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1/16/14

project life 2013: december and my end page


it feels so awesome to have a completed project life album.  my very favorite part is looking back to the beginning of my book and remembering all of the things that had already slipped my mind.  it's a reminder of shoes that were worn, tears that were shed, joy that was had.  it's just awesome.

these few spreads cover december.  i didn't really go week by week (although it looks like since my calendar's are in there), but i did kind of group things together (before christmas, after christmas, etc.).  it made it much easier than worrying about having to fill each spot with "something" from that week, you know.  which is why i really want to try monthly project life this year.  i'm still have various spreads each month, but i like being able to move and mix around a little more.

and sorry in advance for the glare on a few of the pages.  i add a lot of stitching, flair, tags and stickers to the outside of my pages so there's no slipping things out to photograph.  this batch of page protectors were super wrinkly right out of the box, which picks up a lot of glare.

as for products, i used a variety of kits and my stash.  if you have a question about anything, just ask and i'll try to figure it out!  :)















and end pages.  i love and hate them at the same time.  it's just an extra step that i think i would ignore if i didn't HAVE a random blank page at the end.  i struggled for a long time trying to figure out how i wanted to do my page.  i knew i wanted it to be "different" than the rest of my weeks, but i didn't want to put too much time or effort into it.  

enter photo collages (my new fave).
i created each 4x6 collage in picmonkey, which is my go-to for making collages these days.  it's as easy as importing your pictures.  seriously. if you've never made a collage, try out picmonkey.  pretty soon your whole life will be a collage.  promise!

for the middle 3x4 pockets, i just trimmed a 4x6 photo in half.  easy peasy.

here's my end page in all of it's glory...


and that wraps up my 2013 album.  done!






20 comments:

  1. Beautiful pages for December. And I really LOVE your end page! Great idea.

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    1. Thanks so much Michelle!!! Always love to see your comments here!! :)

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  2. Oh yes - I love PicMonkey. That is my go to collage place too ;-) LOVE it.

    And, seriously - your PL album is stunning! You ace everything you do Stephanie! Love it all :-)

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    1. Thank you so much Anna!!! Have you found yourself collaging every picture you have yet!!?? Ha!

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  3. Ok, that end page idea is a keeper...and I may even borrow it!

    So happy to be able to comment on your blog now. Thank you for working with me to solve this.

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    1. Thank you Cindy! Thanks for helping me figure out that problem!! :)

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  4. love the clean spreads you have for December. Especially that gold one, swoon!

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    1. Thanks Wendy!! I'm loving pops of gold recently!! :)

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    2. I'm curious, how do you edit your pics? Do you use specific actions in PS or filters in PicTapGo to get that dreamy, hazy look? Your photos are amazing!

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  5. so for your end page collages, did you just pick some of your favorite photos from the year???

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    1. Hi Eva!! Yes! I just randomly uploaded images and then made collages. I keep my photos grouped by month so I tried to use photos from the last half of the year since this is my second book! :)

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  6. Oh your last page is simply adorable Stephanie, I just love it. Must feel so darn good to have your album complete.

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  7. love this Stephanie! And thanks for the idea about using a collage! I use pic monkey for editing but now will have to do a collage! :)

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  8. Gorgeous! I love the gold layout but the ending is perfect! Simple and clean and sums it all up:o)

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  9. Big collage-fan!! :) Last year on Project Life I´ve actually only done month spreads, but then I´ve made a collage with other photos from the month with a bit of writing on the back if I needed to tell a story about any of them. I´ve been thinking that I wanted to do a spread each week this year, but so far no spreads are done for the first 3 weeks, so I´m thinking about going back to month-spreads + collage. Gotta love the collages:-)
    Loving your end page. You are such an inspiration. Thanks for sharing:-)

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  10. I've just stumbled across your blog - saw your BRILLIANT pages in Jot Magazine - and popped over for a look. LOVE your End page ...and the funny thing is: I make photo collages to send to friends & family with our Christmas card and it has never dawned on me to put them in my Project Life album (okay now might be a good time to confess to being blonde ;) ). Thanks for the inspiration

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