May Studio AE Blog Hop & Project Life 2012 | Week Eighteen

Welcome to Project Life 2012 | Week 18 and the May Technique Tuesday Studio AE Blog Hop.

I'm combining the two today in order to (1) catch up and (2) because they go really nicely together and (3) the 10th is the day we do the Blog Hop each month.

First up I want to share the a wesome news for those of you who are subscribers or who have been thinking about subscribing to Studio AE. Technique Tuesday has changed their shipping method and it's resulting in some savings for you. Learn more about the changes here.

The May Studio AE stamp set is called Simple Joy:

WANT THE DIGITAL VERSION? You can grab the digital version of this stamp set here: Everyday Sentiment Strips.

I thought these stamps would make great strips added to my photos in Project Life. I decided to stamp them on Cream Puff cardstock (that I pulled from my box of scraps) using Colorbox Chalk Cat's Eye Inks.

And then I drew black boxes around each one and cut them out:

Here's a look at Week Eighteen:

The left side:

Insert number one (which came from this post about Simon's first time at gymnastics):

I used my 6x12 Layered Template Set to add the photo and words in Photoshop.

I turned the canvas into a 12x12 and printed it here at home using a Epson R2000 and 13x19 photo paper:

If you'd like to learn more about working with these 6x12 layered templates I've got a free video tutorial for that here.

I added one of the sentiment strips on top of the printed words and photo.

And as you can see below I added another photo below the text on the back side and another stamped sentiment strip.

Insert number two includes my Dad's margarita recipe sent via email and some of Anna's drawings on the front:

The back includes words from my Baking And Bread And Blooms post:

On the right side:

The big #3 is from Pink Paislee London Market Jumbo Numbers and the cute little red strip below is from Basic Grey What's Up Die Cuts & Transparencies (love this set).

I used the Silhouette to cut one of the Circles of Life digital files. I've got a tutorial for how to work with the PNG files in the Silhouette software available here.

I'm also using this stamp set in my Week In The Life album. Here's a peek at that (using Staz-On to stamp on the photo paper):


SUPPLIES | 2012 | WEEK 18


Click on the images to link to the products.





There's lots of cool stuff to check out for this month's Studio AE blog hop - take a look:


In addition, Technique Tuesday is giving away a $20 gift certificate to someone who comments on any of the blogs during the hop. The winner will be announced on the TT blog on May 13th.


Project Life is a product and a system created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. The pieces used in my album are available here. If you live outside the US check Becky’s site for more information on sources. View all my posts about Project Life (including all the spreads from my completed 2011 album) here.

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  1. Carol E Brooker says…
    05/10/2012

    Really wonderful stamps and pages, love the size of the pages, thank you so much for your inspiration.

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  2. maria lawrence says…
    05/10/2012

    I'm SO pleased TT lowering the shipping costs, it tells a lot about a company!

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  3. Celeste says…
    05/10/2012

    thanks for always sharing your project life! So inspiring!

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  4. Angie Hall says…
    05/10/2012

    Ali, I love your handwriting sentiments,but these are really special. Thanks

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  5. LindaHAZ says…
    05/10/2012

    Love your PL this week too. The TT stamps are wonderful!

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  6. Miriam Prantner says…
    05/10/2012

    Such great little phrases that are just perfect for scrapbooking. Love how you used them in your PL spreads!

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  7. Judy Grubbs says…
    05/10/2012

    Great layouts!

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  8. Ruth G says…
    05/10/2012

    I love all the colors you used for the sentiments! So much fun! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Kelly Massman says…
    05/10/2012

    Love it!

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  10. Allison M. says…
    05/10/2012

    Looks great - I love your stamps! Off to check it out and see if the savings translate to Canadian shipping as well. I am so happy to be staying on track with Project Life this year and your posts help keep me going!

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  11. Judy says…
    05/10/2012

    Fabulous ideas for a fellow PL-er! Thanks for a chance to win!

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  12. Mary says…
    05/10/2012

    Love the hop, love the stamps, and
    Love the layouts !

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  13. rebecca says…
    05/10/2012

    Great ideas! Thanks, Ali

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  14. Carmen Pauls Orthner says…
    05/10/2012

    Such a lovely set of pages. :) I love your little note to the kids about sleeping in on weekends! Thanks for the chance to win the stamps -- I have very few sets of word stamps. I will take a look at the digital version as well. :)

    Carmen.

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  15. jennifer says…
    05/10/2012

    looks great...can't wait to see WITL

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  16. April W says…
    05/10/2012

    Love this Ali!! I can't wait until this set comes in the mail!

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  17. Jean Nielsen says…
    05/10/2012

    You really make wonderful layouts, and they are so personal. I do enjoy looking at your layouts...and thanks for sharing your ideas!

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  18. Lauralee says…
    05/10/2012

    I absolutely love these sentiments!

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  19. Missus Wookie says…
    05/10/2012

    Just ordered these - perfect for a project I've got planned. Love the splitting a photo across two smaller pockets :)

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  20. Sandra L. says…
    05/10/2012

    Love your handwriting...patiently waiting for my stamps to arrive!

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  21. conil says…
    05/10/2012

    What a great idea. Your stamps look terrific on this project.

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  22. amy w says…
    05/10/2012

    Really cool. Thanks for sharing!

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  23. Marsha F says…
    05/10/2012

    Great PL pages! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  24. Michele says…
    05/10/2012

    wonderful page as always! love the doodling you did..

    michelesscrapycreations35 at yahoo dot com

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  25. Tiffany M. says…
    05/10/2012

    Love the PL pages! It made me happy to see you stamp directly on the photo! Is there a good white ink to do the same? I love how some people are using the digital elements on their PL but being on a budget and owning the stamps, I didn't know if you had any tips. Thanks for sharing!

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