I have been debating committing myself to "Project Life" for 2012. Because while I adore the idea of recording an ENTIRE year in just a single (or few depending on how much you include) album, I was hesitant on whether I could tackle yet another project.
BUT what i LOVE is that the philosophy of Project Life is SIMPLICITY.
And after reading through (multiple times) my friend Lisa's amazing post on how she's made PL work for her - and seeing how her resulting album REALLY shows her family's everyday life throughout 2011 - I was convinced.
I want to capture MORE of the little moments that we love. The funny things Evan says. The "firsts" that Noah seems to be steam-rolling through. And the everyday things that I don't think twice about now, but will want to remember the details of years from now. :) AND so, I hope to have something even half as fabulous as Lisa's album at the end of 2012. :)
And 2 days later, thanks to an Amazon Prime trial membership that I am going to HUGELY miss... This arrived on my doorstep.
...the Becky Higgins PL Core Kit in COBALT and Style A and Style F Page Protectors.
I've decided to use one of the many 3-Ring American Crafts albums in my stash to house my album for 2012 - the protectors fit perfectly.
I couldn't resist playing with the kit a bit to create my title page for 2012 - and I'm already in love with this style of scrapping in pockets...
...The upper left corner is a 4x6 pocket, but I really wanted to use two 2x3's there, so I'll just adhere them back to back with the 4x6 that will go behind them, to keep them in place. :)
...The only thing I added beyond the core kit was the green polka paper, cardstock, and my digital title/volume card (printed as a photo at costco).
I will be sharing my PL "weeks" here on the blog - to hopefully keep me caught up. :)
Also - Studio Calico has a PROJECT LIFE FORUM set up with lots of helpful info and encouragement for anyone else who might be interested in tackling a PL album for the first time like me.
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You GO Girl!!! Ordered some of it..debating if I can do it.
Posted by: Ann Marie | December 27, 2011 at 09:46 AM
Love! Love! Love! Dying for my kit to arrive!
Posted by: Tara | December 27, 2011 at 09:49 AM
So excited to see you taking on this project. Looking forward to your take on it :)
Posted by: MonicaMcNeill | December 27, 2011 at 09:52 AM
This looks great Susan!
Posted by: marcy | December 27, 2011 at 10:11 AM
Awesome....
Posted by: jennifer Camplin | December 27, 2011 at 11:13 AM
love what you did here! i'm planning on working on my title page tonight. so excited to get started and to document the everyday things!
Posted by: melanie | December 27, 2011 at 02:41 PM
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!
Posted by: Stephanie Baxter | December 27, 2011 at 03:13 PM
Can't wait to see what you document! :) And, I have those exact same PJ pants in your box photo. :)
Posted by: Kasey | December 27, 2011 at 04:09 PM
You will LOVE doing this album! I have done it for the past 2 years and this year I vow to add more than just the contents that Becky has come up with. I love your title page. It inspires me to get moving on cleaning my house up so I can scrap my title page tonight too!!! :)
Posted by: Kim Ryden | December 27, 2011 at 04:39 PM
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing your PL... I'm also contemplating on getting this.
Posted by: Jeannie L | December 27, 2011 at 05:30 PM
I'm excited to see you joining the PL bandwagon and can't wait to see more of your album!
Posted by: Niki Estes | December 27, 2011 at 05:58 PM
Love your cover! And yes, Lisa's album is awesome! This is my first year doing project life, I'm excited to get started!
Posted by: Melinda T | December 27, 2011 at 06:21 PM
Oh, I love your page! Gorg! I bought Clementine & Turquoise to mix together. :) I'm "hopefully optimistic" that I'll keep up with mine. *AHEM* HOPEFULLY! :D
Posted by: Wendy Hammer (Reed) | December 27, 2011 at 06:30 PM
YAY!! LOVE it already!!
Posted by: lisa truesdell | December 27, 2011 at 07:05 PM
Can't wait to see yours. I started and stopped. Need to start again for sure.
Oh yah, do you have amazon mom? If not you should check it out. We get our diapers/baby wipes from amazon and get free prime shipping as a result.
Posted by: Shiying | December 27, 2011 at 08:03 PM
Hi Susan! I absolutely LOVE your title page! I'm thinking of taking on my own version of PL in 2012 so I'm now inspired to make my own title page this week. How will you document your weeks? Monday to Sunday or some other way? Just curious since I'm trying to figure out the best way to keep up with this project. Can't wait to see your weekly updates!
Posted by: AnitaP | December 27, 2011 at 08:50 PM
anita - thank you! im planning on doing mon - sun and then just compensating with sun - sun the first week. you should totally take it on! :)
Posted by: Susan Weinroth | December 27, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Love your cover page! You've talked me into doing PL for our family this year. I did it for my daughter's first year and loved it. I already ordered Cobalt for baby #2, who will be arriving in June and I was planning on doing the first year thing again. So know I guess I'll be doing 2 at once!
So my question is how you will organize your regular family layouts (events, etc. - not kid pages). That's the only thing I'm struggling with. I usually just do one album per year. Any suggestions?
I'm looking forward to seeing your pages! :)
Posted by: Alison | December 28, 2011 at 09:00 AM
Alison - my regular layouts will still go into seperate albums like they do now.
Im thinking that PL for me will be alot of the everyday day to day stuff, and a way to organize snapshots for the year and to actually get them into an album!
Hth!
Ps congrats on baby #2!!!
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Posted by: Susan Weinroth | December 28, 2011 at 10:36 AM
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
holy crap this is amazing.
now maybe i don't want to do it.
tee hee hee.
loooooooooooooove you.
xoxoxo.
Posted by: gabby | December 28, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Susan, I'm so happy you made this post! I had never heard of this before, so thanks for introducing me. However, I have a question. You said that you wanted to use two cards in the place of a 4x6. You said you used (2) 2x3. Did you mean (2) 3x4? I'm trying to figure this out in Lightroom. Thanks!
Posted by: Julia | December 28, 2011 at 09:56 PM
YES! (2) 3x4s (and when i print my photos for those sizes I just print two on a 4x6 print at once) - so sorry for the confusion, will have to update :) -S
Posted by: Susan Weinroth | December 28, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Thanks so much for responding. I was going crazy trying to figure it out! I can't WAIT to see your weekly posts on this. I know they will be amazing!
Posted by: Julia | December 28, 2011 at 10:03 PM
I had the same thing happen in Dec... I wanted to be in the living room/dining so I could see the Christmas tree and watch all the Christmas movies.. So i took over the dining table and LOVED it!!
Posted by: MeghanB. | December 29, 2011 at 08:11 AM
I have done a lot of scrapbooks in years past, but I am just learning about PL. I ordered my first kit to start this year. I was wondering what you used to create your digital title/volume card?
Posted by: Allison | December 29, 2011 at 10:19 AM