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Plwk22

Week 22 and I am not over it. That's saying a lot. The fact that I still look forward to filling up this album every week is really cool.

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This week was interesting because I had Palm Springs to work in. I knew I was going to do the minibook of the whole trip, but because we were gone S-T I still felt okay about incorporating a full page of photos from the trip. And we didn't take very many photos last week at all.

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The "dive right in" text was cut from a j.crew catalog. Super random. But awesome.

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I wanted to include our summer manifesto and I loved the idea of it just "floating" as an insert. My original plan was to stick the photo (it's 5×5) into a 12×12 page protector and sew around it, but I didn't have any 12×12 page protectors.

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So I improvised and used a 12×12 Clearly Heavy Overlay from Hambly instead. I just punched 3 holes in it and adhered the photo to the middle.

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On the backside, I stuck a piece of Studio Calico paper trimmed to the same size. I added a "summer 2012" button from Ormolu to the center of it.

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Turned out rad enough and I love the floating effect.

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Usual suspects on the right side. That Basil Hayden label came from a bottle of whiskey Paul recently tried and loved. Gold glitter stickers on the Vegas photo are from Michael's.

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Yay! Tomorrow I'll share week 22.

supplies / Paper Source circle label, Martha Stewart & Avery labels, Studio Calico patterned paper, My Mind's Eye patterned paper (c/o Scrapbook Circle), Ormolu summer 2012 button, Elle's Studio flag tabs, Hambly clearly heavy overlay, Office Depot shaped paper clips, Elise Joy TODAY IS stamp, Design A page protectors (which are available in this variety pack),  Clementine core kit, Bebas quote font. I use a Fiskars corner rounder (it's not amazing, but it's lasted the longest of any corner rounder I've ever had). I am using a Zig Millennium 0.1 pen and Recollections glossy marker throughout this album.

Confused by Project Life? Start here. Have a question about how I am tackling this project each week (including questions about the quotes)? Check here. See all my Project Life posts here.

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12 responses to “project life : week 22.”

  1. Johanna Avatar

    Your summer manifesto? Makes me wish I’d live in a place with palm trees 🙂 Oh, and read a book together, too! Love that reminder. Will you be reading it out loud to each other? (That’s what I want to do! I’m a fan.) And have you chosen a book yet? Questions, questions.
    … and thank you for continuing to share these peeks in your life // the way you document it!

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  2. elise blaha Avatar

    Thanks! We are going to read Game of Thrones and not read it out loud… just read it. 🙂

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  3. Carrie Rosalind Avatar

    Okay, I am totally in love with that “floating” element…I must think of a way to include that in one of my pages now. As always, you rock!

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  4. Janet K Avatar
    Janet K

    Thanks for sharing this. I Love it….I have not done a mini book before…but want to for some of our “mini” trips this summer….A question I have (sorry if this is so simple) but on the pages where you have the full photo….what type of adhesive do you use on them?
    Love your mini book!

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  5. Sam Avatar

    Elise, I just love that summer manifesto floating in the album. My mini albums quite often end up having extra random bits in which give it character and make it ‘different’. I love it! I love the idea too. Brilliant and inspiring.
    Sam
    http://liveandlove.typepad.com

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  6. elise blaha Avatar

    Thanks! I use tombow roller adhesive.

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  7. lindsey Avatar

    dive right in and floating element, so summery. you’re still a paper genius =)

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  8. Joy Avatar

    This looks like a fun project. I may have to try it out for myself. I used to scrapbook all of the time, until things got busy. This looks simple and fun enough to do on a weekly basis though!

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  9. April Avatar
    April

    Hi Elise,
    It sounds as though you are suprising yourself that Project Life continues to be exciting and enjoyable for you–I’m so glad! I love seeing how you put it together each week.
    I’m curious–will you require 2 binders to complete the entire year? I’m filling your mini book for the summer and would like to do PL starting in September.

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  10. elise blaha Avatar

    It is surprising because I have never stuck with a weekly project like this before. 🙂 I will have filled three binders by years end, I switched to my second at the end of April. 🙂

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  11. fancyscrapper Avatar

    Can I just say, I love that you never make your bed? I HAVE to make my bed. Every. Day. The room’s not okay if the bed’s not made. Silly, I know. I feel like I’m being quite rebellious if I don’t make our bed, and I relish that feeling once or twice a year.
    You rock my world, girl. Thanks!
    Seriously,
    fancyscrapper

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  12. Skye Avatar

    I love the floating summer manifesto! 🙂

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