So this morning I decided to make a new blog with wordpress due to weird issues with blogger. I didn't think I would have time till later this week. Totally wrong there! I managed to get it all set up and ready this morning! It is quite simple, but I hope you enjoy it.
Click here to redirected to my new blog: Document Real Life
I will not be posting any more to this blog, so be sure to bookmark/follow my new one! Thanks :D
Monday, January 05, 2015
Project Life 2015 | Week 1
This week actually consisted of the tail end days of 2014 (Dec 29 - 31) and the first 4 days of 2015. I am going with a cleaner, simpler looks this year. It might not really look any different then last year, but it is...haha! ;) Enjoy.
Supplies:
Studio Calico - Far Far Away Collection
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Anew
Paislee Press: Let It Go 6x8 Papers and Overlays
Ali Edwards: Story Kits - First + Prompts
The Lilypad - MPM Folio
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| Project Life 2015 | Week 1 |
Studio Calico - Far Far Away Collection
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Anew
Paislee Press: Let It Go 6x8 Papers and Overlays
Ali Edwards: Story Kits - First + Prompts
The Lilypad - MPM Folio
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Catching Up with Scrapbboking.
I am so behind with my scrapbooking. :/ Sure I am up to date with my Project Life, but when it comes to more detailed stories and specific layouts I am still back in July 2013. One goal this year is to get done with 2013...at least! Since I'll be doing PL 2015, and try keeping up with my 2015 layouts, everything from 2013 and 2014 will be my "extra" scrapping. Need to do at least 2-3 layouts a week for those. Right now I have a lot of time because we don't have school. I have been scrapping a lot lately. (Hope my mojo doesn't leave!!..hehehe) Once school starts on Monday, we will see if I get to sit down to scrap more then a couple times a week. Just need to manage my time wisely and focus!...hahaha!
I did do a layout about Trinity's curls. (Picture was taken last night) This will be one that gets tucked in with my PL 2015. I am really liking the idea of doing Project Life and inserting 8.5x11 pages of more detailed stories with it. I really love to scrap 8.5x11. It is quicker. Not so much of a canvas to fill. Enjoy.
I did do a layout about Trinity's curls. (Picture was taken last night) This will be one that gets tucked in with my PL 2015. I am really liking the idea of doing Project Life and inserting 8.5x11 pages of more detailed stories with it. I really love to scrap 8.5x11. It is quicker. Not so much of a canvas to fill. Enjoy.
Friday, January 02, 2015
M4H Document Your Days And Project 52
With a strong goal to become a better photographer, I have embarked on a journey with My 4 Hens Photography called Document Your Days and Project 52. Two separate adventures organized by the amazing Sarah Cornish.
Document Your Days | M4H Instragram 365
In Sarah's words (because I can't say it any better): "This is a brand new Lifestyle Inspired Project. It is simple in nature and designed to help us better photograph our families. The only catch. You must take a photo a day (it can be of anything you want and is not theme based like our project 52) and it must be with your camera phone. These images need not be perfect, just honest and a representation of your day to day life. There also must be a blurb (even if just a sentence) or description of your day. Think of it is a diary or journal entry."
What an awesome idea, uh? Especially since I have a tendency to post at least one picture a day via Instagram. This is right up my ally and will be a big help in my Project Life 2015 pages.
M4H Project 52
Again, in Sarah's words: "I am beyond excited to begin a brand new Project 52 in the year 2015. This is our fourth year running this project, and the talent and growth I have seen is amazing. Most importantly I have had the opportunity to make some beautiful friends and watch some amazing relationships blossom. The goal of this project is to take an image a week. I do provide a theme but you are absolutely NOT obligated to follow the theme. The theme is in place to merely jump start your creativity and give you a starting point. It is entirely subjective and open to interpretation. I have said it the past three years and I will say it again. This project is about you.
Simply Put a Project 52 is an image taken for every single week of the year. It can be of absolutely anything. It can be your take on our theme, or it could be something completely relevant to your life that week. You do not have to be any one kind of photographer. Whether you chose to photograph people, your children, pets, nature, landscapes, the sky…. you are welcome here. This is a safe place for photographers in all walks of their journey. Whether you are just starting, a seasoned pro, a proud mama and her camera, an enthusiastic cat owner, a iPhoneographer… a Canon or a Nikon (Or something else entirely), please join us. There are no qualms and no pressure. This is fun and free spirited. You can absolutely leave the perfection at the door. Our goal is to grow in each other and find ourselves a bit. Our goal is to come away with 52 (or more) beautiful images for the year."
I decided to follow along with this one because of my desire to become a better photographer. Already there are sooo many beautiful pictures posted in the Flickr group page. So much inspiration and amazing people. The theme is posted every Sunday.
I'm excited for this journey. Going to join me?!?
Document Your Days | M4H Instragram 365
In Sarah's words (because I can't say it any better): "This is a brand new Lifestyle Inspired Project. It is simple in nature and designed to help us better photograph our families. The only catch. You must take a photo a day (it can be of anything you want and is not theme based like our project 52) and it must be with your camera phone. These images need not be perfect, just honest and a representation of your day to day life. There also must be a blurb (even if just a sentence) or description of your day. Think of it is a diary or journal entry."
What an awesome idea, uh? Especially since I have a tendency to post at least one picture a day via Instagram. This is right up my ally and will be a big help in my Project Life 2015 pages.
