This blog is evidence that when children came into my life, my time allowance changed. Scrapbooking, though no less important, took a back seat to my kids. I do not have any idea how moms are able to keep up with their kids and scrapbook at the same time. I bow down to those women and grovel at their ever-energetic feet! At the end of my day, my night is filled with a little bit of picking up, a little bit of putting up my feet, work if I have to and "seeing" my husband. I might throw in a little bit of reading if I ignore M. Poor M.
Oh, how I miss scrapbooking. I miss the paper in my hands, a new stack of embellishments, the do-dads, the I-must-have-this-or-I'll-die goodies, sharing a hard-worked layout, spending hours pouring over a few pictures, the tiny details that "make" a page, making everything just right, my freelance jobs, my design teams, my scrapbook room. You scrapbookers who have more energy and diligence know what I'm talking about. I just crave it sometimes.
Project Life is going to be my attempt at keeping my iron in the fire, if you will.
It's not a new concept this year, but it's the first time I actually thought to myself, "yea, I can do that." With my scrapbooking room being replaced with a crib and baby clothes, I had to make "digital" my format of choice. I've never done digital scrapbooking but I think the fact that Project Life is more basic at it's core means it's not going to look so different than the physical book would. At the end of the year, I'm going to print that bad boy out and my snapshots will be forever preserved. Plus, it's going to be cheaper for me because I won't have the urge to buy extra pieces to make it look more "me." Also, the pre-organized templates makes this project a lot less time consuming that scrapbooking was/is for me. It takes me hours to create a page...not like this.
The great thing about Project Life is that you can document week by week or day by day as it is intended to be or you can do something totally different, like I'm going to do. Rather than using this book as a place to record every detail of my week (I just know I won't make or have time for that), I'm going to use it as a place to put all of my snapshots. You know the ones that aren't frame-worthy. The ones of the little moments that I'd normally put into a scrapbook. It's going to be my 2012 yearbook for the Moreno family. I'm starting with Christmas and moving forward.
So, here's to 2012, the year I start putting my family on paper. Preserved forever. A legacy. Because, after all, pictures are more than just pieces of paper.
In case you're interested, here are my first few pages:
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| Cover Page (shameless rip of the dual corner photos and individual shots from Susan Weinroth) |
Product List:
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| Page 2: Christmas Day with the Moreno Fam |
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| Page 3: What we got for Christmas |
Product List:
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| Page 4: Family trip to Lake Tahoe |
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| Page 5: Family trip to Lake Tahoe |
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It's good. You should do it with me!
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Wanna print your pictures and get the kit for that true scrapbook feel? Click Here
Here's a message about Project Life from Becky Higgins (the creator):
And I totally should. Love this idea. I'll have to check it out...
ReplyDeleteYour pages are beautiful. I am attempting PL for the first time but I can't figure out what is the best way to print the 3x4 pictures. Would you mind explaining to me how you did it?? Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteI actiaually did my pages digitally sincere is no printing required. However, you can pint your pictures in 3x5 from a lot of labs. Mpix, ritz, etc. I would recommend that. If you print at home you can do the same and then trim the 4x6 down.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first PL and I am trying digital too. I was wondering how you will print out for your binder when you finish?
ReplyDeleteI'm actually going to print it through Blurb and have it bound into it's own hard back book. There are quite a few printers that print 12x12 pages though and you could just slip them right into a binder!
ReplyDeleteLindsay
I have gone back and forth back and forth..etc on whether to do digital or not. Like you, I LOVE and long for the days when I can have paper and scissors in my hand, cutting up images and placing them perfectly where I want them. I fear that day will never come. With an 8 month old, I still find it hard to make a trip to the grocery store and cook let alone get out scrapbook supplies. :( Reading your posts, I'm realizing I need to let it go. Pictures are worth more than paper and with digital, you can make a copy for yourself and for your kids. I love that. Your style of scrapbooking and design are what I LOVE. I am in love with the colors from the cobalt set and could sit and look at your spreads all day long. I wish I could go quit my job right now and scrapbook! ha! But, seriously, thank you for writing this and for helping me realize that it doesn't have to be a scissors and glue scrapbook for it to be amazing.
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