Project Life® 2015 | Week Seven

This week I decided to do one of those Project Life spreads where I create a bunch of journal cards and repeat them across the two (or more) pages to tell the story of the week.

Super happy how it turned out. Read on to learn about the process:

For the cards I used a combination of the gold paint + story screen print from the new Magic Story Kit™ + these awesome number stamps from Tim Holtz with the Grey Flannel Memento Ink.

And, good news, the Magic Story Kits™ have been restocked so all of you who were on the waiting list should be getting a notification that the kit is shipping. If you'd like to begin your Story Subscription with the Magic Kit™ you can do so here.

Here's a look at the individual pieces of the week:

For this week I started by printing out all the photos I wanted to use and slipping them into the pockets. I decided that I wasn't going to add many, if any, embellishments to my photos this week and let the journal cards do their job.

You'll see that I varied the placement of the screenprint and the numbers on the journal cards - no right or wrong, just how I felt like putting them together this week.

In addition to "story" and the numbers I also added the date with a rolling date stamp and on most of them I also added a sentiment stamp from one of my other stamp sets such as the Week In The Life™ set, the Photos set, and the Celebrate set. I used Morocco Orange Memento Luxe Ink with those.

Dear Anna, you keep bringing home the artwork and I'll keep using it as my date cards. Love, Mom.

Here's a look at my tabletop while I was working on those cards. You do need to clean the screenprints between each use otherwise it doesn't work as great.

Ah, repetition, I love you.

THE INSERT

I did include an insert this week because once I printed out all the photos I wanted to use I could tell I needed a bit more space. I chose to go with a divided 6x8 page protector - yep, they fit right into the 12x12 rings. And as usual, I added a 2-inch Avery Index label along the edge.

Here's what it looks like out of the album:

I considered a bunch of different things for that other pocket but went with the super simple option of one wood veneer star. I stitched along the top to keep it inside the pocket.

On the second page of the spread I added a couple more photos that went along with the journaling plus one of those gold foil letterpress cards from the Studio Calico calendar.

And because I'm thinking a lot about magic this month with the Story Kit™, I loved adding this simple chipboard piece from the kit to the photo in the fog. I posted this photo on Instagram a few weeks back. I drive by this spot just about everyday when taking Simon to school. The fog isn't an everyday thing, but it's not abnormal either. There have been so many times when I've driven by this place and thought to myself that I wanted to stop and take a photo. This was the day I did just that.

SUPPLIES

• Tim Holtz Number Stamps (Amazon or also available at Simon Says Stamp)

• Magic Story Kit™ (gold paint, story silkscreen, chipboard accent)

• Gray Flannel Memento Luxe Ink

• Morocco Orange Memento Luxe Ink

• Ali Edwards' Celebrate Stamp Set

• Ali Edwards' Photos Stamp Set

• Week In The Life™ Stamp Set

• 6x8 Divided Page Protectors

• Wood Veneer Star

• Brother Sewing Machine