Sharing our version of Project Life for January here today...
i have a different vision for this album this year...
and this is probably how it will look going forward.
An album with a year's worth of stories told in order is really really meaningful to this family. So I am choosing to keep that concept in mind. Pocket scrapbooking will still be a part of this album. As you can see here with Week1. Not a lot of photos were taken, which is part of something I will be focused better on. But that does not stop the story telling.
Looking in my album you will see this as Week2. A trad scrap layout. This is the way I really really love to tell our story, with a traditional layout. The little calendar card from One Little Bird will be a themed piece throughout the year keeping our dates cohesive.
And a lot of grid layouts will be telling our moment stories, like my nephew's 16th birthday as shown here. (note to self...take the trad scrap layouts OUT of the pocket protectors before taking photos). I love me a grid anyhow. A lot of story can be told simply in this matter. All the photos are arranged to fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of photo paper and printed at once. Then trimmed as one piece and added to the page.
And then back to another pocket page for Week4. Very straight forward. Not much embellishment, but some. Yet lots of journaling. and story telling.
telling our story...this is what i am really seeking, after all.
And I want to get back to telling our story. I want to keep it doable and simple. But I want to add my love of trad scrap layouts too. Hoping this year's book can be a steady telling with these concepts in mind.
How about you...
will you be telling your story this year the same way?
I would love to hear...
till next time.
I absolutely love your new approach. It has a different look- fresh-inspiring. Sometimes I think all the pockets can be a bit distracting but I can see how taking it back to simple and telling your stories and a bit of creative fun thrown in...keeps the PL idea worth continuing. I am so happy to see your work today. It's beautiful--now I want to go work in my book (thanks).
ReplyDeleteJamie...this is perfect! I love how you're using traditional scrap pages...and I love the colors and moods of your spreads. Beautiful work...as always...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing! I love the grids, the photos, and your approach. You are so inspiring, my friend :) xo
ReplyDeleteI'm blown away by this , seriously Jamie you are incredible
ReplyDeleteWow - I LOVE this approach. I made it through about five weeks last year and had decided that PL style scrapbooking wasn't for me. Then last week, I looked back at those five weeks of layout and loved what I saw. I felt a sense of panic that it was too late to try again this year and now I think I can with this type of approach! I may just tackle this but even if I don't, thanks for the inspiration!!!
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