Project Life 2012 | Week Thirty-Five
Welcome to Project Life 2012 | Week Thirty-Five.
Two general maintenance things I did this week:
- I ordered another 12x12 We Are Memory Keepers album today to round out the year. I'm going with three total - four months in each album. I still need to do something for the first and last pages of my albums (except the first page of my first album for 2012 - you can see that intro page here). Adding that to my list.
- I added in my September monthly divider and I will move that over to the new album when it arrives.
I can't believe we are entering fall.. Crazy, just crazy how fast it goes by.
This past week I've been thinking a bit about how to document my new relationship within this album.
It's what's real right now (and I'm really happy about it). I want to include stories about it without saying too little or too much.
This album, this project, is about me and it's about my kids. The stories are about what's happening to each of us in our lives right now, told through my personal lens and voice. I'm trying not to over think it - adding stories about the kids and stories about me and stories that include all of us - much of it dictated by the photos I have available.
As with everything else in life it's a journey.
Open heart. Length and width. Up. You get the idea.
Here's a closer look at Week Thirty-Five:
The font I use a lot on my photos is Sentinel.
While I was away for the weekend the kids were at Beach Camp with Grandma and Grandpa and they sent me this email along with scans of notes written by Simon and Anna. I liked keeping the email portion as it added context to the letters.
I spent the long holiday weekend with old and new friends at Hood Canal.
Amazing people, awesome weather, super good time.
This page ended up being all photos so I decided to add some Bella Blvd Yellow Chevron Designer Tape to a Hello Days Story Cards Grey to create a flip up card. The story card ends up outside the page protector and I'm fine with that.
Here's a closer look at that:
I'm using a Slick Writer to add text to my photos.
Love adding these small word & phrase embellishments and popping them up with foam dots. I especially liked adding them right above the text I added to the photos in Photoshop before printing.
Repetition is a good thing.
SUPPLIES | 2012 | WEEK 35
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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.
Love the little words on pop dots - great dimension! As always, I am so very inspired by your honesty about your life and the journey you're on. Your words make me realize how important it is to record thoughts, hopes and realities like this and the little details that make up a life. You look so very happy in these photos! Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Oh your boyfriend is a hottie Ali. I wish you all the best!
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Hi Ali! I'm back from holidays, and as always, I'm super happy to discover your Project Life layouts. Love them! And I'm also so happy to see you so happy! :-)
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Love your right hand side, simple, photos + words, yet very creative with a few embellishments - awesome. My opinion: since this new relationship is about you and this album is about you and the kids I think you should feel free to be free about the new relationship.
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Layout: Awesome
Sharing you life with us: Awesome
Word to describe you: Awesome
Happy, happy, happy for you Ali. Happy for your heart, for your family, for your life. He's one lucky man! I'm sure he knows that! xo
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So very happy for you, Ali!
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I so admire how open you are and your ability to share the GOOD, the bad and the ugly. Very happy to see that there is A LOT of good these days. You inspire me.
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Love your Project Life album and how you document each week. I can't believe you are going to end the year with 4 books. I am going to be lucky if I have 2 books.
So happy for you and the new guy in your life. YOU look amazing and I bet a little if not a lot of it is due to him. So Congrats!
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I'm very happy for you! And like always you make me want to run home and catch up on my project life! Alas I must finish my work day first!
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Isn't it great how life's prospect can change for the better so quick and so sudden? So good to see you so happy. Your face seems to glow and radiate. Enjoy all the good things that are coming your way!
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i look forward to you PL post every week. it's so inspirational. thanks for sharing.
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Hi Ali!
Love the look of your PL! I was wondering if you could share how you round the corners - 1/2 inch or 1/4 inch radius!
Thanks :)
Hi Heidi - 1/4.
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:) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Hey, wow! These pages are exploding with love for life. Beautiful simplicity, great stories, SO happy for the great things in your life right now. It's amazing how what we feel is evident on the page. Love this.
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he's really cute!
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Love the layout! Feeling like we need a trip to the Canal! Did you make it to Alderbrook?
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Just fabulous... truly fabulous... all of it.
xo
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Ali,
I just love your blog--its so real, honest and refreshing. So happy to see your smiling photo on these pages :)
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I just got a shocking email from Studio Calico. The December Daily kit is $90! I was astounded. Are you okay with that?
Pretty sure that was (or is very close) to what it has been in years past.
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You seem to be radiating happiness!! This life is such an amazing journey, you never know what is around the next corner. Embrace the newness, it's so exciting!
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I am giddy and thrilled for you seeing these pics!! xoxo
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From all of your long-time fans, we are so happy to see you in a new relationship. Best to you all.
Aloha, Kate
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Please do tell us about the December Daily kits soon since I got an e-mail for Studio Calico today asking for a pre-order. I loved the kit last year, but I'm a little worried about a 4x6 size album. Seems a little small. Thanks!
It will definitely be smaller (but the spine will be BIG). I needed a big change this year ;) to keep it interesting!
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So happy to see this and to see you happy! Big virtual hugs!
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Happiness sure agrees with you! So happy to see you so happy; savor every moment of it!
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