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Thursday, January 24, 2013

My Project Life

I discovered this new technique of scrapbooking recently! Well, I don't know how new it is, but it is to me. The idea is to have pre-cut, colored and patterned paper in a particular theme as inserts that you simply place into the pockets of the assorted 12 x 12 pages along with your pictures. The layouts vary, but the idea is simple. It's called Project Life.

Project Life Page 1 2013

There are assorted sizes of pockets to each page. You print standard 4 x 6 pictures and just fill in the pockets.

Project Life Pg1(2) 2013

See...easy!

Project Life Page 2 2013

It took me a couple of pages to get the idea! I bought the Olive Edition designed by Heather Bailey, but quickly discovered I could add in my own decorative papers and plain papers along with my embellishments.

Project Life Page 3 2013

You can make this as hard or as simple as you want.

Project Life Page 4 2013

In the beginning I started googling images for "Project Life." I began to doubt my work as always after looking at everyone else's pretty work. It's hard not to compare yourself to others and their styles, but I think I found what works for me.

Project Life Pg 4 (2) 2013

I found the best thing is to not try to recreate others' works, but to borrow ideas and concepts and make them my own.

Project Life Pg 5 (2) 2013

The one thing I've always disliked is my own handwriting (I think most people do). But, everything you read says to use your own writing if you can. So, I did...

Project Life Page 5 2013

Sometimes you just have to develop a system that works for you. I don't want to spend lots of time on every page, but I do want things to be documented instead of having thousands of pictures floating in space (aka Flickr).

Project Life Page 6 2013

If you haven't ever heard of Project Life, give it a Google image search and see what I mean!

Project Life page 7 2013

And, be sure to check out Becky Higgins. She created this cool stuff! I'll be sharing more pages as I complete them. How do you keep track of your memories?