Project Life: Week 3

Week Three of Derek's album.  Includes his first visit with Grandma and Grandpa and playtime on his playmat.  I used more manila shipping tags, an item that is quick and easy and will be a staple throughout this album.  I also used one of the printable quotes I designed :)

 

Project Life: Week 2

The next week in the life of little Derek :)

Project Life: Week 2

Here is a look at his first week home.  Looking at this now it seems so long ago...none of the clothes in the pictures even fit him now :) 

I just realized it may be confusing cause I titled this 'Week 2' and the actual page says 'Week 1'.  I started counting with the first week he was home in his album so I will match the titles from now on to make it less confusing :)

Project Life: Week One

I am finally ready to start sharing pages from Project Life/ Derek's baby book!!  Each week is a two page layout.  I upload the pics a month at a time to Shutterfly ( which is the only place I have found to print photos that are close in color and quality to what I am actually shooting!) and write down notes and stories in a notebook I keep handy, then match them up when I am putting the pages together.  I also take a lot more pictures with my phone, and just upload those too.   I am loving this type of scrapbooking and it is now part of my routine :)  More layouts to come this week.

Here is a look at the week he was born!!

 

Project Life: Intro Page

Hello everyone :) It is good to be back! I am slowly working things from my pre-baby routine back into my new life as a Mama and this is was an easy an obvious choice.  I was also excited to share the first page of Project Life!!  I completed this page shortly before the arrival of my little man, and just didn't get a chance to  post it up here. 

While the rest of the album will follow a weekly format, I wanted the first page to act as an intro and briefly touch upon what led up to Derek's first week of life.  I am super happy with how it turned out and it makes me anxious to get working on the pages for the last couple weeks! 

Check back soon, I am working on a post about how great (and CRAZY!) it is to be a new Mom and have more pictures of the little one to share :)

prepping for project life.

As the arrival of our little bundle nears I am gearing up to start Project Life, documenting the first year of baby boys life :)  Here are some general thoughts I have been having.

--I was originally going to start with the week he was born but thought it might be cool to include what's going on the couple weeks leading up to the big day.

--I also think this will give me a chance to get a feel for the project and how I want to organize stuff and put it all together.

--This includes getting in the habit of taking my camera with me and actually taking more pictures with it.

--This also includes jotting down happenings and stories as the week goes on. I love post-its and a little notebook I carry in my purse.

--I am not someone who prints photos at home, however this may change once the baby comes and I get color ink for the printer. But, for now there is a Rite Aid around the corner from the house which is where I will upload and pick up (or have the hubby pick up) my weekly photos.

--Keeping random paper tidbits from the week in a pocket I taped to my wall by my desk.




--The story of the green album:  I purchased this green polka dot American Crafts album a few months ago with the intention of using it as Baby G's album.  It was on sale and I actually think I bought it before we knew he was a boy, so it was also gender neutral.  Anyhow, when I got it in the mail it was WAY brighter green than the photo had led on (the picture above doesn't do the brightness justice).  But, I figured, oh well I will get over that ( still haven't just for the record.)  Then a month or so ago I decided I wanted to embark on  Project Life for documenting his first year and our first year as parents.  Well this album is post bound, not a 3-ring binder, but I also thought, no biggie I can make that work.  But here we are and I am about to embark on this project and I hate this album.  So, needless to say, I think I am going to purchase a new one. Now I just have to figure out a use for this one.  I do have a LOT of layouts laying around with no home, so I might just make this another random life album.  It is a silly thing to feel guilty about but I do since I spent money on it and now will be spending money on a new one, for purely cosmetic reasons.  But as of now, I am saying f it and letting it go :)

-- I am going to use my planner as another way to keep track of what happens week to week, as far as appointments and to-dos and other various notes.

Project Life: Baby's First Year

I am so so so so excited to start this project and share it with you!!!  I have decided to be a part of the Project Life movement that is going on in the scrapbooking world right now.It was started by Becky Higgins a couple years ago and has really caught on and taken on a life of it's own.

Most people do one two page spread consisting of 4x6 and 3x4 pockets for photos, journaling, etc. for each week of the year, thus documenting their lives as they go along, as opposed to the traditional one-page-per-event/ topic scrapbooking style.  It is a great way to capture all the little bits of life and is more like a journal and scrapbook all in one.

Mine is going to be a little bit different in that instead of one spread for each week of the year, I will be documenting Baby G's first year of life.  I am still in debate of whether to start it with the week he is born, or sneak in a few of the weeks leading up to 1) because I am excited to start and 2) to share thoughts feelings and preparations for his arrival.  I am slightly hesitant to start early because I still have a lot I want to put into my pregnancy journal so we shall see.

I have started gathering supplies and prepping them to use in the album, by pre-cutting them, etc. Below is a glimpse at some of what I have collected so far.

I will also be adding my own take on some Project Life inspired products to my Etsy shop VERY soon, and using them in my album as well.

Below are some links to various sites explaining and illustrating this project for you to check out, all of which are very inspiring!!

           Project Life at TwoPeas
           365: Project Life by Ali Edwards
           Project Life by Becky Higgins
           Meet the BH PL Designers Here
           Elsie Blaha's Project Life 2013

I am not sure how many, if any scrappers read my blog, but if so is this something you would consider doing, have done, or just any thoughts on the project in general?