Project Life Tuesday

I had ordered a Clementine & Cobalt core kit when they first became available, b/c I couldn’t decide which one I wanted to use for my 2012 PLife.  I ended up going w/ Cobalt, but held onto the Clementine b/c I knew I could use it for something else.  Well, I was so caught up and up to date w/ my 2012 that I decided I needed to work on another PLife.  So, I decided to go back through my blog for 2010 and pick out a picture a day and do a 2010 PL.  I got out my Clementine kit and decided I should take pictures of my process.  I like to lay out all the cards on the floor and see what filler card I think goes w/ the date card.

Then I match up the journaling cards to the date card and filler card.  Here are the combinations that I liked and came up with.

I also lay them out in order of how I am going to put them in the book.

For some reason I have a severe aversion to the 10 of hearts card in this kit.  I just don’t like it at all.  So, I am using it for now until I can find some other cardstock to use in its place.

Here’s the last one.  I also didn’t like the bright orange arrow stickers that came w/ this kit.  So, I had some leftovers from my original kit that are a more neutral tan color that I decided to use.

I got my pictures printed off at WalMart and there are over 300 pictures, and this is only the first 1/2 of 2010 (January – June)!  Seeing this huge stack makes me SO HAPPY!  It means that I am doing something with the thousands of pictures I take, and that they aren’t just sitting on my hard drive.  In my mind, they are being “brought to life” where they will be looked at and enjoyed and have a home.

I got so much done in just a few week’s time.  I started the week on Monday January 04.  I haven’t done the journaling for the first picture b/c I think I want to use a different picture.  But at least I have the journaling card ready to go if I do decide to change out the picture.

It was Autumn’s birthday this week, so I did a Design C insert and filled up one of the 6 spots w/ a big journaling card.

On the left is the back of the Design C insert along w/ the 2nd half of week 2.  I had originally printed off a picture, but decided I wanted a different one, so I left it blank for now and did the journaling and will just print the other picture when I put in my next picture order.

On week three I did another Design C insert b/c we had gotten a professional photo shoot done back in December and finally got the pictures sent on a CD during week three.

The left side is the back of the Design C insert and then the second half of week 3 on the right.

I like using the same journaling card for the whole week b/c it gives the 2 page spread a cohesive look and it puts the focus on the pictures.

I was happy to notice that each week I usually have 6 pictures of people and then 1 picture of something that’s not a person.  I didn’t do that on purpose, it just happened that way.  I think I’ll try to do that on purpose for my 2012 album now.  I like that the focus is on people, but it’s nice to also show something else each week.

We had a snow day this week, so I did an insert.

I love using Picasa collages to fit more than one picture into a 4x6 slot.

I skipped taking a picture of week 8, b/c there was some personal information I needed to blur out and didn’t have the time and wanted to get this post done.  I don’t have internet at home, so I need to go online sometime when I’m at my Mom & Dad’s house and get a picture of my Mamarrazi class off line and put it in this slot.

So, there’s my 2010 update so far.  It’s been awesome to work on it a little at a time in the evenings once Autumn goes to bed and I’m just relaxing and have the TV on.  It helps me feel productive and I know this will be a treasured memory for me and my family to look back at in years to come.

I am linking up over at The Mom Creative today!