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I shared a bit more about my plans for this project in THIS POST. Since I'm following the same basic format, and using a lot of the same basic supplies, I won't be sharing too many details in these posts - so please refer back to that first post to find the main info on this album project :)
Book #25 | Out With The Ex In With The New, by Sophie Ranald
Book #26 | A Match Made At Christmas, by Courtney Walsh
Book #27 | The Twelve Dates of Christmas, by Jenny Bayliss
Book #28 | In A Holidaze, by Christina Lauren
Book #29 | Christmas Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella
You can read previous posts on this project and see all of my reading pages RIGHT HERE.
Posted on January 29, 2021 at 05:00 AM in album projects, Pocket Page Scrapbooking, Reading Album, scrapbooking, stamping | Permalink | Comments (0)
I shared a bit more about my plans for this project in THIS POST. Since I'm following the same basic format, and using a lot of the same basic supplies, I won't be sharing too many details in these posts - so please refer back to that first post to find the main info on this album project :)
Book #20 | I Invited Her In, by Adele Parks
Book #21 | Didn't See That Coming, by Rachel Hollis
Book #22 | Would Like To Meet, by Rachel Winters
Book #23 | No, We Can't Be Friends, by Sophie Ranald
Book #24 | My Favorite Half-Night Stand, by Christina Lauren
You can read previous posts on this project and see all of my reading pages RIGHT HERE.
Posted on January 27, 2021 at 05:00 AM in album projects, Layouts, Pocket Page Scrapbooking, Reading Album, scrapbooking, stamping | Permalink | Comments (0)
I shared a bit more about my plans for this project in THIS POST. Since I'm following the same basic format, and using a lot of the same basic supplies, I won't be sharing too many details in these posts - so please refer back to that first post to find the main info on this album project :)
Book #15 | Lies Lies Lies, by Adele Parks
Book #16 | She's Faking It, by Kristin Rockaway
Book #17 | You Deserve Each Other, by Sarah Hogle
Book #18 | Twice In A Blue Moon, by Christina Lauren
Book #19 | Tools Of Engagement, by Tessa Bailey
You can read previous posts on this project and see all of my reading pages RIGHT HERE.
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I set a goal to read 25 books in 2020. And seeing as how it's 2021, and 7 months since I last shared any updates on this project, I'm happy to report that I did in fact read 25 books in 2020 - and then read 4 additional books, for a grand total of 29 books! I started this 6x8" album project to document the books that I read, knowing that I can continue to add to it for several years (and I have a second matching album I can use as well).
I shared a bit more about my plans for this project in THIS POST. Since I'm following the same basic format, and using a lot of the same basic supplies, I won't be sharing too many details in these posts - so please refer back to that first post to find the main info on this album project :) I will add that the one thing that I did decide to change while catching up on these pages was that I decided to use the same exact journaling card for every book. I even went back and re-did the journaling cards for the first 9 books that were already done, so that I'd have a consistent look throughout the album.
Book #10 | Love Her Or Lose Her, by Tessa Bailey
Book #11 | Fix Her Up, by Tessa Bailey
Book #12 | The Friends We Keep, by Jane Green
Book #13 | One To Watch, by Kate Stayman-London
Book #14 | Josh & Hazel's Guide To Not Dating, by Christina Lauren
Posted on January 07, 2021 at 10:42 PM in album projects, Pocket Page Scrapbooking, Reading Album, scrapbooking, stamping | Permalink | Comments (2)
Hey everyone! I finished up my June and July pages in my 2020 Project Life album a week or two ago, and finally took the time to snap some quick photos and edit them. I'm taking a monthly approach to my album this year, and I shared quite a few details about my plans in THIS post, where I shared my January pages.
I mentioned that I wasn't going to limit myself to a certain number of spread each month. I'll use however many pages I need, as I love to include the majority of our photos each month. For June, I ended up with 7 spreads, one of which includes a 6x12 insert. Technically it's 6 spreads, and the 7th is dedicated to the pandemic.
