project life: week 12

i can't believe we are almost to april.  

this year has definitely flown by.

which makes me even more grateful for project life.  i love that our everyday is simply captured.  

and this week was super simple to put together.  not too many words this week, and a few little tidbits here and there....

i used the back of a few cards from the previous week, which made putting the left side together super easy.  i added the "today" circle from the neverland printables at studio calico to the outside of the page protector to give the spread a little more dimension.  and since i used a tag on last week's spread, i just added a small picture to the back of the tag/vellum pocket instead of filling the pocket with a full photo.

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

(supplies used: studio calico neverland project life kit, studio calico calendar cards, in a creative bubble journaling cards, simple as that journaling cards, elle's studio tags, studio calico date stamp, studio calico neverland printables)

i've been getting lots of emails and questions about where i get my journaling cards, etc... so i thought i would add my supplies at the end of each post....

if you have any questions, just leave me a message or email me!!

happy tuesday everyone!

color combos galore: raspberry delight

there's a new challenge up at color combos galore this week and i love the colors!  

they just make you think about warmer weather and spring.  two things that i am so ready for right now.

you can see the color palette below.  so pretty.

and here's my layout for this week's challenge....

i chose to use the softer colors as my primary colors with pops of the turquoise and raspberry throughout my layout.  i think my "pear" choice was a little off, but oh well...

i was inspired by the butterflies in photo #4....and i cut out a few with my silhouette.  i added some soft colors of confetti around my photo and some of the butterflies.  then i layered the pretty color palette under that adorable photo of my daughter.  i added a little tag with a ribbon attached under the photo.  i'm trying to get better at journaling and hidden journaling seems to be easiest right now.  

hop on over to color combos galore and see all the other awesome inspiration.  be sure to play along too!  it's fun to raid your stash and throw together a fun layout.

playing with mists...

i love playing around with mists.  you can use them in so many ways.

i created this page with lots of splatters and drawings.  and it may be my favorite page ever.

the sundrifter collection from studio calico was perfect to add little bits and pieces to the page.

and those feathers..... i'm in love with feathers right now.  i'm probably pretty late to the party on that one, but oh well.  :)

i'm not always the best at journaling directly on my page.  if i ever do have any visible journaling, it's usually done with my typewriter.  i'm trying to be a little better by including my handwriting on pages, so here, i tucked a little handwritten card behind all the layers.  so....it's a start, at least.

happy thursday everyone!  go make something beautiful!

project life: week 11

happy tuesday everyone!

my week 11 of project life is featured over at elle's studio today!

so super excited to be a special guest!

be sure to hop on over, check out how i used all the awesome elle's studio products and leave a comment on their blog for a chance to win some of my favorite ES goodies!

project life: adding your child's artwork

today i thought i would share how i incorporate my children's art, drawings and writings into my project life album.

adding these elements is truly one of my favorite things about project life.  i would love to be able to see  what i drew or wrote when i was 2 or 4.

add it directly...

makes sense, right?

i basically just add what ever i find lying around directly into my project life album.  for this one above, it didn't quite fill up the whole page, so i added some little tags and backed it with a 4x6 card.  perfect!

photograph a group of artwork...

my daughter is super obsessed with mermaids.  one day she painted a whole slew of mermaids and wanted to hang them above her bed.  so i took a picture, left some "white space" for a title and added it right to the album.  so simple, but so dramatic!  plus, it captures every one of those paintings that are way too large for our album.

photograph a single drawing or painting....

i really like to do this.  this was actually drawn on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper.  i just snapped a picture of it with my camera and printed it roughly 3x4 to fit into the pocket.

photograph art in action...

i love to take pictures looking down.  i love what it captures.  yes, i love getting my daughter's beautiful face on camera, but what i love even more is her hands.  and how she always has nail polish that is chipping off.  and how she has a little callus where she still sucks her thumb.  yes, i see her painting and the words "i love you", but what i really see are the memories of this moment.

add writings....

i love how my daughter writes her name.  and i love that she loves to write her name.  for the pocket above, i used a large heart punch to punch out her name.  i thought it added a nice "peek-a-boo" touch to that page.

add drawing and writings...

more of the same basically.  sometimes i add little embellishments here and there on the drawings, but i like for the actual drawing/writing to be the main focus.  here i added the little heart and a tabbed card from elle's studio.  perfect for adding a little bit but not too much.

more photographs looking down...

same as above, but i wanted to show how i got both my son's and daughter's paintings in this picture.  i love how different they are and i love how it shows their ages and personalities.  i love action shots like this.

(i just wanted to note that my son spends a lot of time drawing, coloring and painting.  he's a little bit messier than my daughter ever was, so i usually have both hands ready to stop him from painting the walls rather than taking his picture.  i'm sure i will add more of his artwork, drawings, writings as he gets older.)