Project Life

[aly321]

Anyone doing this in 2012?
I am in LOVE with Ali Edwards, and her posts have made me want to do project life.

I have a few questions…
1. Do you do it? And do you keep up?
2. Do you have a Core Kit from Becky Higgins or are you using a digi kit that is focused on P365/ P52 or are you doing it on your own with elements and papers and such? Digi, hybrid, or traditional paper?

I am trying to decide the best and easiest route for me. I don't want to totally fail at yet another attempt of an album like this.

[CA Dreamer]

Hi! I am all set for 2012. I bought my album, and a bunch of sheets in different configurations. Jessica Sprague has the digi kits to go with them. I am also going to make some cards using SSD kits in 4x6 and the 3x4" to stock up on to use throughout the year. And, print out my favorite kits that I already know I will use in 4x6 or make bordered pages for journaling and titled pages. They print out nicely on thick cardstock. I like the texture if I am going to actually write on the pages.

[NeverendingJen]

I'm doing it! I'll be buying the kit from amazon if I don't get it for christmas

[ColleenSwerb]

My mom/Santa is getting me PL in Clementine for Christmas this year. I'm also going to get some coordinating digi stuff that they have out now. This will be the first year I try it and I'm SO excited. Going to use it to kind of document Swerbaby's first year. I'll likely do it mostly traditional, but add in extra hybrid layouts and bits and pieces and stuff.

[mrshobbes]

I'm so happy it's in digi form! I'm planning on making my own version (culling together page protectors and an album) and will use a PL approach to documenting our big US trip last 2009 because I saved SO much ephemera from it!

[farrijc]

My plan is to use the core kit and protectors to supplement what I am already doing digitally. I'm pretty good at keeping current with my digital layouts, but there are always pictures I want to include but don't feel motivated to scrap. I also like to have a monthly layout but seems like I do them out of obligation and don't really enjoy working on them. So, I thought I would use PL to include those types of pictures and any others I don't have in digital form. I normally print my layouts and put them in a post bound/strap album, so I am trying a binder instead. I'm excited about changing things up a little and hoping I get the core kit and album for xmas!

[julifish]

Do you do it? Yes, I started the last week of September
And do you keep up? I'm behind, but I have all the pics and the stuff I need I just have to organize and print.
2. Do you have a Core Kit from Becky Higgins or are you using a digi kit that is focused on P365/ P52 or are you doing it on your own with elements and papers and such? Digi, hybrid, or traditional paper?

I use a We R Memory Makers album (black leather), Becky Higgins A page protectors. I mostly make my inserts that are decorative with digital supplies and then print on paper and cut. I do the weekly date in the upper left like Ali Edwards does - I just pick a kit for the week and use that for everything. Sometimes I label my pics and add writing on them and sometimes not. I try to use as many pics as possible and then use a folding file organizer to keep my receipts and other stuff from each week. I just put a piece of paper in with the week dates and then slip everything I might possibly use from that week into the same section. Then when I do sit down I have what I need.

Before we started camping/traveling every weekend I would just sit down on Sunday morning and organize what I needed to print for the week before. I have a digital template I made that makes it easy to crop the pics and other add ins. It took me an hour tops a week to put it all together.

I found using a journal or little notebook to record what happens or things I don't want to forget. Then I slip the paper into the file folder organizer thing so I have it when I am ready to create. I'm loving the proces and actually feel like I'm documenting life. The kids already know I want every receipt and that I take pics of just about everything in a week. Slow pic weeks get more digitaly designed inserts like our schedule for the week, books we are reading, documenting a conversation or something funny someone said, shopping lists, cute stories...etc.

Once you get your own method I think you are going to love Project Life! I hope the SSD designers will be offering lots of great kits with fun elements to use for next year.