Project Life: Weeks 19 & 20

Week 19, I stepped it up a bit. Sunday we had a lot going on. Paulina sang in the choir, we had an awesome family day. So I used a pocket for Sunday's journaling. I put it on the outside of the page protector. The pocket is by Sn@p, Simple Stories. I journaled on 3 of Becky's cards and placed them in the pocket. This added a little interaction on the page.

The next element I added was a flip up. I love Yogurtland, and so do my girls! So I used on of their gift card sleeves. I stapled it onto the front to create a little flip up. Then under I added some letters and Doodlebug washi tape. On the other side of the gift card holder I added a journal card from Sn@p Simple Stories. And voila, a little addd interest.

I added a frame to Monday's picture of my sweet kitty Duke. It's from Cathy Zeilske. I also added some of Heidi Swapp's clear letters to my Tuesday picture.

 Here is the full week spread.

I also added 2 extra pages. Design I & Design D. I had taken a lot of pictures this week and wanted to include them in my PL. A few I posted on Instagram so I kept them in the traditional square format. for Design I. The Design D pages I have are the ones that were on sale because they were not even...and boy they weren't kidding. But since I print all my pictures at home, I was able to play with the sizes.

Next is week 20, May 12-18...Mother's Day! It was an awesome Mother's Day. Another full week for Project Life. One of my presents was the fabulous Olloclip! I am so in LOVE with this gadget! It is a 3 in 1 lens for your iPhone. It has a fisheye, macro & wide angel!! I went crazy taking pictures with this all week. I am waiting for the case to come in now. The only down side is that you can not have a case on your phone : ( And I LOVE my custom case. Anywho. Used Honey for weeks 19 & 20...still in love with it. But since I was able to make it to Hobby Lobby in Easton...over an hour away..I was able to pick up a Blush Edition!!!! Yay!! It was so cool to see Project Life in the stores...on the shelf! I have been doing PL for 3 years and it really was a joy, I was so happy for Becky to have her products in Retail stores...go Becky!!
I used Design J for my instagram photos. These I took with my olloclip! LOVE! And Elsie's new app, A Beautiful Mess which you can read about here!! It added some fun elements to my pics. I used Echo Park's Journaling Accent Cards.

Here is week 20. Loving my Honey Edition...as you can tell. But next week: Blush Edition!! It is the first physical core kit I've gotten in 2 years! I gotta say: it was pretty cool to actually hold it in my hands...and it even smells good, lol! I love the smell of paper, weird, I know. Enjoy! Have an awesome week & keep crafting!

I am linked up with the ever so clever & crafty Jessica at The Mom Creative Blog!

Project Life: Week 18

So as you can tell, I'm still loving the Honey Edition of Project Life!! Still in love with the colors and the style. It just plain makes me happy! This week was pretty straight forward. I used Becky's Design A pockets.  I didn't add any extra embellishments except for a flower strip on Mondays journal card. I also didn't have a lot of pictures for the week, so I didn't even use any extra pages. As I looked at a few different PL layouts from The Mom Creative Blog, I noticed many people adding their personal creative touched to their pages. I thought, "Boy, I've gotten lazy!".  And also very busy, but still, my pages are lacking my "dani" touch! So going forward, I vow (or at least I will try my best) to put a little more "umph" onto my pages! Especially since I do not scrap 12 x 12 hardly at all. And I have about a million embellishments! So there really is no excuse. So stay tuned for next week...

I am linked up with The Mom Creative Blog. Her blog has so much inspiration packed into it!

Project Life: Weeks 16 & 17

Last week was a crazy busy week! I did not even get to blog, yet alone link up on The Mom Creative Blog. So here I am combining the past 2 weeks. For week 16, I used a line from Simple Stories. It was called Vintage Bliss. I bought a few new lines I had found at a Scrapbook Expo in PA I had attended. Since I rarely scrap 12 x 12 anymore, and we have not ONE Scrapbook Store in our area I find it hard to by any new lines. But this one aught my eye. I hand journaled my week. I have not done this in 2 years with Project Life! It was a bit weird at first, but I loved the "vintagey" feel of the pages. I had to cut their journal cards down just a smidgen. But their date cards are a perfect 4 x 6. On the personal side, I have been working on Heidi Swapp's Memory File Adventure. that is probably the main reason I didn't blog last week. With a full time job, 3 children, the crafty time is limited! But I am in love with this project! So if you get a chance, hop on over to Heid's blog and check her out!

Week 17 might just be one of my favorites, in terms of core kit selection. I am so CRAZY about the Honey collection!!! It is by far my absolute favorite. I love the colors & the style...I love everything about it. It is a happy collection & reflects my mood this week. I had an awesome week, considering my allergies were out of control! As you can see by my Thursday post : (
On Tuesday, my daughter Paulina had her 5th grade class trip to Washington DC, where my sister lives. So she met us there for a bit.  On Wednesday we had a great family day at the Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill....gorgeous! So basically this week rocked, as did my choice in color selection. I may just have to stick with the Honey collection for  a few more weeks!