M4H Project 52
Again, in Sarah's words: "I am beyond excited to begin a brand new Project 52 in the year 2015. This is our fourth year running this project, and the talent and growth I have seen is amazing. Most importantly I have had the opportunity to make some beautiful friends and watch some amazing relationships blossom. The goal of this project is to take an image a week. I do provide a theme but you are absolutely NOT obligated to follow the theme. The theme is in place to merely jump start your creativity and give you a starting point. It is entirely subjective and open to interpretation. I have said it the past three years and I will say it again. This project is about you.
Simply Put a Project 52 is an image taken for every single week of the year. It can be of absolutely anything. It can be your take on our theme, or it could be something completely relevant to your life that week. You do not have to be any one kind of photographer. Whether you chose to photograph people, your children, pets, nature, landscapes, the sky…. you are welcome here. This is a safe place for photographers in all walks of their journey. Whether you are just starting, a seasoned pro, a proud mama and her camera, an enthusiastic cat owner, a iPhoneographer… a Canon or a Nikon (Or something else entirely), please join us. There are no qualms and no pressure. This is fun and free spirited. You can absolutely leave the perfection at the door. Our goal is to grow in each other and find ourselves a bit. Our goal is to come away with 52 (or more) beautiful images for the year."
I decided to follow along with this one because of my desire to become a better photographer. Already there are sooo many beautiful pictures posted in the Flickr group page. So much inspiration and amazing people. The theme is posted every Sunday.
I'm excited for this journey. Going to join me?!?
Thursday, January 01, 2015
First Portraits. 2015
I wanted to include a picture of each of my kids in my PL album on the first day of 2015. So I just did a quick 8.5x11 layout for the album. Happy New Year!
Supplies:
Ali Edwards:
Story Kits: First
Prompts
Studio Calico:
Far Far Away Collection
Anna Aspnes:
Distressed Edge Overlays 8.5x11
ArtPlay Chevron Crazy Life (background paper)
Supplies:
Ali Edwards:
Story Kits: First
Prompts
Studio Calico:
Far Far Away Collection
Anna Aspnes:
Distressed Edge Overlays 8.5x11
ArtPlay Chevron Crazy Life (background paper)
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Project Life 2015.
Goodbye 2014 and hello 2015! I have officially completed another year of Project Life. Each year has been different in terms of design and way I went about doing my layouts. And yes, for 2015 I will do things even differently then before.
First off, I want to focus more on stories. The stories of the day and or week- whether big or small. I would like to include more journaling in my layouts. I want to become a better story teller. And that goes hand in hand with me taking more detailed pictures. Better pictures. Pictures that tell the whole story. Excited to learn more about photography and just become a better photographer.
Secondly, I will be doing PL 2015 more like PL 2014 when it comes to pictures. I will not be doing a picture a day (like PL 2013), but the collection of a week. So if I don't have any pictures from Tuesday and Wednesday it will be okay. I like the more relaxed way of doing that.
Third, I have a different layout design. I am going for a cleaner look - like PL 2013. Still have it artsy in some ways, but just a cleaner look all together. Here is my title page for Project Life 2015. This is the basic layout I will be doing for all year. There will be time I will need to change the template due to my pictures, but for the most part I will be sticking with this look:
And yes, that picture of the family was taken on Christmas Eve in our pjs. I should put a different one in, but I actually rather like that one.
Fourthly, I am in a bit of a struggle. I feel that I haven't quite found my scrapbooking style yet. I love the look of the artsy style, but I am not very good at it. I also love the more graphic look, but it is almost a little too clean for me. So this year I want to play around and come to an understand of my style and how I create best. Wish me luck!
So here we go into 2015....
First off, I want to focus more on stories. The stories of the day and or week- whether big or small. I would like to include more journaling in my layouts. I want to become a better story teller. And that goes hand in hand with me taking more detailed pictures. Better pictures. Pictures that tell the whole story. Excited to learn more about photography and just become a better photographer.
Secondly, I will be doing PL 2015 more like PL 2014 when it comes to pictures. I will not be doing a picture a day (like PL 2013), but the collection of a week. So if I don't have any pictures from Tuesday and Wednesday it will be okay. I like the more relaxed way of doing that.
Third, I have a different layout design. I am going for a cleaner look - like PL 2013. Still have it artsy in some ways, but just a cleaner look all together. Here is my title page for Project Life 2015. This is the basic layout I will be doing for all year. There will be time I will need to change the template due to my pictures, but for the most part I will be sticking with this look:
And yes, that picture of the family was taken on Christmas Eve in our pjs. I should put a different one in, but I actually rather like that one.
Fourthly, I am in a bit of a struggle. I feel that I haven't quite found my scrapbooking style yet. I love the look of the artsy style, but I am not very good at it. I also love the more graphic look, but it is almost a little too clean for me. So this year I want to play around and come to an understand of my style and how I create best. Wish me luck!
So here we go into 2015....
Monday, December 29, 2014
New Year Resolutions
I am going to be following along with the Story Kits offered by Ali Edwards. Amazing kits to help document and share your story. December's theme is "Firsts". It made me thing of the first day of the first month of the new year. Mainly because it is a couple days away. And it made me think of all the changes I want. All for good. I included the majority of my New Year's Resolutions on my page. There were a few I left out...like doing my dishes every day. There really is so much I want to work on, but I am just taking a small handful at a time. Baby steps. Enjoy.
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