I've been using the One Little Word 2019 Digital Monthly Stories stamp set, from Ali Edwards, to create a lot of my monthly title cards. I just add the digital stamp to a blank canvas, and pick a coordinating color for the background.
I'm working at least one of the 3x3" configured pocket page protectors into my album each month (but will use a second if it works with my photos).
So many of our photos work well as squares, and I can simply trim the 3x4" photos down to the 3x3" size without having to re-print them.
** The spread after this page will be dedicated to Coronavirus related things - some factual, some funny, and some personal stories. I started this with my March monthly pages, and have continued to make a spread like that for all of the months following. I just don't happen to have those pages totally finished yet. So I will share those once I have them done.
Here's the third spread for the month of June, with a 6x12" insert on the right.
I came across this cool Bachelorette drawing of one of my favorite couples, Jo Jo and Jordan, in a promotional post for one of the specials they were airing over the summer. I screenshot it to specifically use in my album. I need to be better about including more things like that.
Sarah participated in a Black Lives Matter march in the beginning of June, and I came across this photo on the neighborhood watch page on Facebook. I have no clue whether she's in this photo at all, but I downloaded it to document the march.
Here's the forth spread for the month of June, with the 6x12" insert on the left.
I often take lame Snapchat photos to send to one of the girls, without any intention of having them seen anywhere else. Lol. But I've been shorter on photos this year, for whatever reason, so I will use any and all photos I have at this point.
Here's the fifth spread for the month of June.
Here's the sixth spread for the month of June.
And the seventh spread for the month of June.
If you have any questions on anything specific within these pages, feel free to message me. I know I'm not sharing too many details, but my approach to my PL pages has been pretty much the same for the last several years. I am also currently working on playing catch up on my August, September, and October pages - and working on ordering my November photos.
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Hey everyone! I'm back to share the second project that I created for Kellie Stamps, once again using her new Routine digital stamp set. I loved the clock face stamp, and the idea of pairing it with the numbers to document my daily routine on work days.
I decided to go with a 6x12" pocket page spread. I brainstormed my day and how many "times" I wanted to represent to tell my story. I settled on eight photos, and knew it would work well on a 6x12" spread, using 3x4" photos.
As I usually do on both 6x12" and 6x8" spreads, I decided to include a separate journaling page in between the two pages. When working with a 6x12" spread, I usually go with a 4x11" insert, as it's super easy to trim down a 8.5x11" page protector (I simply machine stitch all the way down, and then cut off the excess).
Apparently, I had a lot to say in my journaling, once I started breaking down my day. I used the "morning", "afternoon", and "evening" digital stamps to split up my journaling a little.
For my title card, I started with a few digital patterned papers. All of the digital papers that I used for this spread are from the High Street Stories kit from One Little Bird. I used the "routine" & "everyday" digital stamps from the Routine set, and added in the "current" digital stamp (was currently, but I shortened it) from her new Currently 2020 set.
The "coffee coffee coffee" digital stamp is from Kellie's Coffee Loading set.
For each photo, I knew that I wanted to add a small piece of patterned paper along the bottom. Since I ended up using digital papers, each of these photos is exactly that - a single layer image that includes the photo, a patterned paper, and the digital clock face and time. Once I printed them out, I added a small staple on either side of the time. So the small staples are the only physical product on this spread.
This is a look at the backside of the journaling page.
With my current hours at work, I feel like I've been struggling to get much done on days that I work. I'm not new to retail hours, as I worked in grocery/warehouse stores for 15 years before I did daycare. And I'm totally fine working a non-traditional 8-5 job (not that I've ever had one of those).
It can be hard though, as my "free time" is split into two different times of the day. I have a little bit of time in the morning, before leaving for work. And a chunk of time in the evening, after I get home from work. It's like there's not enough time in the morning to really accomplish anything, and I'm too tired in the evening to do anything after working hard all day. Let's just say the struggle is real most days.
