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Echo Park:  Yours Truly

I will post my other layouts later.  I have been busy this week.  Thursday, I got home late from parent teacher conferences.  Yesterday I went to happy hour with some girlfriends.  It was a lot of fun!  I really needed a little break.  I also have pink eye!  It's loads of fun!  I'm using Wolfie's medicine...as he had it last week.  But my eyes are driving me NUTS!!!  Well, that was a bit of random information.  Have a good Saturday!

Project Life: January (plus a real gem!)

Let's just start with this Gem of a photo....

 I know that you all wish you could have a family photo like this.  It is called last minute procrastination.  I decided that we were completely screwed for the best light, nice family photo.  Therefore, I made the best of a bad situation.  Since we were all sick, I decided let's put the medication out front and center as well as the box of Kleenex.  We actually took some serious photos....but none were as funny as this one.  Because who doesn't love a 4 year old holding a serious looking toy gun and bunny ears behind their very own head?  Nobody...that's right!  All kidding aside, this picture will at least be recorded and we will be able to see how we've all grown and changed during the year.

And now to the Project Life spread for January...I am just showing you the basic layout.  I will add an 8.5x11 layout in the middle, but it is not done yet.  Erik picked up the photos for me this afternoon and I haven't had time to complete the layout.  I will share tomorrow.  Please excuse the poor photos...I had to use my lights and my flash...they don't make for the best color.  I do know that I LOVE this project and I LOVE this layout!  I know that we are all going to appreciate this so much in the years ahead.

I have learned so many things this month about life and friendship.  I wish you all a good evening.

Just Jump (12x12 layout)

Supplies are from the Studio Calico Monthly Kit (Don't know which one...)

Journaling reads:  Water, Water Everywhere...All summer long.  If you are not outside in your underwear, in the water, then it's not summer!

We've had quite a sick spell around here.  Wolfie, Erik, and I were all sick last week.  Yesterday and today, Erik got sick again, and JoJo is sick too.  There is so much sickness going on around this place and at school.  I have yet to take our family photo for January, but don't worry...I have 8 more hours until February...I'll come up with something.  Procrastinator is my middle name...

And moving onto Project Life...I'm actually on top of that.  I will post the main layout tomorrow.  I have a few mini layouts to add as I have apparently taken too many photos for January.  I will try to get those done in a timely manner, but I need photos printed for them.  Walgreens should really love me because I'm going there even though I am NOT entirely happy with their prints AT ALL.  But it's near my house, which proves Location is key.  And also, I want to get layouts done.  I'm really excited about this project.  For sure, I will post the main page tomorrow.  How are you guys doing with this project (for those of you doing it)?  

Have a good evening!

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Feeling Crafty!!! (12x12layout)

I think all the supplies are from the Studio Calico Kits...several of them.

So I FINALLY finished this layout.  It has been sitting on my desk for months waiting for a picture.  I finally broke down and just sent it off to Walgreens to be printed.  I really don't like their prints, but it's close to my house and fast.  ( that was totally a run on sentence.)  I have been working on my Project Life Album, and that is why I wanted to send for pictures anyway.  I actually felt like scrapbooking!!  Though, it's tough with no photos.  This was last Halloween by the way.  I've gotten really behind..shh.

Project Life is going well.  Apparently with page protectors, I have a little problem narrowing down photos.  And maybe that would not be a problem if I were doing it weekly.  But, I think I need to ease into this thing.  Sometimes I can be a slacker...I know, it's shocking.

Have a good night!

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Project Life

As, I promised, I am going to show you how I set up my album for project life.  This week has been an extremely difficult one.  My friend lost her mother to cancer on the 12th.  I mentioned it early in this post. And another good friend of mine lost her brother unexpectedly.  We just learned the news yesterday.  So, I would like to wish them all peace at this time and ask for your prayers for them.  Thank you.

When I prepared this album, it was bare bones.  I will go back through and add embellishments and such.  I just wanted to get the basic core of it done.  If you wish to participate, then I suggest you order the Simple Stories Year.O.Graphy kit:  found here.  I also ordered these album page protectors from here.  You will need to order two sets.  I have left overs, but I'm sure I can find a way to use them.  Please excuse the photos...I was in a hurry and I was too lazy to change lenses.  Also, I would like to share that I am so glad I decided to do this monthly.  I was reading another blog and it said, Project Life week 1, and I almost went into a panic...because I was like...it's already been one week of January?  It was the 9th.  But then I remembered I had the rest of the month. Whew...

Cover Page:  I'm going to add our family photo to this page...when I finally have a chance to take one :)

January's Page...I think I like the left hand side blank so I can add notes during the year.

 A mini-layout will go on the left hand side.

I am really excited about this project, and I can't wait to share it with you.  If I need more space for layouts, I will add 8.5x11 pages to make up the difference.