Project Life® 2015 | Week Forty-Three
Today I wanted to share a super simple Project Life® approach which is great for focusing on the words and photos during any given week (or if you, like me, are playing catch-up).
I've been skipping around in Project Life® this year, including some weekly spreads in the content for my Story subscription program. As I worked on a week that was included in the classroom content for the Cheer theme I was struck once again with how much I love this project and how I want to make time for it and that it doesn't have to be complicated.
Blah. Blah. Blah. Sometimes I write stuff and I say that to myself while I'm writing it. Usually it's when I feel like I've said whatever it is I'm saying before - that whole broken record kind of thing. The truth is I've been focused on other projects and this one has been on the back-burner. The truth is I was really happy to work on this today and have another week complete. The truth is I don't think you can beat this format for everyday life documentation. Onward.
Here's a look at Week Forty-Three:
This spread features cards from my Hello Today Journal Card set - this is a set of 3x4 and 4x6 cards that are a physical product now available in my shop. I've currently got three journal card sets available with three more coming in December. Want digital? You can grab The Story Of Today 3x4 Cards here.
Week Forty-Three was the week of Halloween so I've included a 6x12 page protector insert to hold additional photos and journaling (the story was copied and pasted onto 4x6 cards from this blog post).
I done this style of using a same or similar design for each of the journal cards previously and it's always been a personal favorite (check out some past examples here and here and here). To be clear, I don't think I want to do this every week but I like having it as an option in my own personal style menu. It's nice repetition of design. It's simple. It keeps the focus on the words and the photos.
At the bottom of each of the journal cards I used a rolling date stamp to specify the actual date and simply journaled my story below the day of the week using a Staedtler Permanent Pen or Uniball Vision Elite pen.
My minimal embellishing included some of the kraft perforated phrase strips from the Cheer Story Kit™ paired with chipboard hearts. A Tiny Attacher was used to attach the heart and phrase strip to the photo.
SUPPLIES
- Design A Project Life® Page Protectors
- 6x12 inch 3-pocker Page Protector
- Avery 2-Inch Index Tabs
- Hello Today Journal Card set
- Cheer Story Kit™ (kraft perforated phrase, small black rubber speech bubble)
- Small chipboard hearts
- Rolling date stamp
- Staedtler Permanent Pen / Uniball Vision Elite
- Tiny Attacher
My heart lept when I saw that you had posted a Project Life update this week! Oh I've missed them so much! Thank you for putting it back into the mix... Selfishly, I would love it if you would post them more often - but certainly understand that other priorities happen. Know that you've got a huge bunch of appreciation for 'keeping it real' over here - and that you're an inspiration for me to do the same as I work on my own albums. Thank you!
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Thanks for sharing Ali. I love that you used some of your Cheer products in your PL album. Looks great!
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Love the simplicity....looks great!
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I love this. You got so many great words and photos in your spread, and it's beautiful. Thanks for sharing it. I love to see them. Michelle t
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Your PL posts are my favorite ! Thanks for sharing.
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Love the PL posts the best!!
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Ditto. My heart lept when I saw that it was a PL post today.
Thank you!
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So happy to see the PL spread! Love the Daily Cards. I have used them twice in my layouts now and highly recommend them to anyone that is thinking of purchasing them. I typed mine on an old antique typewriter and they look really rad!
Thank you!
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Yay Ali! Project life is what brought me to your site 3years ago. I love seeing that you are still passionate about it as a memory keeping style. Can't wait to see what new card sets you have coming out in December. Every thing you create inspires me. Thanks for sharing what you do!
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I LOVE when you post your PL spreads and was so excited to see this!! Have you thought about your PL plans for 2016?
Current plan is to just keep on keeping on :).
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I also did a little happy dance (while seated on my couch), when I saw a PL spread. I was about to give up PL for photobooks, and now I'm all motivated again... Love using your kit products in my PL pages.
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Yay! Glad to have you back Ali! Love your project life and I think a lot us missed them.
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I was thrilled to see a PL layout. I've missed them. Thank you Ali.
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YES!! I love your PL posts. I have been a fan since Anna, and PL is my fave...and with your inspiration, I have done PL since 2012. But truth, my success the last two years is probably through April for each year.
So my questions -- maybe a blog post?? 1) How do you suggest getting caught up? At this point, there is just guilt leading to paralysis when I think of catching up.
And in the big picture, 2) How do you suggest managing stories from pre-PL? I ask, because I just found boxes and boxes of photos from my now soon-to-be 18 year olds (yes 2) childhood. Not digital, just prints. Suggestions on how to weed them out? How to capture themes and stories of probably the first 4 years of their life before baby #3 came along, as did my digital camera (where I moved to "boxes and boxes" of digital prints in folders on my computer. Same thing, but less physical space). And how do you let go of some of the pics? Knowing they really don't have a use or a need to be scrapbooked.
Thanks, Ali for your continued inspiration. xoxo Tere
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Ali, I think it's so great that you're still doing PL! I always love your pages. Just keep plugging on. If you only manage to find time for 1 or 2 weeks (or even less) a month between your class and the blog, that's great. Good for you! That's a ton of memories and stories.
At the end of the year put all of your PL layouts from the blog and classes into your 2015 album and move on. If you want to go back do it, but don't force it. You have rocked this!!!
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Love this so much! So excited to see your PL spread coming alive again. As usual so much
inspiration and great ideas. YAY Ali!!!
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I also love your PL posts best of all. I miss them so much. Your unique voice really shines when you are capturing the everyday. And that is what PL and you excell at!
Thanks
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So happy to see your PL posts back! Love them!
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Love all the simple & clean touches. I love small embellishing on top of photos. Nice layout.
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Just when I was about to give up PL for 2016 you have totally reminded me why I love this project and that it is all about photos and stories and keeping it simple. Thank you Ali, I just did a week today and have sent off photos to get printed for another week tonight. How good does it feel once you look back at a completed week?! Plus love that you are doing these in your story kits each month, so awesome and thank you!
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Hi Ali, I was wondering if you have a tutorial somewhere on how to change the colour on the days of the week? Thanks :)
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