the little things

My Project Life Supplies

I've had many people message me or ask me in person what supplies I suggest to get started with for Project Life. I thought I'd share it here in case anyone is interested. :)

These are my personal absolute must-haves. All pretty self explantory, but I'll link up what I can just in case!

Fiskars Paper Trimmer. Photos. Tombo Adhesive. Cutter Bee Scissors. Pens- Micron and Zig are my favorites, ever. 3x4 cards. 4x6 cards. Ink pad. Date stamp. Project Life Page Protectors. Design A is my most used and go-to. I also love Design H. Notebook for sketching each week.

Regarding my iPhone, I don't use many apps. I do love PicTapGo for editing when I upload to Instagram and sometimes print those, but usually print the original, as they look better in full size.

I print 99.9% of my photos at home, using an Epson printer (not my favorite, but it works for now :)) and editing and photo size is done in iPhoto.

 

Of course, I don't keep my Project Life super simple. I am a lover of embellishing, so here are a few of my extras that I reach for every spread.

Printables. Mini letter stickers. Rubber Stamps. Veneer shapes and alphas. Tags. Labels. Paper clips. Die cut tags. Tiny Attacher. Washi Tape. Rubons. Weekly cards (something new for 2014).

I kind of love this process of documenting. ;)

Hope that helps some that may have been wondering! :)

Hello, 2014

So, it's been a minute since I've blogged. Life, ya know? ;)

But, I'm back! At least I hope to be.

It's a new year. That fresh start I've been craving for a while.

And with a fresh start, comes a fresh year to capture my family's memories and tell our story through Project Life. I love this system.

It's a lot of work. Not gonna lie. The sketches of each week + the photos+ the stories, dates, etc. + the printing of the photos and figuring out what sizes and where I want each placed, etc. But, all very much worth it...even if I am 6 weeks behind! ;)

I just hit week 46 today. November, 2013. I'm good with that. I know I'll get last year completed sometime. 

Today my box of some new supplies from Studio Calico arrived and I admit, they've really stepped up their kits the last month or so! I was about to cancel my monthly subscription and now I'm glad I didn't.

In my box was a multipack of some Project Life page protectors. 3 new designs I've never tried before, including the one with 12-3x4 slots that I had planned on using for my 2014 title page! Liam was napping, Grayson was playing with Nate, the photos I needed were printed, so I wasted no time in getting to work on that page!

Supplies Used: All cards from Studio Calico, except the top verse one. I wrote that guy. :) Silver "D" from target Dollar Spot during the holidays. "Start" flair: Studio Calico. Gold foil "4": Chic Tags, Misc. other goodies. :)

Please forgive that fuzzy photo. It's an iPhone photo because it came out straighter than ones from my Canon. Haha!

Weclome 2014!