2014 Project Life | May

I tackled May Project Life with gusto.  Last Saturday I picked out photos, made collages, typed journaling, and printed out all the photos and digital-generated items.  Then Sunday I proceeded to finish all 7 pages.  It did take me most of the day, but it feels so good to be “caught up”.  (I do Project Life on a monthly basis, so finishing May before June ends is caught up.)

May page 1:  mostly about National Scrapbook Day and how I had my friends over to scrapbook with me.  And how I planned to tackle my Maui vacation album.

I used mostly items from the Studio Calico May Project Life kit Camelot.

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May title pocket.

I typed journaling onto this photo in Photoshop before printing it out.

I printed out some of my 12x12 paper cutting guides really small so I can fit it in this 4x6 pocket.

Some stamping using Elle’s Studio Foodie stamps set. 

 

May page 2:  I received an incredible package from my friend Lili Niclass in Japan.  It was full of awesome products that she designed for Becky Higgins Project Life and Freckled Fawn.  San Diego gorgeousness.  Visiting my dad in LA.

I used journal cards from the BH Project Life Kiwi Edition, which Lili designed!  It’s one of my favorite PL core kits, but then again I love everything Lili designs!

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I had to fill a pocket of a photo of all the goodies that Lili sent me, plus use some of the stuff she sent me.

Handwritten journaling around my photo collage of Moonlight Beach.  I actually created the photo collage on my phone and printed it to my Canon Selphy CP910 a while ago.  I love printing from my phone or iPad to the Selphy!  And since I was using journal cards that Lili designed, with her cute handwriting on it already, I decided to use one of her digital handwritten word art on my photo next to the journal card.  It all matches!  :)  (I used her 3x4 sentiment cards and used Photoshop to extract just the words and put it over my photo.)

The middle is a screenshot I took of my Jumpstart Week of blogging inspiration at Write.Click.Scrapbook.  If you missed my 5-day series of posts over there, you can click on them below to read them.

Jumpstart Week | Intro + Photos - how scrapbook pages are inspired by the PHOTOS we use.
Jumpstart Week | Colors - how COLORS can inspire a layout.
Jumpstart Week | Design - how page DESIGN can be a jumping off point to inspire your layout.
Jumpstart Week | Technique - trying a new technique is a great way to jumpstart a page.
Jumpstart Week | Story – how your STORIES can jumpstart your pages.

I just love how this page’s pockets look together.  :)

 

May page 3:  Mostly about my scrapbooking projects, with some Agents of SHIELD tv show and Noodle cuteness thrown in.

I used stuff from Amy Tangerine Plus One digital Project Life kit, plus Studio Calico Camelot PL kit and some embellishments from Freckled Fawn.

Details:

I stamped that polka dot background using Elle’s Studio Washi Tape stamp set.

 

May page 4:  mostly about our evacuation from the Bernardo Fire and the May wildfires in San Diego.  The season finale of The Mentalist.  Todd playing puzzles again. 

Used journal cards from Dear Lizzy Daydreamer Project Life mini kit.

Details:

I LOVE this photo of Noodle, sleeping in the papasan chair with his stuffed animals, so content after getting back from the fire evacuation.

 

May page 5:  an insert of our trip up north to Monterey, Carmel, & Pebble Beach.  I’m making a mini Handbook album of the trip, so I didn’t feel the need to fill pages of pockets in my PL album with the trip.  I created a 8.5x11 collage of photos in Photoshop, leaving a space in the middle for a strip of paper and embellishments.

I used my Lawn Fawn alphabet dies with a sheet of adhesive cork to make those “Adventure” letters!  So fun!  If you missed my post on DIY Glitter Foam Alphas using the same method, you can read it here.

 

May page 6:  lunch with the girls at work, Noodle cuteness, Pitch Perfect movie, running at the lake, breakfast at Snooze with Todd, and homemade chocolate ice cream.

Used stuff from Dear Lizzy Daydreamer PL mini kit, Studio Calico Camelot PL kit, and Elle’s Studio.

Details:

“So sweet” digital word art by Lili Niclass.

I used Freckled Fawn enamel dots on the ice cream card to look like sprinkles!

 

May page 7:  dinner + movie with Dejah & Roby, Todd’s new bike rack and riding with his friends, Todd rides his bike to work on National Bike To Work Day, lunch at Liang’s Kitchen, my running/fitness endeavors in May.

Used stuff from Elle’s Studio, Studio Calico, One Little Bird, Dear Lizzy, Lili Niclass.

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Some notes from these May pages…

I made a lot of photo collages, many using Lili Niclass’ 4x6 Photo Collages No. 4. 

I love how these photo collages leave white space on the photos.  They make the photos really pop and leave some breathing room on the page too. 

 

I used a lot of screenshots from my computer and iPhone to document the stories.  From my blogging week at Write.Click.Scrapbook., to the movies and TV shows we watched, to the San Diego fires in May.  Using screenshots is awesome!

If you enjoyed looking at my pages and get inspiration from them, I would really love it if you would take time to leave me a comment.  When I blog my projects it can get discouraging to not receive comments, especially since it takes me hours to put the photos and post together.  Your comments go a long way to encourage me to keep sharing on my blog.  Thank so much!