Project Life

There is a new Designer Challenge up on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today! This time it’s all about… scrapbooking!

I decided it was time to add another pocket page spread to my (growing pile of scrapbook pages that I will hopefully put into) albums (one day)!

I haven’t been very consistent with scrapbooking this year, but I like that with a Project Life spread like this, I’m able to document a whole bunch of little stories all at once.

I cut all the filler cards from a sheet of mono-printed paper and I only used a couple of store-bought alphabet stickers. Everything else was die-cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs dies!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MY DUTCH READERS:

Els van de Burgt komt naar Nederland! Aanstaande zaterdag 5 september demonstreren Els van de Burgt, Anita Izendoorn en ik (!) deze prachtige nieuwe dies bij Doe@ding in Spijkenisse. Ik hoop je daar te zien!

Don’t forget to visit the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog for more scrapbooking inspiration!

Have a wonderful week!

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs –

967 Alphabet 1 – Caps
1061 Fitted Frames 1 Lace Rectangles – Coming soon
1062 Fitted Frames 2 Curvy Squares – Coming soon
1063 Fitted Frames 3 Lace Squares – Coming soon
1064 Fitted Frames 4 Curvy Squares – Coming soon
1066 Ornament Set 5 – Coming soon
1070 Ribbons & Jewels – Coming soon
1075 Alphabet 2 Lower Case – Coming soon
1076 Numbers & More 2 – Coming soon

The Oct/Nov 2013 issue of Scrap365 was a Project Life special and I contributed the PL-spread shown here. It might come as a surprise to you that I even have a Project Life, as I have never shown any of it here.

The honest fact is, that I don’t really have one. What I mean by that is that I started with one in October 2012 and that I did a fairly decent job documenting my life until at least two months into 2013 and then I just gave up. So… I have all the photographs (printed AND in the assigned pockets), I have all the stories, the memorabilia, the special PL-supplies… But I do not have a finished album.

I really like the concept of Project Life and I really like the fact that it’s a place to live for all the bits and pieces that I collect. But the harsh reality is that it turned me into a hoarder of random stuff and that it’s just way more work to keep it up than I’m willing to invest.

That said… I really love this spread and I remember that when I completed it, I really was motivated to go on with the weeks that followed. I didn’t, but now that this spread has come home, I am tempted to finish at least a couple more. If I do, I will treat them as a ‘Week in the Life‘ and just add them to my regular albums.

I also have a bunch of pocketed page protectors left. Thankfully not a years supply though! I have vague plans for those… And I will fill you in about those plans, when the time comes!

(If you are not clear on what Project Life is, you can find out more about it here)

Marsha.

Elizabeth Craft Designs | Project Life Spread – week 26

As seen in Scrap365 Oct/Nov 2013 | Vol. II