project life : week 6.

Week 6. And I love love love this project.

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Lots going on this week with the addition of the day in the life insert. It was another week where most of the project came together on one day. That is still not my favorite way to do it, but I know as things get busy it's going to be my only option.

As mentioned, this project is not an attempt to reinvent the wheel each week. I am continuing to use the same techniques over and over and I love having a place to store all the extra stuff. This week included a note from a friend, a package from some face lotion, a candle tag, movie ticket stub and parking pass. I just crop everything down and stick it in there.

My "date" pocket this week just holds a piece of scratch paper that I practiced using my new Smash date stamp on. I liked the look of it, so in it went.

I used a little printstagram shot to represent by drive back down south early in the week.

That black pattern on kraft paper was hand painted. And I used the diagonal lines on that patterned paper to hold journaling similar to what I wrote in my blog post this morning. I saw Ali Edwards write on lined paper just like this and I LOVED it. Such a fun way to incorporate text.

I can't really explain how much I love this project. It's making so much more sense and telling a better story as the weeks start to add up. I have seen a few comments from people who are getting excited to start next year. I totally get that. But I recommend starting now. Dive in on February 13 and just go with it. In ten years, you might look back and say, "Wow, I wish I had captured more of 2012." You won't look back and say, "Wow, I wish I hadn't started six weeks into the new year." Also - I have heard that Project Life supplies (like page protectors) will be restocked on amazon very soon.

You can see the day in the life insert page in more detail here. I am hoping to have Paul email me with a day in the life for him. There will probably not be photos included, but it would be great to have his "normal" routine in Afghanistan in the album.

supplies / Paper Source circle label, Martha Stewart & Avery labels, American Crafts remarks stickers, Smash date stamp, Crate Paper patterned paper (diagonal lines), little word stickers c/o Scrapbook Circle, Design A page protectors, We R Memory Keepers photo protector, Clementine core kit, Bebas quote font. I use a Fiskars corner rounder (it's not amazing, but it's lasted the longest of any corner rounder I've ever had). I am using a Zig Millennium 0.1 pen and Recollections glossy marker throughout this album.

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