Project Life - Week 19

What's different this week?  Not a lot - simplicity is still my mantra.  Plus I did a double page spread.

Mother's Day was a great photo op with my teens!  They can't refuse me on this day!  In fact we all took some of the shots which make up the lower right collage (see close up below).

There were some amazing fine days among all the rain. Just as well as the building (a childcare we are project managing) is on a time line going backwards!

(Click for a larger view)

The 'grateful for you' was a free digital download from Ali Edwards via Designer Digitals I think, but I can't find a link.  It may have been a one time special.

Sometimes you find the best photos in the most unexpected places!  I adore this pic of my daughter - a selfie taken on her ipod for her FB profile!

Likewise, the photos of my son.  He was messing about in my office with the dog, so I picked up my camera and took about 6 fast shots - resulting in some happy, relaxed photos which are hard to achieve with him usually!  I used a NSD free download from Studio Calico to make the "fave" added to this collage.

My daughter is reading the French version of Matilda!  I used a freebie chevron washie tape download but sorry, I have lost the link from 2012.
Other products used were:
Paislee Press - on my desk journaling card;(OMGosh, so tempted to buy everything she creates!); BH Seafoam filler cards.
Am a long way down the track with Weeks 20 and current week!  Have been crazy using templates!  I made up my own until now but have purchased some to make my life simpler.. will share more next time.   I've also been busy making photo books so hope to share soon.x
Thanks for stopping by, Donna xx

PL Weeks 17 and 18 insert

Have just finished 2 insert pages covering 2 special days out.  The first was a visit to Pier 21 area on Auckland's waterfront.  The lighting was beautiful for photos that afternoon so I had a ball.

Last weekend we went on an impromptu trip to The Bay of Islands for a work related matter.  Despite the bad weather, it was a great day.  It's a piece of paradise up there:)

Here's how it looks in the album.

Project Life - Weeks 17 and 18

Week 17 - The first week of the school holidays.  It was also hubby's birthday, so most of the photos relate to that.

Week 18 - School holidays, a visit to the Orthodontist, work site visits.  I love the photo of my daughter in her room.  Had to take that before she ordered me out!  I also used another webcam shot of the dog with me!  Whatever works for the moment to be recorded.

I love the colours in this spread.  I used BH Seafoam and Midnight Editions, as well as a NSD freebie from Studio Calico.

Also working on an insert to cover extra photos.  I'll post about that later this week.
I've also linked up with The Mom Creative - PL Tuesday

Happy Monday

These beautiful flowers arrived in my kitchen on Friday thanks to thoughtful hubby.

I hope to have my next Project Life post completed later this week.

It's a very wet and windy Monday here. Hope you're safe and warm wherever you are!

Project Life - Weeks 15 and 16

I've read a lot of blogs where people say they love this project and I couldn't agree more!  As long as I stay up to date... That's the key for me.  I need to be in the moment.  Actually I think about it all the time.  Who else does that?  I think that's obsession, right?

This fortnight was a bit surreal.  We lost our lovely neighbour who was only 7 weeks off being 102 years old!  Missing her so much.  She's left a big void in the neighbourhood.  I included a photo from 2004 of her with N and A.  So pleased to have that photo. We also learned of the deaths of 3 other people we know.  Not good.

But on the positive side, my two both received acknowledgments about their awesome academic achievements this term and I'm so proud of them.

Week 15

Week 16

This time I went with BH Midnight Edition cards all in the grey tones.  It sort of fitted with the subdued tones in the photos this fortnight, which reflected the weather also!

The ampersand is my own card.

 The top right photo is of my new babies... 2 bromeliads which Dad grows came home with me from our last trip.  I have them in the lounge in indirect light and so far they are looking good!

I've been practicing composition with a couple of these photos week 15 which is to do with my OLW task this month.  

The A Day in the Life page will slot in here.

Well, it's a holiday here in NZ today... ANZAC Day.  We are off to see Ironman 3 after lunch.  Really looking forward to it!

Donna xx

Project Life - A Day in the Life

On Friday morning I decided on the spur of the moment to do A Day in the Life!  It was the last day of school term and I wanted it to be done on one of our regular work/school days first up.  This is my first time doing this.

I had actually been thinking about a format during the week and wanted to use the Becky Higgins Design J.  It's really for instagram photos but my thoughts were to go with 6 4x4 collages = 24 photos.  I ended up with heaps to choose from and set them out 2 each for morning/afternoon/evening.

The journaling was simple.  I kept it in grey and black to fit in with PL for this fortnight.  I sorted the collages out late Friday night and the journaling Sunday.  Photos arrived today.  Finished.  Easy and so pleased to have this record of an ordinary day (but a day we received a double whammy of sad news).

Supplies used:  Becky Higgins Design J page protector, BH Midnight Edition Journaling card, Studio Calico Digital tab (changed to black and white to get the grey colour).

Will be back soon with images of this fortnight's PL pages.

Project Life - Weeks 13 and 14

 Week 13.  A busy week because we had our guest from Tahiti staying and we were going to New Plymouth to have Easter with our families... and I was attending a work reunion there as well.

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 I included 4 inserts this fortnight.  I could have stretched the week out over 2 12x12 layouts but the OCD in me decided to stay with my formula of 1 page per week + inserts!  Besides, the insert sizes allowed me to keep Easter separate and I used a larger insert for extra photos from Week 14.

I had plans to create a much fancier Easter insert with more graphics BUT... after some consideration I decided simplicity was my mantra and I pared back to something more simple and pleased I did.

I used collages inside the Easter pages to break up the activities and used simple white digital text to place the day and time on the collages. My fav 8.5 x 11 size - Becky Higgins page protectors.

We did an impromptu photo shoot with my family on Sunday afternoon, although my brother was missing.  It was a valuable chance to get all the grandchildren and great grandchildren with mum and dad. It took 3 cameras and goodness knows how many photos to get 2 good ones!

I used Becky Higgins Design G for the insert of extra photos for Week 14. Unfortunately the evening shots haven't photographed well here.  I made a panoramic strip of Auckland city from Devonport's North Head for the right side.  The views that evening were spectacular!
Plus have blurred out a lovely hand written note from our student.  My journaling covers that we miss her but Anna has been chatting on Facebook with her new friends and spent 2 hours on Skype on Sat night!  Got to love modern technology.  The count down is now on until she goes to Tahiti in Sept/Oct.

I made tabs for the inserts.  I've found that people can easily flip past multiple inserts otherwise.
And so, that's it!  On to the next fortnight.

I've also been thinking about all sorts of other projects to do - some interior styling at home and some photo books.  Very inspired the beautiful simplicity created by Pink Ronnie and Liz at Paislee Press!

Thanks for stopping by. Donna

Supplies used: Becky Higgins Project Life system, Journaling Cards: BH Midnight Edition and Seafoam Edition, Tabs: Studio Calico Digital downloads