my Project Life, but to go with the same approach as last year.  I decided to do what works for me and this method was perfectly fine, but most importantly I was really happy with the result.

I got my inspiration from Nettio Designs who does fantastic templates for this project and you can find them here in her Sweet Shoppe Store.  I chose the option of making my own templates with the Blurb software last year and I still might do the same for 2013... I'm still undecided on that one.

So here are a few snaps of last year's album and the bottom two pics are of the year before (that was my hybrid approach).

A few things, if you wish to participate in Week In The Life, that helped me immensely with this project were...

• Ali Edwards' printable Daily sheets to document what happens each day.
• A thorough read through Ali's approach with hints, tips and previous albums along with links to products, templates, organisation, etc.
• If you choose to go digital, an online software package to help you create your album...  I use Blurb but there is Photobook, Snapfish, Momento, etc.
• Pinterest is a 'goto' tool for me for inspiration.
• Big Picture Classes online community for Week In The Life is a wonderful FREE workshop that helps you connect with other participants, share your album photos  and interact with others via a private classroom message board and gallery.

As for now, I am currently printing off my daily sheets, charging my camera batteries and contemplating what colours/theme I would like my album to have this year and getting all inspired and excited!!!

Would love to hear if you will be going on the WITL journey too, how you approach this project and any hints or tips you might like to share.

Thanks for reading peeps and happy Saturday,
Kye :)

PS. Oh and don't forget to vote if you're in Oz...

Project Life 2013 - Week 23

Another quickly put together week using Amy Tangerine 'Yes, Please' Collection Pack and more Me & My BIG Ideas Pocket Pages Specialty Cards.  I didn't have many photos for this week so I used two from the previous week (the Clifford pics). I don't think in years to come when the boys look through this album that they will mind.  I do like to keep it consistent and my photos chronological but sometimes you just have to go against your habits and do what works.

I've fallen way behind with my layouts lately and I have found a fab new iPhone application to help me catch up.  It has made it so much easier in the way of journaling and what the events were for a particular week.  It's called Everyday.me and it brings all of your social networking posts including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram together into a timeline, you can even journal in it!  I have been able to quickly gather photos, journaling and Facebook posts for the week and incorporate them into my Project Life without having to spend lengthy periods searching for that week's info.  If you haven't already heard of it I highly suggest you check it out, you will LOVE it!!!

I kept the embellishing to a minimum for this week so that I can catch up.  It still has elements that 'pop' but not my usual bits and pieces added to jazz up each photo.  Still looks bright and cheery so overall I'm happy.  Just gettin' it done...  Just gettin' it done!  LOL ;)

Now I'm off to 'get MORE done',

Kye :)

Project Life 2013 - Week 22

Again, for this week I just couldn't go past my new Me & My BIG Ideas pocket pages specialty cards.  The green grass went perfectly with my little footy app insert.  This particular pack that I used is the Sport pack and you can find it here along with all the MAMBI specialty card packs and other products at Scrapbooking From Scratch.

I also wanted to share, as I have been asked numerous times now, how the large photo is done.  It actually is really simple for me as I print from home so for those of you that print in stores, you might just have to play around with the sizing.  Myself, I resize to the width and length of the pockets I want to utilise and then simply crop down to fit.  So in this instance, I printed the photo at 6"x8" size and then cropped straight across the middle at 4 inches so the I was left with two 4"x6" photos.  I then crop the bottom half into two 3"x4" separate photos.  Hope that sounds simple enough...

Here you can see how I have cropped the large photo in more detail.  See?  Pretty simple really and very effective.  I find this technique (if that's what you'd call it) great for when you don't really have many photos for a layout and you want to fill pockets.

Last but not least, my Thickers...  I really can't rave about how much I love them enough.  I honestly have gone through the washi phase, the cork phase (kinda still happening) and now my MAMBI phase but a girl needs to be honest with herself sometimes...  I really REALLY love my Thickers!  I thought they were a phase, even lust perhaps...  But no; this is true, hopelessly devoted to you, love! lol ;)

Project Life 2013 - Week 21

I finished this layout about a week ago and it was the first time I got my hands on some Me And My Big Ideas Pocket Pages card packs. Well, Oh My MAMBI!!!! I honestly can't stop using them... I have completed three layouts in the matter of two nights and that's with my over-embellishing habit.

They pretty much team with anything as the colours are quite varied in each pack. If you are anything like me as a Project Lifer, you don't like to limit yourself in the colour department or when it comes to embellishing. These cards make it really simple to do both.

I was even able to mix and match the assorted packs with my Becky Higgins kits which was pleasing. It frustrates me to no end when my kits don't mesh well; I like to get value for money so using what is already in my stash along with new products gets me excited. That and the fact that it encourages to use my creativity to see what I can incorporate with what.

It even matched wonderfully with my own cute speech bubble embellies that you can find in my store here... Now THAT'S sure to make a girl happy!!!

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My New Mini Kit

With the success of my last mini kit, I am thrilled to be making another one.  I can't thank you all enough for the support and inspiration you all offer on my Facebook page, Instagram and by following my blog.  You make the long sleepless nights of sticking, cutting and sewing so very worth it.  Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Here is a little sneak peak for the newest kit that I've just released...  I am using the gorgeous Sweet Pea range by Kaisercraft.  The colours are so pretty and I can't wait to use this kit on a layout for my own Project Life.  I don't usually use the 'girly' papers with my two boys but I have just the photos to match.

Hope you like it :)