project life: week 7

the weeks are flying by around here.

and i love this project more and more each week.

lots of hearts and love going on for this spread.  i was the lucky winner of the elle's studio prize pack a few weeks ago and it arrived right before i started putting my week together.  yay!!  i love the new day to day line.  super versatile... so i know i will adding it to the next coming weeks for sure.

here's a look at both the left and right pages together...

we listen to lots of music in our house...and our kids tend to gravitate towards several songs and sing them in repetition constantly.  right now, drew is stuck on "fosty da noman" (i.e. "frosty the snowman") and anna sings "jesus loves me" all day long.  to document some of our other favorites right now, i printed up a little playlist in photoshop to include this week.  catherine davis from design editor posts her monthly playlist on her blog so i used her design as my inspiration!  thanks catherine!!

and here's a closer look at the right...

and left...

i also decided to include an insert of our favorite "handmade" valentine's from this year.  we decided as a family to only make our valentine's cards so we set up a little card station.  it was perfect and i don't think we will ever do anything different.  

for the insert...i took pictures of each card, printed them and then sewed each one into it's own square in a cut out page protector.  i added a couple digital freebies from the lilypad just to spice it up a bit!  :)

as always...i'm linking up at the mom creative today.  pop over and see what's new in project life!

and in case you missed my post from last week...there's a 4x6 layered psd freebie just for you!  click here for that post and for a little tutorial of how i use my layered templates.

freebie: circle cut file

here's another freebie for ya...

this one is a circle cut file i made on the silhouette for the layout below.  

i love circles.

you could turn it sideways or on a diagonal for a different look...

and it would be super cute resized for a card...

circle cut file

please feel free to grab one for yourself, but please credit and link back if you use it.

xoxo

project life: layered psd template

i thought i would share a little layered template i created for my insert this week.  i tend to have lots of photos, so multiple pictures on one 4x6 photo works well for me.  

i also like to change things up a bit and add either journaling or embellishments on my grid pictures.

here's how i use my layered psd...

this is the file i created using photoshop elements.

you can use it as it is...with 6 slots for photos.  these squares are roughly 2x2 each and are perfect for instagram photos.

when you open the psd file, you will see the layers #1-6 on the right hand side (as pictured with the arrow).

as above in my project life insert, i sometimes like to "hide" a layer to leave a white space for journaling or embellishments.  for the insert, i cut down one of the dear lizzy cards for that spot and sewed it into place.

click on the little "eye" next to the layer you want to hide.  you'll see that box disappear after you click on the eye icon.

for the photo on the front of the insert, i "hid" the two layers on the right to make space for my title. 

i love how the white space makes the photos pop.

click below to download the layered template

4x6 layered psd template

let me know if you have any questions or need any help with this.  i just play around with pse so i don't know too much, but i'm happy to help if i can!!  

thanks for stopping by!

wonder...

i love stars.

this is a simple layout i created using some paint splatters, star cutouts & star rhinestones, doily and some pattern paper.

i wanted to add some additional journaling for this photo so i created a little flip up card from some card stock.

i typed my journaling onto vellum and then sewed it on top of that awesome paper from the block party kit at studio calico.

project life: week 6

i had so much fun putting this past week together.  i think it's the awesome dear lizzy 5th & frolic collection that just makes me smile.  

i ended up with a ton of photos this week so i decided to add an insert.  

below is the spread without the insert...

i wasn't quite sure what i wanted to do with the heart (on the left side of the page), so i just punched another heart from a piece of speckled white cardstock and then added an evalicious badge on top.  i love how you can see the previous week peeking through when the page is flipped...

here's a better look at each side...

photos, journaling, embellishments....

this is the insert for this week.

i'm in love with everything dear lizzy.  it just makes me happy.  i hoard most of her stuff, but decided to break out some of the papers, tags and stickers for this insert.  lisa truesdell did a similar project life insert at two peas last year and i have been dying to do something similar.  i think it might be my favorite insert. ever.

i cut down one of the design A page protectors so that i had two 4x6 and two 3x4 on the front and back.  i used photoshop to create a simple picture collage since i had so many photos to add.  for the collage on the front, i hid two of the layers so i could add my title.  and for the back collage, i hid the top middle layer so i could sew on a little heart card.

i plan on sharing my layered photoshop file later this week so be sure to check back!

here's a peek of what the insert looks like in the album...

thanks so much for stopping by!!  

and in case you missed it....i had a free laundry card download yesterday.

check it out here

be sure to hop on over to the mom creative to check out more awesome project life spreads.