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project life : week 39.

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Week 39 and I still love this project.

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(click photo above to enlarge for a [somewhat] clearer image.)

This was a simple week – Paul was out of town and I was making stuff. I got a question the other day about if I consider this album an "Elise and Paul" album or an "Elise" album. That's a good question. Technically, I consider it an "Elise and Paul" album, but I do all the journaling, take all the photos and determine what goes in each week. I would be happy to share the documenting process with Paul but I don't think anything could interest him less. 😉 It still tells our story though and that's the point.

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This week's spread actually includes an insert page with more photos but it's currently top secret for a different project and I cannot share it here yet. I decided to take my favorite photo from the week and blow it up to 12×12 to make a big statement on a full pocket page. (This post has a tutorial for how I print a full page photo in sections on my home printer.)

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I have done this a few times over the past year and still LOVE the impact it makes. I journaled right onto the photo with a Zig Millennium pen.

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The right side is the simplest one I've had in awhile. Just photos and a folded bit David's Tea packaging. The packaging is bulky and was causing the pocket to gape so I clipped a paper clip around it and the plastic pocket and it's fitting better.

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And that's that! Tomorrow I will blog about week 40 and I'm officially caught up with sharing.

supplies / Paper Source
circle labels, Martha Stewart & Avery labels, American Crafts thickers, SMASH paper clip, Office Depot date stamp, Design A page protectors, 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 & photo printing)? Check here. See all my Project Life posts here.

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18 responses to “project life : week 39.”

  1. Nat Avatar
    Nat

    I’ve thought about that question a lot since I’m the one that does the scrapbooking and it’s not like my husband wants to do some journaling – it’s our story through my eyes.

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  2. Megan Anderson Avatar
    Megan Anderson

    Yay for the top secret project!
    I love your full page bleeds. There was a photo I loved so much recently that I went ahead and got it printed 12 x 12 to slip into a non-pocketed page protector for PL (cutting it up would have gone through some faces and would have looked super weird.) I like having the big impact that highlights a few things.
    I also love that you chose to do a picture of the craft zone disaster vs. you crafting: it really gives the scope of how much it took over this week!

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  3. Briana Avatar
    Briana

    Love it when you share project life! Im getting excited for the sea foam kit!! YAY!!!

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  4. Amy B Avatar
    Amy B

    I steal my husband’s phone and download pictures off of it sometimes. I also ask him to take a few pictures and save memorabilia when he goes on solo trips and I’m trying to get him to write down a little for those trips. Only once or twice a year.

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  5. libbywilko Avatar
    libbywilko

    Love the full impact photo of the 12×12 and love the happy bright colours on your other page. Thanks for sharing it with us Elise.

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  6. orange gearle Avatar
    orange gearle

    I love all of your quotes! I appreciate that you share them with us. Maybe you’ve already answered this one, but where do you find them all? And how do you keep track of them all? Have you ever thought about making a quote book? I’d probably buy it!

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  7. candice Avatar
    candice

    I got my stamps! Thank you so much; they definitely DID brighten my day!
    Candice

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  8. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    I find them all over the place. Mostly online, but also in books, magazines, etc. I do not keep track of them, I just find one a week 🙂 No quote book in the works.

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  9. Emily S Avatar
    Emily S

    Just curious – in your everyday life, do you go by “Elise Blaha Cripe” or “Elise Cripe” ? 🙂

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  10. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Elise Cripe. In blogland it is easier to be Elise Blaha Cripe. But I do not care if I am called any variation as long as the names ate spelled right. 🙂

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  11. rachel swartley Avatar
    rachel swartley

    Elise, ever since you posted an Instagram picture of that one large photo divided into sections, I’ve been waiting for you to post it on your blog so I could pin it to my Project Life Pinterest board. 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. Lindsay Avatar
    Lindsay

    Love the big picture spread. Although more of a scrapbooker, I love the idea of project life and have been adding scraps to my personal journal to help in the storytelling of our life! Thanks for the constant boost of creativity!!~ the Fabric Market here in Korea is HUGE and I can’t wait to collect fabric for my first quilt. Love all your projects;)

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  13. Carola Avatar
    Carola

    Congrats! Your project is beautiful!!!
    😀

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  14. J3SS1C4 Avatar
    J3SS1C4

    Love the look of your full page photo yet again! I first saw the photo on instagram and have been waiting to see what you do with it in project life since! I sometimes feel like I’m taking up our whole living room when I craft, but I don’t have any photos of it, so I like to reminder to take some next time!

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  15. J3SS1C4 Avatar
    J3SS1C4

    Oh, and I forgot to mention that I can’t wait to find out what your top secret project is, especially after how great the first announcement was!

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  16. Valerie Avatar
    Valerie

    These are beyond awesome! I love the concept of journaling on the white space of the pic And the paperclip.. so neat!

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  17. Janice Hopkins Avatar
    Janice Hopkins

    Thank you for sharing your wonderful Project Life layouts! I am doing scrapbooks for my 3 adult children and found myself bogged down until finding you. I love the creative aspect of scrapbooking, but doing 12×12 pages became a chore rather than a joy. With the new page additions of Project Life, It looks fun and do-able. Realizing that I am the keeper of all of my children’s memories – through mementos and stories – has definitely captured my attention. If I don’t record them, they will never know about their journey when young. So again, thank you for your shared details from layouts to products.

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  18. Skye Avatar
    Skye

    This layout makes me want to call in sick to work and craft all day!

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