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It's week two and I love this project.

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click the photos above to enlarge for a somewhat clearer image.

Week of : January 7 – January 13.

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What happened this week?

We were home Monday-Thursday and then drove to San Diego Friday afternoon to house hunt.

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Anything special in the spread?

I added a Design H photo pocket page insert this week to hold a few more photos and thoughts from our house hunting trip. I didn't take a lot of photos of the adventure (though many of the houses we saw) so there really wasn't too much to include. The blurred out section is the fact sheet from our favorite place. (Which, by the way – we put in an offer in, but decided NOT to take after they countered and we realized it wasn't just right.)

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I used a journaling card from the baby kit on this insert as a 4×6 journaling card. Totally wouldn't know it was from a baby kit, would you? 😉

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Techniques this week :

Nothing too special. More writing on photos. More letter stickers on photos. I sewed some fabric from the chair recover project on top of the photo of the chair.

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I also tucked a 4×6 file tab card (from an office supply store) into a 4×6 pocket behind a photo to hold the date.

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Overall thoughts :

Still really loving the 3×4 journaling cards to tell stories. Love that I am getting more writing in. I have been doing the spreads in just one or two time chunks each week instead of a bit everyday and I think that's contributing to the more unified look. 

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Ratio of iPhone photos to "real camera" photos : 8 to 2.


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Ratio of photos taken by Elise to photos taken by Paul : 9 to 1. Paul took that photo of Stephanie, Katie, Ali & me at CHA. 🙂

Supplies used : Seafoam core kit, Project Life baby edition, Studio Calico Project Life kit (arrow & grid 3×4 cards), the FOR THE LOVE stamp on the chipboard is not for sale, but a small version is here, Ormolu file tab, Paislee Press "fave" digital element, Meredith Tilton Love Light transparency, Amy Tangerine letter stickers, Amy Tangerine house sticker, Paper Source kraft circle sticker, Office Depot paper clips, Evalicious journaling tag & flair badge, Martha Stewart & Avery labels.

Tools used : Design A pocket pages, Design H pocket page, Fiskars corner rounder, Zig Millenium pen, Rotatrim paper trimmer, Office Depot date stamp, staz-on ink. All photos were printed at home on my HP Photosmart 2575 printer on Office Depot semi-gloss photo paper.

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I use photos, text and stuff to document our life weekly. You can see all the posts from 2012 here and 2013 here. Do you have a question about how I am tackling this project? Check here.

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17 responses to “project life 2013 : week 2.”

  1. Jessika Avatar

    Whereabouts are you looking? My parents have my grandmother’s house that’s sitting empty in Vista, but I suspect that’s too far north.
    Tell Paul Jessika Palmer can’t believe the guy who hung out next door in ’04-05 is going to be a dad! He’ll (and you’ll) be great!

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  2. Angie Avatar

    I love this so much! Such a great project. I wish so badly that I had a printer so I could do my own!!!

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  3. Holly Smith Avatar

    love this! the ‘fave’ element is awesome. i’m inspired to take a pic of my own one little word in stamp form. 🙂

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  4. Pink Ronnie Avatar

    Beautiful, as always. Your love, joy and energy always come across so well in your layouts.
    Ronnie xo

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  5. marcela Avatar
    marcela

    Looks great Elise!
    Quick question, is there a trick to stamping on photos? I seem to get my smudged all the time 😦

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  6. heather m Avatar

    This is so very Pinterest-worthy! What a great project. You have quite the creative eye 🙂

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  7. Mindy Avatar
    Mindy

    as usual….love it! i have a question about the mini books. will you be coming out with others this year? i know you’ll be busy with baby & so just wondering as i might buy a few as i have something in the fall that i would like a mini book for. thanks so much!

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  8. J3SS1C4 Avatar

    Love your layout again! I can’t believe how different your pages look from mine, even though I’m using the Seafoam digital kit… I’ve used mostly the colours from the kit, so my pages are bright. I really need to use more of the neutrals though, I love how your pages look with them!

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  9. elise blaha Avatar

    thanks! I am not sure! Most likely there will be a summer book, but I do not currently have plans beyond that. 🙂

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  10. elise blaha Avatar

    I use Staz-on ink and it dries quick. I think what matters most is your photo paper – glossy prints might have more trouble. 🙂

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  11. lee Avatar

    I hadn’t realized that, last year, you did each week in bits and pieces…and truthfully, I don’t think my brain could handle that method! In my first few weeks of this Project Life year, assembling everything into the album a week at a time has been so helpful at organizing and arranging. It feels like, if I was doing it as the week went by, I’d constantly rearrange!
    But love the look of your album so far, and congrats on the news that Baby Cripe will be a sweet little girl!

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  12. Marie Avatar

    Love your layout, simple, but beautiful I think. Thanks for sharing. Oh and congratulations for your sweet baby girl! 🙂

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  13. libbywilko Avatar
    libbywilko

    Another great week Elise, thanks for the inspiration.

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  14. jessica o'brien | jessohbee Avatar

    love all the black and white this week! i’ve noticed a reoccuring “round” shot – this time with the coffee, and last week with the bowl of fruit. a nod to pregnancy? it’s cute whether intentional or not (which with you, i can’t imagine it being ;))

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  15. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    I love that you incorporated your word into your spread this week.

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  16. elise blaha Avatar

    Thanks! Not intentional but I do tend to love the look of a round shape in a rectangle. I am loving following your pages too. So glad you are doing this project!

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  17. marcela Avatar
    marcela

    ohhh duhhh i should of printed on matt paper, thank you!

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