I am linked up with Jessica at The Mom Creative Blog

Project Life: *Birthday Style*

SO this week was my birthday...47!! What? Seriously, I have no idea how that happened. Last time I checked I was 30 something...? Anywho that is a whole other blog post! But this birthday was pretty wonderful. Lots of good wishes from friends around the world. And I continued my tradition of spending the day with my amazing friend Wendy! We went to the Scrapbook Expo & shopped our little hearts out! My family and I went out to dinner at Bonefish Grill, delicious! Alrighty then, lets get down to business & the lovely Project Life...
This week was all about orange since it was  my bday week. I used mostly the Kraft edition & a few of Cathy Z's journal cards. I was going to do extra 8 x 8 layouts for the Phillies game on the 9th & my bday, but instead opted for  4 x 6 collages. I used the Lilypad collages. I find she has so many sizes that I always find one that fits all my photo's. She has quite a few, some have the white border, and some of the collages have no borders. So check before you purchase & download. And they're only $4 for 20! Bargain city! I have a ton of them : ) I also went on a photo excursion with my friend Tiffany. It was refreshing to get out and shoot again! Then we went to the beautiful Tabora Farms for some coconut rum coffee. Though it is spring here in PA, nothing is really blooming, or for that case, even budding. So you really had to take a close look at your surroundings to find something interesting to shoot. At the end of the post I added a few of the pictures I took. I edited them on my iPad in the app DeluxeFX. This added color, texture & a bit more interest. I will print these out in 4 x 4 and use "Design I" to display in my PL. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

I am linked up with the lovely ever so talented Jessica over at Mom Creative Blog!

Project Life: Easter Style

This week was a fun one for Project Life. Though I used the usual "Design A" for the weeks layout, I also added a few additional sizes. I added a 5 x 7 for Paulina & Natalya's Easter shot. And then I used a 12 X 12 collage from Simple as that Blog. I printed it out as an 8 x 8. I love Rebecca's collages! She has a great instagram one also. For my title card I used the Kraft Edition. The journaling cards are in rainbow order. For those I used almost every kit I have downloaded and even created one : ) On Monday's picture I added a tag. This tag must be from well over 8 years old. That is yet another thng I love about Project Life...using up all those little doo-dads you have hanging around collecting dust. This week I also received an early birthday present from my hubby...my new Canon Rebel T3i!! I am in love with this baby even though I still have a ton to learn!
This is another short post due to the fact I have about an hour or so to get ready before I pick up my girls and head to Philly for the Phillies baseball game!! Yay! It is 80 degrees out, which is very unusual for April. But hey, I'll take it...along with some crab fries & an ice cold beer : )
Have an awesome week!
I am linked up with the lovely Jessica at The Mom Creative Blog!

 

My cutie pies in 5 x 7 style!

     

These are the photo collages. I love how I was able to squeeze in so many pictures!

Meow....

OK, so I am always doing posts on Project Life...mainly because it is my priority. But I thought I'd do a little post about the lovely fluffiness I am blessed with on a daily basis. So those of you who are not feline lovers, you can just bypass this post : (
Our cats are part of our family. We all contribute to taking care of them. The girls feed them in the am, and brush them out occasionally. I feed them in the pm & take them for their vet check ups. My husband has litter box duty...thank God! Bryan and I love them to jump on our beds while we watch our evening programs. Our two newest ones, Sonic & Marmalade (aka Duke) are finally getting use to being around us...after a year! Our grandpa kitty, Archie is so old he has no whiskers! But is the sweetest cat I have ever had! I love to snuggle with them & hear their purr machines kick in!
So ode to the kitties in everyone's life!

  This is Sonic...he use to be a maniac & pee all over...but thank heavens he grew out of that!

Below is Archie...grandpa kitty

Sonic once again with his beautiful green eyes!

Below is Marmalade...he is the fluffiest kitty ever!

Project Life: March 24-30

I'm still loving my Kraft & Midnight Editions that I downloaded from AC Digitals! I used primarily yellow and turquoise this week. I also added a Heidi Swapp banner with pop ups that I ordered from the lovely Kathryn at whimseygirl.blogspot.com. Check her out, she is fabulous & a real sweetheart! I used a title card from The Midnight Edition & just mixed and matched the journal cards for the rest of the week. Simple but effective.
On the personal side: Sunday was the end of Paulina's play! Everyone in the family came to see her. Bryan even changed the reader board at Domino's to congratulate Paulina's performance. The family came over to the house after and we all ate and drank and had a wonderful time! Bryan & I had an awesome date night on Wednesday. We went to see the very talented Joan Osbourne. We had a table right up front....and I mean right up front! My feet were literally on the stage : ) She puts on an awesome show! The girls are now obsessed with The Voice! They can not wait for each new episode & Paulina is already plotting her performance when she turns 15! Lol! Look out world, there is no stopping that child now! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
I am linked up with Jessica's The Creative Mom Blog!