Sharing Project Life

Hi, okay so my plan was to post this last week, but I've been so busy with catching up on my Project Life. I'm almost there. The week that got me so behind in the first place was week 9. I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted it to. I like when the elements flow nicely together and it just wasn't happening that week. Today I'm going to share with you Week 10, 11 & 13. Week 10 was my first week that I didn't do a full spread for the week. And it worked out perfectly. It shows that you don't have to do a full spread every week. As long as you are capturing and documenting life, that's all that matters. Week 10 & 11 are facing pages that are divided with an extra insert. A Martha Stewart 8.5"x11" page protector. The weather was amazing these two weeks and I had a ton of photos I wanted to include in my Project Life. I used a digital template by Cathy Zielske: Story Guide No.03A. I altered it a bit to make it fit all the photos I wanted. This week I also included week in review, the weather, Instagram photos and cute little Incredibooth photos of Emily and I. Love the way the week turned out. Click HERE for Credits.

Week 11 I used Becky Higgins Design F Page Protectors for the first time. I really love using Design A but wanted to step out of my comfort zone. Design F Page Protectors are great for weeks that you have a ton of little things that you want to document and have in there own sleeves. This week I included Bits & Pieces, a DVD cover of the movie Addison is into, the cover of the book I'm reading, a little recap of the week and pictures from the week. I'm definitely looking forward to playing with Design F again. Click HERE for Credits.

Week 13 I ended up doing a double page spread and I love that the colours flowed from one page to the other. When putting my pages together, if I find a photo colouring might not work the way I want it to I usually turn that photo into Black & White. It's always a quick fix. I've included a April Memories card which I included every month. I'm liking my little Bits & Pieces card. It's a nice place to document the odds and ends of the week. I used my Silhouette to cut out some chevrons and wording. The funny thing about my Silhouette that my husband bought for me for my thirtieth birthday is that I had it for 3 years before I started using it. What was thinking LOL! It's such a GREAT tool to add elements to your page. Now I'm dreaming of the Cameo. Click HERE for Credits

Well thanks for stoping by and taking a look. I hope in the next couple of weeks to get all my pages uploaded to flickr. That's my goal. Check back next week for another Copy Cat Challenge. Hope the rest of your weekend goes well.

Tara

What I'm Reading

Today I wanted to share what I've been reading lately, since reading has been taking over my spare time leaving me little time to be creative. I've never really been a big reader, but about 10 years ago I started reading before bed to help me sleep better. It works wonders and it's also helped me become a better reader and has helped me with my spelling. I normally just read before bed but when I get into a good book I get consumed and I never seem to be able to put it down. Well for the last month that's what has been happening. I've been consumed with reading some really good books. Now I know probably most of you have read the The Hunger Games trilogy. I really enjoyed reading this trilogy. At first I was slow getting into it, but after a few chapters I was hooked :) I went through the trilogy fast. I was very happy with the end. I was glad it didn't keep me hanging. It kind of sucks when you get done a series because those books will never be the same as when you read them for the first time, but I have heard from a few people that said the enjoyed the books more the second read around. So I'm definitely going to read The Hunger Games trilogy again this fall. I've seen the movie but have to say the books are waaaaaayyyyyy BETTER! If you have seen the movie but haven't read the books I recommend you read the books. The movie can't give you as much detail as a book can, but I did like the movie because it gave me an extension of the book even though they left out what I felt were important parts. 

After doing a search on Pinterest on The Hunger Games. I noticed a girl had pinned a book called "Divergent" by Veroinca Roth and this girl had said it was better than The Hunger Games. So that afternoon I went to my local Walmart and picked it up. As with most books it took me a few chapters to get into it and when I did I was HOOKED! I couldn't put it down. I would read on break and as soon as the kids were in bed I would sit on the couch and read until bedtime. Also staying up later than I should :) I just finished this book last night and I LOVED IT! It's a must read. This is also going to be a trilogy. Right now only book one is out, but book two is coming out May 1st. I can't wait but am glad I don't have it in my hand. I need to get some other things done first. My husband keeps asking if I like it better than The Hunger Games. It's a hard question. I really liked The Hunger Games and I love Divergent as well. But if I had to pick one I would say that Divergent consumed me and I wasn't able to put it down. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Now that I'm taking a bit of a break from reading I have to get up to date with my Project Life. I plan on working hard core over the next few days to get caught up. I will post a couple of pages next week. Everyone have a fabulous weekend.

Tara

Copy Cat Challenge No.1

Good morning! Hope everyone is having a great week. Today I'm bringing you a Copy Cat Challenge. It's a challenge that Kayleigh and I used to have at our blog: Creative Inspiration Blog. I'm going to continue this challenge over here. For this first one I have picked a layout by Georgina a.k.a Georgeinci titled "I Love You". I love the design and how she has arranged all her elements on the baker's twine. The colour combination is perfect. I really like the grey and white with the hint of pink. And let's not forget the photos! They are adorable. Thanks Georgina for the inspiration :) Click Layouts for Credits. Have a GREAT weekend!

