This week's Project Life covers the week of January 1 - January 6th. The FIRST week of 2013!!!
I love new beginnings. And a new year of Project Life is no exception. It's fun to "start again" with this method of documentation. I have said this before, but one of the things I love about Project Life is that every week, every month, every year can have a different feel or style.
I made a few goals and challenges for my Project Life album this year. One of those goals was to include more "found objects" within my spread. This week I used quite a few items that helped tell the story of our week. I included a 2013 calendar graphic that came with a recent Lisa Leonard purchase. A restaurant logo (where we ate for our first dinner of 2013), a logo from Ann Taylor Loft (from a gift I received), and a ticket stub from the weekend.
For my title/date pocket for this week, I used a Hambly overlay. This overlay was part of my cover page and I just added an Elle's Studio Lil' Snippets: Tiny Label to cover up the tag on the cover page. I use these labels ALL the time in Project Life. They are perfect for dates pockets and for a journaling spot in the 4x6 photo spots.
One thing I noticed while creating this first Project Life spread of the New Year was that I had a TON of photos. I am sure many of you will too. The excitement of starting a new year of Project Life usually results in many many photos. Which is WONDERFUL until you have to choose which ones to include-- or not include. We had a week that included many get togethers, a holiday, sledding parties, and a birthday. So it was definitely hard to choose.
I always remind myself that the photos I don't include are perfect for a layout, or possibly an 8.5x11 layout I an add in this spread later. This is an overview of our week, so I can feel okay about not including everything.
Today we have a giveaway! Leave a comment here for a chance to win an Elle's Studio Prize Pack. For a SECOND chance to enter, upload your Project Life spread in our Member Gallery and leave a second comment in this post linking us to your page. The winner will be announced next Tuesday!
Project Life was created by Becky Higgins as a way to simplify how you document life and preserve memories. Photo pockets used in my Project Life album are created by Becky and can be found here. You can read of all the Elle's Studio Project Life posts here.
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44 comments:
Love your take on PL!!
I am doing project life this year but monthly instead of weekly. I dont think I have time for weekly and didnt want to set my self up for failure! Im stoked to get started on mine though!
i love this-- and i love the way you look at each week as an overview. that's been helping me SO much!
xoxo.
Great week! I like the idea of including more found items, and love that big photo of the kids in the snow.
I've started on a Project Life type thing this year. Not sure what direction it's heading in, but I certainly get tons of inspiration from the blog!
I'm not doing another album this year, but I"m still finishing up the details in my Project 366 from 2012! Thanks for the inspiration to keep on working on it :)
~Natalie
Great start to your PL album. This year is the first I will work on a PL album! Thank you for the inspiration!
Your first week looks amazing! I'm so inspired by the PL posts. :)
I am so excited to start on my 2013 PL album! Thanks for sharing yours!
It always great to see your updates on PL. And you already have the first week of 2013 done! That is amazing :)
Awesome pages-very inspiring!
Thanks for the giveaway :)
I like the found items you included in your album.
Love your first week! Thank you for the great giveaway!
beautiful pages!
I am brand new to Project Life so thanks for the inspiration. I love Elle's products for PL and am glad to have discovered ya'll!!
Great spread! I am new to PL and looking forward to getting started on my first spread... Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!
Love Elisa's cover page too.
I just started PL this year, can't wait to see what the year brings and how the pages change too.
great pages
tfs
I have week 52 to finish & then I'm waiting for the Seafoam edition before starting this year...Love your goal to include more found objects. I hope to include more stories/journaling.
I've just started project life for the first time AND after taking about a 2 year long break from scrapbooking. I just couldn't get into it but now I'm super excited. Don't know if it's taking the time off or the freedom that PL seems to impart. I can scrap in small doses and I'm not being strict with a 2 page a week type thing. I'm looking at it as a way to quickly, easily and still creatively document my year. I can't wait to see how it unfolds. Thanks for the PL posts! They're sure to keep me inspired.
I am doing PL this year..the last 2 years I have attempted to do P365, but my family was very uncooperative....I am hoping that PL will allow me a little more freedom and therefore maybe my family will not get so uptight about. I am finishing my page for week one tonight...hope to post it soon.
I just started project life this year and looking forward for inspirations here every week to keep me moving! Thanks for sharing on ideas and tips! :)
Although I am not doing Project Life, I get so much inspiration from your pages and ideas for my scrapbook layouts.
I am just starting out with Project Life...Thanks for the chance to win!
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very useful website
Your spread is fabulous! I get so many great tips from your blog. Great help, thanks!
So fun to hear your renewed enthusiasm for a new year! Super cute pages!
I just started pL, and I love seeing wat everyone does! Great pages!
Finished my first week of Project Life! Thank you for the inspiration! http://www.shopellesstudio.com/gallery/901/pl_week_1/
This is so intriguing. I have done altered books but never anything with structure and a weekly time line. I am old but have ordered supplies and will give it a go.
I haven't started my PL for this year yet. Thanks for the inspiration to get it started today!
GREAT inspiration! thanks for sharing!
SO excited for PL this year :) Looking forward to adding Elle's Studio to my book!
Love your PL pages!! I haven't ever done one but yours inspires me maybe to purchase the new Seafoam edition. Also wanted to say I picked up your grandfathers story Resolve over Christmas and will soon get started on it. Finishing Le Miserables which has taken forever!! I have followed all your posts about his story and loved the pictures from when the book came out. I will be following you and wishing you a great 2013!
Love the PL title page! so many great ideas! Love your OLW too. =)
Love the added touch your products give to the PL pages!
Awesome inspiration! Good thing I stopped by because I just started my project life for the very first time...love to see how many different ways you can embellish the photo's..:)
Love Project Life :)
http://www.shopellesstudio.com/gallery/905/cover_page_for_2013_project_life/
beautiful PL, love the inspiration.
It is great to see you using found objects along with great papers.
I love doing PL and definitely need to get some Elle's studio stuff for my spreads!
This is my PL Week 1 Spread.
http://www.shopellesstudio.com/gallery/906/project_life_2013_week_1/
Cute and fun products.
Carla from Utah
Here's the link to my spread in your gallery! >>>http://www.shopellesstudio.com/gallery/908/project_life_2013_week_1/
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