Hey everyone. I'm getting this up a day later than planned, but here's a look at week forty nine in my 2018 Project Life album. I thought I would add in a few re-caps, with links, of the cards that I used throughout my 2018 album. Just in case anyone is wondering, or missed the info the other times that I've shared.
This week had a few extra photos/stories to share, so I added in a 6x12 insert. This shows the first half of the spread, with the insert on the right.
For my weekly title cards, I used the Pocket Guide No.4 kit from Paislee Press. I created each week's card in Photoshop, using the template from the kit - switching out the week number and adding the dates for each week.
The "This Story" digital journaling cards are also by Cathy Zielske (offered as a part of her Scrapbook Your Year class) and I love to use one per week. They're set up with four on a page, so it's really easy to knock out 4 at a time, with very little effort. If I have a week with an insert, meaning more journaling cards are needed, I often use two for those weeks.
This lined journaling card is the one card that I can have fun with each week, personalizing it to fit my photo. To add a little something to the top of the card, I usually use a digital stamp or two. Or I'll use the PNG files from cut files, which are easy to use digitally in Photoshop.
I work one of the Recorded Journaling Cards from In A Creative Bubble into each weekly spread. If you click that link, it takes you to one of those sets - but she has 9 sets currently, and I use cards from all nine of those kits. If it's a week that has an insert, and then I may use two cards for that week. She's got a great selection of these simple black and white cards to choose from, so I can always find one that fits my photo/story.
Here's a look at the second half of the weekly spread, with the 6x12" insert on the left.
I love using one of these J-Card Weekdays digital journaling cards from Cathy Zielske each week. I like these cards, because they format your text as you type and they're just so easy to use. Also, they have plenty of room for journaling. I love to pick a photo each week that I know has a bigger story to go along with this card. And often times, I can pull that story straight off my Instagram, and just copy and paste it in.
One thing that I've been doing in my 2018 album is using the Pocket Maps by Sara Gleason. I almost always work three into each weekly spread, and they're just perfect for those photos that don't have big stories. A quick sentence or two is all I need.
A few weeks into my 2018 album, I had the idea to print out filler cards from my Project Life kits within the app. I used the app itself to add two filler cards to a 4x6 photo, and then saved them all to my phone. I then simply added them to my monthly photo order so they were printed on photo paper. It really simplified the process for me, as 95% of the filler cards that I used in my 2018 album came straight from the PL app. It narrowed down my choices, and I ended up having plenty of choices to work with.
That being said, I did occasionally use a filler card that wasn't from the PL app. I believe two of the filler cards for this week's spread came from my Ali Edwards digital kits, and I just printed them out myself.
I'll be back tomorrow to share another week ;)
Love the mix of content in your layouts. The creativity is great and fun to read and see the pictures. Such talent you have. Love you.
Posted by: John Vonhof | June 17, 2019 at 07:53 PM