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Happy Tuesday!! Ginny here with another Everyday Life Documented blog post. The week I am focusing on today is a little departure from my norm. I only focused on one day of the week for the whole spread. It was a big day and I had tons of photos from the event, so I really wanted to get it all in. We had a family reunion a few weeks ago, it was an awesome day. I saw family that I hadn't seen in years and some family that I only get to see a few times a year. It is so hard living far away from everyone that I love, but I am so glad that I documented the occasion:)  

I used a few of the Project Life Core editions from the shop. I love using those cards, it makes it so easy to put the week together! 

I also used the new Bella Blvd. stickers. I love them!! There are so many cute sayings and fun colors!!

I also added a 6x12 insert with more photos. I used some Bella Blvd. papers to fill in the triangles. 

I kept the jouranling pretty minimal on the 2 12x12 pages. I put an entire sheet of journaling on the other side of the 6x12. I won't be sharing it here today, since it includes some personal information. But it includes all that we did at the reunion, where everyone traveled from, the names & ages of all the kids that were there, and just some funny stories!! I really enjoyed putting this week together! Thanks for stopping by today :)

shop items used-Bella Blvd (family bookplate stickers, snapshot tab stickers, snapshot caption stickers, daily details paper, bell pepper paper) Jenni Bowlin(tiny trims gold rubons, speech bubble happy flatbacks) Project Life(blush, honey)

Weekend Inserts

 

 

Hi All! Back with you on this lovely Tuesday to share with you some weekend inserts that I use when working on my everyday life documented. Since much of what my family does together is shared on the weekends (or more of the fun, exciting stuff anyways) I almost always implement some sort of page insert into my PL spread that highlights the weekend activities. This works for me because I have more time to take pictures on the weekend too. And this past weekend happened to have a bunch of activities, so I actually used two page inserts! (*Yes, I have always been a rule follower but find that breaking creative rules are kind of fun the older I get). That's one of the many things I love about this type of documentation; you can make it fit your needs, or your creative style!

So, on to my weekend inserts:

First up, I loved, loved, loved seeing this patterned paper by Bella Blvd show up in my DT goody package!! I knew immediately I wanted to break out my Copic markers and have a little bit o' fun coloring outside the lines! (*There I go breaking the rules again! LOL)

 

Beneath the photo I have another Becky Higgins PL card that has journaling about the story behind the wand bottle opener my friend is holding (er, I mean waving). ;) I simply used my tiny attacher to staple the front photo (on green heart BB sticker)  to the back card. You can still lift the photo and easily read the journaling.

 

Here is the back side of the first weekend insert:

 On the backside of the "hello" PL journal card I wrote about having our eldest son's GF over for dinner for the first time. So surreal that I have a son old enough to drive and to have a girlfriend. *Sigh.  

The front of weekend insert #2:

We attended a concert by a fave local 80s band of ours after the taekwondo pool/bbq party. So, so fun and the weather was perfect for this outdoor event! I loved that the theme gave me great reason to break into the awesome neon Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drop Stickers that are in the COGC shop. ;) The orange "80s" and "Members Only" is a cut up concert wristband I saved. I always find it kinda fun to work ephemera and memorabilia into my PL spreads.

 

 

Some close ups highlighting several of the adorable stickers from the Bella Blvd Everyday and Snapshots lines (*now available in the COGC shop!) 

I used Becky Higgins Design H page protector for the first weekend insert and American Crafts for the Second.

 And the back of the second insert:

The top card flips up to reveal hidden journaling. Journaling talks about my hubs playing some mean ragtime on the piano and everyone at the party  enjoying it. What some didn't know is that it is also a player piano, so when he was finished really playing, they had others go up to the piano and give it a try. Then they set the piano in motion! It was a fun surprise by a quite a few! LOL

 

**SHOP ITEMS USED:  BB Daily Chevies Pickle Juice Patterned Paper (B side-black with white stars),

Bella Blvd Daily Chevies Everyday Bookplate Stickers, Bella Blvd Play Date Tab Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Bookplates Days Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Bookplates Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Captions Stickers, http://comeongetcrafty.net/collections/chic-tags/products/road-trip-note-clips,  Project Life Kits , Freckled Fawn Neon Enamel Dew Drop Stickers  

I also have been using digital templates to make quick and easy photo collages/hybrid inserts for my weekend pages. I will be sharing this technique a little bit further down the road as I don't have a wide format printer at home currently and the templates I have been using are 6x12 and will fit into an American Crafts 6x12 page protector when printed. So look for that tutorial or post here on the COGC in the near future.