Tara

My Layout

Project Life-Favorite Pages To Date

This is my first post sharing my Project Life pages with you. I'm so happy that I took this project on. I hummed and hahed and talked it over with my husband. With me going back to work I wanted to make sure I had the time to complete it and not feel stressed. And thats the great thing about this project. You don't have to stress yourself out. You don't have to do a double page spread per week or even one page per week. No matter how much you are doing as long as your doing it, thats all that matters. In the end you are going to have so many memories recorded that you might otherwise have missed. With only having completed 12 weeks of the project so far I can't believe how many little memories and details I have recorded that otherwise might gotten missed or forgotten in a year or even a month. I love making notes about the little things my girls say or the funny things they are in to. Even keeping track of the weather is a cool thing to look back on especially with all the warm weather we were having this March. If I have one thing to say I would say everyone should give it a go. You can do it as digital or traditional scrapbooking. There is a lot of great products out there. In my Project Life I use Becky Higgins page protectors, but use a lot of digital elements as well. In the next month or so I will upload all my pages to my flickr account.

Okay, here are my two FAVORITE pages so far. I LOVE when my double pages coordinate. I have a hard time when they don't LOL! The first page is week 2 which includes Emily's First Birthday Party. I also include an extra insert to hold more photos. Which actually is a page protector to hold baseball cards. I got these from Walmart. 

The black and white photos were just a few pictures I had printed off and hung up as decorations for Emily's Birthday. The idea came from Vinnie Pearce. Check out her post Here. Definitely going to do this for Addison's Birthday. 

On the other side of the extra insert I have who attend her party, the weather that day, the Kool-Aid package I used for her punch and little photos from the day. Another thing that I love about Project Life and with using Becky Higgins page protectors is that I can tuck in other memorabilia, like her actually invitation that I made and mailed out to people. I just love the way this week turned out. Click Here for Credits.

My second FAVORITE page is the week that included Valentine's Day which was actually week 7. Again I love when the weeks coordinate :) This week I've captured the kids writing their Valentine's day cards, our last day at Mother Goose Sing Song, Valentine's goodies and treats and pictures of the kids with their gifts. This week I put in an extra Making Memories 6x6 page protector to hold a digital page I designed plus some Instagram photos and a card I got from Doug and the kids. To see my digital page larger & for credits. Click here.

On the second page I've included some really cute IncrediBooth photos. IncrediBooth you ask? It's an iPhone app that lets you take photos as if you where in a photo booth. Really COOL! The layout of this 6x4 insert I will use throughout the year. I also designed a logo or word art for little tidbits of the week called "Bits & Pieces". I like the way it turn out. Hubby and I had date day at Chapter's & Starbucks, so I kept my Starbucks cup to use for this week. Click Here for Credits.

I would love to hear your thoughts. Please leave me a comment and if you do check in on a regular basis please follow my blog. Next post will be a Copy Cat Challenge. Everyone have a safe and wonderful Easter weekend. Happy Hopping!

Tara

Lastest Layout

With the weekend being so cold and rainy I'm hoping to do some catching up with my Digital Scrapbooking and Project Life. I also have to get my buns in gear and get Emily's first year book done. Today I was able to scrap her first day of swimming lessons. I love this layered template by Katie Pertiet. It's been on my desktop from awhile and I've been dying to use it. I like how versatile layered templates can be. I always shrink them down to create more white space. 

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Last night my husband and I had a date night. We went to a 3 hour cooking class at Aroma Mediterranean Restaurant in London Ontario. We were divided in to groups of four: Salad, Soup, Main Course and Dessert. Hubby and I were split up. I was in the salad group and he was on dessert. We didn't really learn any cooking techniques but it was fun preparing the food with a group of strangers. After making the food we got to sit down to a four course meal. It was a fun evening and it was nice to step out of the box.

Please look back later in the week when I share a few of my Project Life pages. Enjoy your Sunday.


Tara

Welcome To My New Blog!

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone & welcome to my new blog. I haven't blogged in about a year since I had my daughter Emily. Kayleigh Wiles and I used to blog at Creative Inspiration Blog and I haven't posted anything in over a year.  I've been debating about starting a new blog for awhile and finally decided to give it another go. My plan is to blog once a week, but if life gets busy I might miss a week or so. I look forward to sharing moments of life and inspiration with you.


Since today is St. Patty's Day. I thought I would post some inspiration using green. In our house we don't really celebrate St. Patty's Day, but now that we have kids I would like to start. Today I'm going to make green pancakes and dye their milk green. It's going to be a St. Patty's breakfast!


I LOVE Pinterest! Lots of GREAT ideas there. Here are 4 green pins that caught my eye. 

1. I like the cute little gift idea. I can use this idea for other occasions. Pinned from The Crafting Chicks  2. I love poms. They make awesome party decorations. Pinned from Pom Love Etsy Shop 3. Great Shades of greens. Love getting colour inspiration from Design Seed 4. These cookies look yummy. Going to give them a try next year. Pinned from Here.

Here is my latest layout using all Designer Digitals products. I Love Katie's Pertiet's Vintage Charm Clusters. There so beautiful and they make it easy to complete a layout in minutes. Please click here for CREDITS.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day :)

Tara