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Project Life 2014 W25-27

I'm finally catching back up with my weekly spreads.  While I'm still chugging away, once this year is over I'm going to month sections with however many pages I need instead of weekly spreads.  The pressure might just be getting to me...

Week 25

This week I went with the basic Design A layouts with few embellishments.  The pictures basically speak for themselves.  They didn't need much.  I love the little epoxy stickers that I added to some of the pictures (hearts, houses, arrows).  They look so much cuter in person.  As for the week, I highlighted Arthur's 8 month pictures one day late and trips to the park, pool, and arcade.  Definitely a typical week during the summer.

 
 

Supplies:

  • PL Kraft
  • PL Baby Neutral (stat card)
  • Amy Tangerine Thickers
  • Epoxy stickers
  • Washi tape
  • Random other stickers

Week 26

This week was so full of events that I had to add an insert (Design G).  I went with some nautical themed cards for our visit to San Francisco Bay and animal themed cards for our visit to the Oakland Zoo.  Other than the cards, I added some Basic Grey alphas to label some of the pictures.  I kept the embellishments extremely sparse because the pictures were so busy.  Including the insert allowed me to highlight some great pool pics and some around-the-house shots.  The pic with Arthur eating paper features some graphics from the Little Moments App.  I liked how it turned out, but know I don't have time to edit each one of my pictures.

 
 
 
 

Supplies:

  • PL Nautical Theme Pack
  • PL Animal Theme Pack
  • Glitter alphas
  • Basic Grey alphas
  • Washi tape

Week 27

For the week of the Fourth of July, I used the Americana Theme Pack, but made sure to pick cards that would coordinate with beach pictures as well.  I love how it turned out.  Thankfully I had enough vertical pictures to fill the Design D page from last week.  I then added some gold sequins throughout the spread to help tie in the firework theme.  Even the sun wood veneer looks a bit like an exploding firework. I like the random nature of the embellishments for this week.

 
 
  • PL Americana Theme Pack
  • Random wood veneers
  • Epoxy stickers
  • Studio Calico gold sequins
tags: Animals, Baby Neutral, Kraft, Nautical
categories: Project Life
Friday 08.01.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

August 2014 Crafting Goals

 

A recap of last month's goals:

  • Make July 6x6 Monthly Page -- Failed.  I completely forgot about this goal.  Argh!
  • Figure out what to do with the rest of retired/don't want supplies (possible RAKs) -- 50% success.  I sold some of my retired sets at a local garage sale.  I need to put the rest of it onto my FB groups.
  • Complete 3 PL spreads -- Success!  I got behind in my weekly spreads, but I ended the month completely caught up!
  • Try a new card making technique -- Success!  I made a few cards incorporating PL cards.  They turned out cuter than I thought they would.
  • Prep blog posts through August -- Fail. I'm so far behind on the back end of my blogs.  I really need to catch up.
  • Try a baby craft -- Success!  We made discovery bottles at the summer social.  Lots of fun!  Arthur still likes playing with his.  Now to think of a few new craft ideas for this coming month and Arthur's birthday party.
 

This month's goals:

  • Participate in at least 5 card making challenges (e.g. Mojo Monday, Dynamic Duos, etc) -- I had fun making a few cards last month.  I want to try to make some more cards based off of challenges.
  • Complete July and August's monthly pages -- I need to catch up
  • Plan out two crafts for Arthur's birthday party in October -- I want to get an early start on planning for his party in October.  I have Pinterest board, but it needs to be curated a little better.  And I need to make a supply list.
  • Put up my retired sets to sell on the FB groups -- They need to be gone now.
  • Reorganize my DSP box -- This box is a huge mess.  I need to organize and plan a bit better.  And then use the paper instead of just hoarding it.
  • Delete one retired DSP Pinterest board -- Related to the last goal, I want to get rid of at least one pack of retired DSP by actual using it (and possibly selling/RAKing the rest)
categories: Goal Posts
Friday 08.01.14
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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