Enjoy the rest of your day y'all! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello everyone!  I'm here today showcasing my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 30.  

We spent most of the week soaking up every last bit of summertime that we could...my kiddos start back to school next week!  Where has the time gone?

I used lots of Mint Julep Alphas from Basic Grey to help pull my color scheme together for this week's spread...

The weather seems to already be changing, so we took full advantage of the record low temps and took the kids to St. Louis to visit the City Museum.  They had a blast and it was fun for all ages! 

It was a fairly "normal" week, although we did find out our oldest son has extremely high cholesterol (which was a huge shock), but hopefully can be managed by a new diet plan.  

Shop Items Used:  Elle's Studio (Saltwater Cutouts, Saltwater Frames, Saltwater Lil' Snippets Labels), Project Life (Kraft Core Kit, Midnight Core Kit), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape, Favorite Wood Chips Frames), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons, Mint Julep Chipboard Alpha), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Letter and Label Stickers), Studio Calico (Atlantic Glittered Star Stickers, Snippets Wood Veneer Punctuation)

How was your Week 30?  I would love to see so be sure to post your creations to our Flickr Gallery.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! 

 

Good morning everyone! I'm back today with my monthly pocket pages for May.  This month I used the Project Life Blush Core Kit along with some random items from the shop.

I used the Studio Calico Snippets Journal card, to indicate the month. I plan to use these through the entire year.

The Lily Bee Label Stickers are great to use for journaling right on top of photos.

Did you know with the right kind of pen and ink you can stamp and journal right on top of your photo, like I did here using the Jillibean Chilled Cucumber Soup stamps in the shop.

I also used a bit of the Fancy Pants Trendsetter 6x6 Paper Pad to accent some of my photos and Project Life Blush Core Kit cards.

Shop items used: Project Life Blush Core Kit, Fancy Pants (Trendsetter 6x6 Paper Pad, Label Stickers), Studio Calico (Snippets Journal Cards), Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe (Circle and Tag Stickers, Letter Stickers, Label Stickers), Jillibean Soup (Chilled Cucumber Soup Stamps). 

Thanks so much for coming by. Have a great week!

 

Hi All! Back to share with you a Travel Edition of "Everyday life. Documented." Last week my hubs and I vacationed in Vegas celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary and attending the CHA (CreateNConnect) summer show. (I attended that solo! -LOL) ;)

Knowing that I wouldn't be able to scrap on the road this time due to luggage restrictions and time, I simply collected ephemera all week including, tickets, napkins, coasters, and other small items to add to my layouts.

Here is my intro page which I added as I could no longer fit any more pages into my album!! So this year is broken into two albums and our summer trip and CHA seemed to be a good place to break the year up into two.

I cut out the bracket frame (below "Hello There") with my Xacto knife and added some color behind it. The Becky Higgins Project Life kit cards from the shop came in very handy in simplifying the process and helping me get this week documented relatively quickly.

Here is the left side:

I pieced together a bunch of sentiment stickers from Fancy Pants to add to the "love this place" Project Life card and layered a few other Project Life cards together to create the Monday card. 

 

Here is a portion of the insert I added to my spread. It houses a bunch of journaling from the PL Days of the Week cards that are in the shop along with some pictures and ephemera (hotel coasters). 

I will simply stitch through the page protector a bit to keep the coasters from falling out. (Thanks Ali Edwards for your continuous inspiration!) 

Here I have added a portion of a napkin from Serendipity 3 ( the restaurant known for it's frozen hot chocolate). I plan to add some more journaling to the "this is life" journaling card as well.

 

**SHOP ITEMS USED: Project Life Jade Kit Project Life Midnight Kit Project Life Blush Kit Project Life Kraft Kit Fancy Pants Cork Stickers Freckled Fawn Heart Wood Chips Fancy Pants WAWD Sticker Sheet Fancy Pants WAWD Reminder Patterned Paper 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Feel free to ask questions in the comment section if you have any! Have a great day!

 

Happy Tuesday, friends!  I'm here today sharing my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 28...

We had a very routine week...went to the pool a few times, ate ice cream for lunch, played in the sandbox...just enjoying summer to the fullest :)  

I loved using the Saltwater Frames from Elle's Studio in this week's spread.  They were the perfect size for the 3x4 pockets.