The "work. work. work. work." digital stamp is from Kellie's Work Life set.
Don't forget to stop by Kellie Stamps and check out all of her fun designs. As the September guest designer, Kellie was sweet enough to provide me with a discount code for you all, to use on either physical and/or digital stamps. LAURAGUEST will get you 25% off, no minimum required, postage not included.
Posted on October 15, 2020 at 05:00 AM in Digital Scrapbooking, Pocket Page Scrapbooking, scrapbooking | Permalink | Comments (0)
I am a huge fan of Kellie Stamps, so I was thrilled to have the chance to guest design for her September release. While Kellie has physical stamps, I have always used her digital stamp sets. I own about 40 of her digital sets, and there's only a small handful that I haven't purchased.
I used her new Routine digital stamp set to create this 6x8" pocket page spread about my Curly Girl hair journey the last few months. And yes, for anyone that doesn't know - there is an actual Curly Girl Method that you can do to help encourage and enhance the natural curl pattern in your hair. I used to have really curly hair, way back in the day, years ago. But I've pretty much been wearing it straight for the last 10+ years. I decided to embrace my curls again this year and have worn it curly every day for the last 6 months.
Kellie has also offered up these "Friday Freebies" for quite some time now, and I will occasionally stop by her blog and download a ton of them. I've used a few in my Project Life pages and other other pocket page projects. I worked this "sure, my life isn't perfect but my hair is - let's face it, that's what really counts" freebie into my 3x8" journaling card.
Since I used a large 6x8" photo for one side of the spread, and a pocket page protector for the other, I added a 3x8" page protector in between the pages to hold my journaling, which is something I do quite often on these smaller pages.
I added my title digitally to my photo before printing, starting with the large "routine" digital stamp from the Routine set. The "yes to this" digital stamp is from the Fun Times set. I changed the digital stamps to purple and green, to tie in with the colors of the small photos on the second page. I felt like I needed something else in the corner, to go with the title, so I added the "learning to love myself more each day" digital circle stamp, which is from the Perfectly Imperfect set.
This shows the 3x8" page protector, with the backside of the journaling card. Well, not the backside exactly, as I printed each of the 3x8" journaling cards individually.
I used the Routine digital stamp set to break my hair routine into two parts - the evening routine and the morning routine. The Curly Girl Method can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it. There's so much experimenting that you can do, to find out the products and techniques that work the best for your hair.
I have certainly done some experimenting over the last six months, but there's SOOOOO much more that I should be doing. I've found a routine that seems to be working really well for my hair, so I've just sort of stuck with it for the last two months or so. Same products, same technique. But I'm fully aware that I could get even better results with other products and/or techniques. They also may NOT work out great, but I'll never know until I try.
But like I said, this is my current routine that works pretty darn well. And these days, I'm fine with that. I will get around to experimenting more, but right now I just need something that consistently works ;) Oh, and yes - I wash my hair at night. I've been doing that for as long as I can remember, and can't even imagine doing it in the morning, along with the normal "getting ready" stuff I do each day. Lol.
I tried a few different ways of taking photos of the products in my "line up", and ended up just laying them on the board that I take most of my project photos on. I don't have pretty bathroom countertops or a pretty bathroom in general, so that was out of the question. Lol.
I used the numbers from the Routine digital stamp set to number each photo, which essentially break down the products I use and the order in which I use them. The numbers match up with the numbered steps I listed on my journaling card.
And yes, just in case you're wondering, I do use one product twice - steps 4 and 6. That wasn't a mistake ;)
I'll be back on Thursday to share the second project that I created for Kellie Stamps. As the September guest designer, Kellie was sweet enough to provide me with a discount code for you all, to use on either physical and/or digital stamps. LAURAGUEST will get you 25% off, no minimum required, postage not included.
Posted on October 13, 2020 at 05:00 AM in Digital Scrapbooking, Pocket Page Scrapbooking, scrapbooking | Permalink | Comments (2)