Project Life 2014.....Week 44

This is Week 44 of my 2014 Project Life.  I used One Little Bird printable journaling cards and digital overlay for the week number card.

This week was Halloween week so lots of decor and traditional Halloween colors.

Tailgating at the football game with lots of friends.

I love adding the digital overlays to photos.  I use One Little Bird, save to Drop Box, open on my phone and insert into my apps.

Love this journaling card.  The black and white is a nice contrast to all the color.

Still plugging away at my Project Life.  I'm way behind but just am enjoying the process when I get to work on my albums.

Project Life 2014....Week 40 with inserts

Edit:  Guys, I'm sorry but I made an error which has now been corrected in my post.  There is not a 10 x 12 insert, it's an 8 x 12 insert which was cut down from a Project Life Z page protector.  

Just finished Week 40 of my 2014 Project Life.  Instead of stressing about behind behind and getting caught up, I'm totally embracing my new simple outlook and getting more of the stories told. It's a new challenge to see what kind of a total package I can pull together for a weekly spread.  This week was just a joy to create.  Hang with me, lots of photos but I'll keep the chit chat to a minimum.  

For Week 40 I've got a two page spread plus two inserts.  All inserts were printed from One Little Bird. 

Here's what the two page spread looks like with no inserts. 

The left page was just random photos from the week with a single journaling card acting as a week in review.  

The right page is all dedicated to Jordan's 16th birthday.  

For my week number card I used a One Little Bird digital overlay and added the date.  I used Dropbox to import the overlay into the LetterGlow app. 

This is the weekly spread with the front of an 8" x 12"insert cut down from a 12 x 12 Project Life Z Page Protector.  The photos were just more random photos from the week but they were all of nature so I collaged them together on one page. 

Here's a closeup of that insert.  

Turning the page you can see the back side of the 8" x 12" insert.  You can also see another 5" x 7" insert on the right side.  

Here's the two pages together.  These two inserts coordinate with one another.  

I copied a blog post into a word document and printed it at 4 x 6 size.  Title is cut from a One Little Bird journaling card and leaf is from Gossamer Blue's Gramercy Road collection.  Boy, Ali Edwards hits it right on the money when she uses her blog posts for journaling.  I think I'm going to start adding more stories to my blog so I can do the same.  So easy to get a full story instead of trying to do it when you're assembling layouts. 

Turning the page again, you can see the back side of the 5 x 7 insert.  

This insert coordinates with the 12 x 12 page of Jordan's birthday.  

Patterned background is from a Gossamer Blue kit.  Cake piece is from a One Little Bird journaling card.  Embellishments and lined journaling card are from Gossamer Blue kits and shop. 

Here's some of the One Little Bird journaling cards I used for Jordan's birthday.  Gosh, I love them so.  Simple, not too much color, lots of white space.  Just the look I'm going for this year. 

Wood veneer is from Studio Calico and gold letters are from a Gossamer Blue kit, from American Crafts. 

That's it for this week. Hope you are inspired and enjoy my project!

Project Life 2014....Week 39 with Homecoming Inserts

Sharing Week 39 of my 2014 Project Life. For this week's spread I used the January kits from Gossamer Blue. It was Homecoming week so mostly all of the photos revolve around those activities. 

The left page. Lots of photos from the Homecoming parade.  Josey was escorted by her cousin Mitchell and they rode in my dad's red mustang, with my dad driving it in the parade.  A total family affair.  Embracing my own handwriting for journaling.

The right page.  Jordan's class float, Josey and the Senior girls dressed for their class theme for the dance.  Josey cracking me up in her 80's aerobic instructor themed outfit.  Josey got her acceptance letter to her college of choice.  More apples from a friend.

Foam letters for the title card.

An 8.5" x 11" insert of Josey and Cousin Mitchell at the Homecoming ceremony. My girl was stunning.  I mean, just really beautiful and poised and so grown up.  I get moistness in the eyes just looking at this photo. On a side note, my nephew is a redhead too.  My family is keeping the redheads alive in our neck of the woods.  May the gingers live on!

I used Ali Edward's Story Stamps on some manila tags from my shop for the journaling.

Great memories this week.  I recall that I have a few photos from when I was a Homecoming candidate.  Wish I had more like this.  I know my girls will love looking back on these albums some day.  Keep pushing on with your albums, my friends.  Whether your two weeks, two months or two years behind......it will all be worth it to keep catching up.