I'm a sucker for speech bubbles so I  really enjoyed using the Jillibean Soup Chilled Cucumber Clear Stamps for my title/date card and the aqua striped filler card.  

 

And here's a few close-up shots...

Shop Items Used:  Project Life (Jade Core Kit, Kraft Core Kit), Elle's Studio (Saltwater Frames, Saltwater L'il Snippets Labels, Saltwater Cutouts), Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day Sticker Fundamentals), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape, Neon Enamel Dew Drop Stickers), Jillibean Soup (Chilled Cucumber Soup Clear Stamps)

Thanks for stopping by today and please be sure to check out all of the great SALE items in the shop! 

 

                    

This week I used some of the cards from the  Project Life TM core editions and I love the way it turned out. It was so easy to mix and match the cards, they all go together so well! This was the quickest week I have ever put together. In the shop we have Bits Kits available. It is an awesome way to get a sampling of all the kits!!

                    

I also added some of the new cork embellishments from Fancy Pants.  My oldest daughter was away at camp all week, so I had her write down her thoughts about the week on a 4x6 card. Typical of an almost 10 year old, she rolled her eyes and kept it short and sweet :)  

                    

                    

 

shop items used-Project Life(midnight, jade, kraft, blush) Fancy Pants(cork arrows, stars, what a wonderful day sticker fundamentals) Freckled Fawn(mum washi tape)

Product Showcase | Elle's Studio Saltwater Collection

 

Hi All! Happy post 4th of July week to you! 

Last week my family and I had a Staycation of sorts(camping, theme park, cabin and lake time) and this line was the perfect "go to" to complete my week of "Everyday life. Documented." "Staycation Edition."

 

 

Below is an insert I added to my spread as this week definitely was photo heavy. **The left half of this photo is the front of the insert and the right is the back side.

I journaled a fair amount behind a few of the photos and tucked behind the pics. Don't be afraid to cut up your Saltwater cards and use in different ways. For example, I cut off the top of one jounraling card and added it to the bottom of one photo so that it could be the jounraling blurb for the photo beneath it. (*the "someone loves fish").

 

Here is another week where I used a fair amount of the Saltwater Collection:

 

 

This is another insert I did and the top left photo is an example where I cut up the journaling card and moved the tab/sentiment portion of it to another place to suit my design. 

** SHOP ITEMS: Saltwater Cutouts , Saltwater Large and Medium Journaling Tags , Saltwater Tabs , Saltwater Lil Snippets Labels

How are you doing on your Project Life TM? Keeping current? Yes? No? If not, no worries. Just start where you are! you can always start working backwards when you start seeing progress. And even if you don't, getting some of your life documented is better than being paralyzed by creative perfectionism. Isn't it? 

Whatever you get done, as Ali Edwards has so often said, "It is ok." I wholeheartedly agree.

Have a great day! :) 

 

Hello everyone!  I'm here today to share my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 26.  Can you believe this year is already half-way over?!?!

My kids and I spent most of our free time this week swimming and hanging out with some of our favorite friends :)  The weather was hot and humid, which is typical for this time of year, so the pool felt extra refreshing this week!

Left Side: 

Right Side: 

I've ran across a few great quotes on Pinterest and Instagram lately and I plan on including a quote each week from here on out :)  I also always include a screenshot of our local weather in each spread. 

Shop Items Used:  Studio Calico (Atlantic Cork Arrow Stickers, Cork Circle Stickers), American Crafts (Mayberry Orange Soda Chalkboard Stickers), Crate Paper (The Pier Ephemera Pack, The Pier Paper Pad), Jillibean Soup (Wise Words Stickers), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers), Webster's Pages (Sweet Notes Noteworthy Patterned Paper), Basic Grey (Mint Julep Snippets)

How have you documented your Week 26?  I would love to see so be sure and link up your projects to our Flickr gallery :)  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! 

 

I'm up with another "Everyday life. Documented." update using mostly the Basic Grey Mint Julep collection. I used one 8 1/2 x 11 page protector and one side of a 12 x 12 page protector. This is what it looks like in my album...I love layering different size protectors the effect of other pages peeking through is really cool.

The Mint Julep Snippet Cards were perfect for adding tags, journaling cards, captions and titles.

Shop items used: Basic Grey Mint Julep collection (6x6 Paper Pad, Snippets, Woven Labels, Chipboard Alpha, Fabric Tape).