I debated and debated and debated about doing Project Life for 2012. Then, after all that debating, I added it to my cart on Amazon on a whim when I was using up my Christmas gift cards. I’m very practical and not at all impulsive. Here is what week one looks like for me:
(you can view the pages larger here and here)
First of all, yes you are seeing that correctly. That is my sweet, darling baby girl flipping off the camera. That photo cracks me up. I was just clicking away when she moved and I thought to myself “Self, surely I did not just see her do what I think I saw her do.” I scrolled back through the photos and laughed so hard that Lucy Dog ran and hid from me. It’s not just that she happens to have her middle finger in the air, it’s the expression on her face as though she meant to do it. Like she’s all “You want another picture? I’ll give you another picture!”
In case you are wondering Project Life is a system to scrapbook each week of your life for an entire year and I think it is the perfect format for me right now. It allows me to capture our week and expend my creative energy but not have to spend so much time conceptualizing the pages. I was mostly drawn to the idea because this page from 2008 has always been one of my favorites. I want to get back to putting “scraps” into my scrapbooking now that I’m rarely creating pages for publication.
And since it’s the time of year for resolutions, I’ve resolved not to purchase any new supplies to use in this scapbook for the entire year. I plan on documenting all of 2012 using just the Project Life kit and stuff I already own. That’s why if you were like “Wait, are those Heidi Swapp Photo Corners circa 2003?” then to you I say why yes, yes they are. And that yes, I am a hoarder and I do fully expect to end up on TLC sleeping on piles of patterned paper. And also you have a really good eye.
Are you doing Project Life? Link me up in the comments, I want to see everyone else’s pages! I just noticed my friend Jess is doing Project Life Tuesday at The Mom Creative again this year, there is a ton of inspiration linked up on her blog!
*supplies: Project Life Clementine Core Kit, Project Life Photo Pocket Pages Style C (I wanted to use Style A but they were out of stock so I designed this page based on it and will switch it over when they come in), Amy Tangerine Camera Stamp, Amy Tangerine Fabric Brads, Smashbook Date Stamp. Everything else is a few years old. affiliate links used
