Project Life - Week of January 23 - 29, 2012...

With each new week I am learning things about Project Life. I can't get over how much fun it is, trying to capture little details of our everyday life! This week again, I tackled it a little at a time, as the week evolved, and then at the end of the week, I added the finishing touches and journaling.Here's my spread for January 23 - 29 (click on image to enlarge)...Closeup...

Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews at Scrapping The Music...

The new song is up at Scrapping The Music! It's "I'm Alive" by Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews! I hope you will want to come and play with us! Here's how my layout turned out...I just love driving the quiet roads of northern Minnesota. I go up there every month or two to see clients, and it's a wonderful time for reflection. There's something so peaceful about it. On...

Right Now...

I'm playing along with the Studio Calico CHA-Ganza Online crop this weekend, and having tons of fun!I've also been meaning to work on some of the Log Your Memory Time Capsule prompts, so I decided to combine the two, and here's the result...The Log Your Memory prompt is part of the "Projects and Pursuits" section. It answers the question about what kind of journal(s) your...

A Year In The Life of an Art Journal...

I'm so excited to be playing along with "A Year In The Life of an Art Journal" again this year! The theme for 2012 is "Whatever and Whatnot;" and they are working this year to bridge the gap between scrapbooking and art journaling, which sounds pretty cool to me!Here are the basics for the first prompt:THE PROMPT: Wordie: along the lines of One Little Word, choose one word...

Stamp Carving 101 and Project Life Week 5...

I've got lots to share today and I'm so excited about it! I'm taking Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's "Stamp Carving 101" workshop and I'm having tons of fun! I've always wanted to make my own stamps, and Julie's teaching style makes it seem so easy!Here's my very first stamp, along with some Project Life journal cards that I made with it....I used "Moo Carve" and I really like it....

"I Feel Good" at Scrapping The Music!

Happy Monday everyone! The new song is up at Scrapping the Music, and it's James Brown's "I Feel Good"! I had so much fun doing my layout - I gave it a little twist on the lyrics. Here's how it turned out...Come on over to the STM blog (Click here) to see what I had to say about it and find out more about the challenge. Hope to see you there...

Project Life Week #3: January 9 - 15, 2012...

I finished another week of Project Life my friends, and I am telling you this project is fun, fun, FUN! Here's how it turned out...My main activity for the week was a scrapbook retreat with my girlfriends, so there is a lot about that; but also some random photos of everyday life, combined with lots of misc. stuff.Closeup of left side (click to enlarge)...I included the little...

Heaven is Beneath our Feet...

Hi everyone! I've got a couple of quick shares for you today. The first one is a layout I created while at my girls scrap retreat last weekend. It was inspired by the quote, which I got from my friend Lynn - thanks Lynn! The photo of the tulips was taken by Michael...I used a combination of elements from my Cocoa Daisy December and January kits, plus some bits from my...

The New Challenge is up at Scrapping The Music!

Hey there everyone! The new challenge at Scrapping The Music this week is the song "Care" by Kid Rock! I chose this one cuz I love it, and I thought the lyrics were perfect for Martin Luther King day, which we celebrate today here in the United States. I loved making this layout! Here's how it turned out...The big photo of the earth came from my Living Earth iphone app....

Project Life Week #2: January 2 - 8, 2012...

This was a significant week for me, and it was a challenge to capture it in a Project Life layout that I'd actually want to look at. If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you may remember that my mom was killed in a car crash almost a year ago now. Here's the post I wrote about it back then. This past week Michael and I flew to California for the conclusion of the...

Answering Your Project Life Questions...

Hi everyone!I want to thank you all for your response to my first week of Project Life! I want to take some time to respond to your questions and comments.Keep in mind that I am just a beginner at this, and I know I will be tweaking my system as I go along! Candy Bryant said:Interesting that you chose Monday through Sunday. I'm pretty sure the rest of the Project Lifers' work Sunday through Saturday. I do! Especially since the first was Sunday.It's...

The New Challenge is up at Scrapping The Music!

Hi everyone! I'm working on my Q & A post, but in the meantime, I want to let you know that the new challenge is up at Scrapping The Music!The song is "Who Says" by Selena Gomez. The lyrics are full of inspiration for scrapping! The challenge goes until Sunday evening, so head on over to check it out! We'd love to have you play along!See you again so...

Q & A Post Coming...

Hi everyone! Thanks for your kind response to my first Project Life post! I just want to let you know that I will be away from blogland for a few days tending to some family business, but when I return I will do a post answering the questions you've been posting.Please feel free to add more questions to this post or the Project Life post, and I will do my best to answer them when I return.Have a great weeke...

Project Life Week #1: December 26, 2011 - January 1, 2012

I finished my first week of Project Life and it was so much fun! I feel like I have a whole new medium to play with. I don't usually work with a grid that much, plus having all of these little pieces to fit together feels like a game! I actually lost track of time on Sunday night and stayed up all night! All of a sudden the sun was coming up and I wasn't even tired! HA.Anyhoo,...

Scrapping The Music is Live....

I'm so excited because the first challenge of 2012 is up at Scrapping The Music! The song this week is "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin. It's a classic rocker with great lyrics for scrapping!Here's how my layout turned out...I've been thinking alot about STM lately, and how much it means to me. I'm so excited to be back, and I'm really hoping we bring some fun inspiration...