Have a great Sunday everyone. Chef Woody made us his famous Amish pancakes (actually, my recipe but he's the pancake cooker around here so he takes full credit).  Got homemade pizza planned for supper and Josey and I are going to watch the new Hallmark movie tonight about the swans.  Til then we're in relax mode.  I'm going to catch up on some of my 2014 Project Life.  Oh and check out my Instagram and Twitter feeds for some fun sneak peeks of the upcoming February Gossamer Blue kits.  I'm featuring my faves from each kit.

Project Life 2014.....Week 38 using Gossamer Blue January Kits

Happy weekend everyone!  Today I'm sharing Week 38 of my Project Life.  

The left page.

The right page.

I used Gossamer Blue January kits for my spreads this week.  Love me some chipboard letters and numbers.

Volleyball team dinner at our house.  I used a cork piece with a geotag on this 4 x 6 insert.

Dress shopping for Homecoming.  I'm loving the wood veneer pieces from Gossamer Blue.  They add just the right touch to a journaling card or photo.

More wood veneer, some enamel dots and the fun plastic ampersand. I adhered this on top of my page protector.

Josey decided it would be fun to do cornrows for a volleyball game.  What the? Another plastic piece is on the 3 x 4 journaling card.

Lots of photos, new baby kitties, and I found a vine of Bittersweet on a ride with Charlie.

Another week in the books.  I'm off to a basketball tournament today.  Hope you enjoy your weekend.

Project Life 2014.....Week 37 using Gossamer Blue December Kits

Little by little I'm catching up on my 2014 Project Life.  I'll be sharing the remaining weeks of 2014 from time to time as I complete them.  I've got a good start on my 2015 Project Life and I'll be sharing my cover page and my One Little Word page next week.  My plan is to keep my 2015 spreads on a schedule to hopefully keep me on task.  I'll be planning my spreads on Sunday, working on the pages on Monday and blog soon after that each week.  I've been sharing lots of sneaks of my work on Instagram so if you haven't followed me or caught onto that app, it's really fun.  My user name is MishWooderson.  There have been some great "mini conversations" about 2015 Project Life and apps that I use....and I plan to share those ideas here on the blog soon too.  

Today I'm sharing Week 37 of my 2014 Project Life.  I used the Gossamer Blue December Kits for this spread. 

The left page.  The girls were just getting back to school and the weather was still nice and Summer feeling.

The right page.  Kicking off our first high school football game and my nephew got a second major head injury.  On a good note, Josey and I ordered our new iPhone 6+ phones.

The main, dated insert.  Lots of die cuts, a chipboard flower, a puffy sticker and puffy letter stickers.

I enjoyed creating this 4 x 6 insert.  I used more of the embellishments from the kits including die cuts, chipboard pieces, cork letters, machine stitching and my date stamp.

Loved the 3 x 4 cards from One Little Bird this month.  I layered them with more embellishments.  I used my Grid Paper Labels for some typed journaling.  The calendar was printed after I altered it with an iPhone app.  Sticker numbers were added on top.

More 3 x 4 inserts from the Life Pages kits with stickers on top. Typed journaling on a tag die cut from the kits.

As I'm working on 2014 pages and 2015 pages simultaneously, I'm really noticing some big changes that I'm making.  You'll be seeing simplified pages and some fun new stuff for 2015.  I'm already feeling ahead of the game. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great weekend.

Project Life 2014..Week 36 using December Gossamer Blue Kits

Week 36 Project Life 2014 using the December Gossamer Blue Kits.  Love the products from the December kit! 

The left page.

The right page.

My weekly, dated insert.  I scrunched it down so that I could fit an extra photo in. Sharpie on a brad.

I took a watercolor class.  Photographing wildflowers so I could admire them and maybe paint this Winter.

Target practice from high up in the tree.  Loved the outline word stamps in the Life Pages Kit.

My biggest thrifting regret.  Why oh why didn't I purchase this easel?  Dammit.

Hope you're week is going well. It's so cold here.  And I have to go to the "Walmarks". Basketball tonight and I am excited for that..

Project Life 2014....Week 35

Sharing my Week 35 of my 2014 Project Life today.  Lots of photos, filling almost all the slots this week. 

Here's the left page.  Notice how I added the dated, weekly insert in a 3 x 4 slot this week.

The right page.

The 4 x 6 inserts.

Some art journaling this week with Jordan.

A sad event documented.

Cute tag and a candid of the girls with their bestie.

A shot of the animal mounts in our living room.  A fun tag.

Charlie with is paw resting on my leg when we go for buggy rides.

Another week in the books. Looking forward to catching up my 2014 layouts and starting with fresh albums in 2015.