Project Life Feature Sept 20

A lovely Friday everyone!  Today we have some more amazing Project Life inspiration for you.  This week check out how you can use Project Life style scrapbooking to supplement a traditional 12x12 layout, catch up on the past, play with mixed media, and use some freebies!  You have to appreciate the amazing flexibility the entire system of Project Life and pocket scrapbooking provides!

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha uses Project Life page protectors to supplement her 12x12 layouts, adding journaling and additional pictures into the pockets. 

Practical Scrapper Ruth Bonser uses Project Life to catch up on documenting older photos, with few photos to choose from, they are all from just a couple of events. It makes for a quick and easy structure to get the photos from that time into an album and documented, while still fun to create.

Practical Scrapper Charissa used her Studio Calico September kit to create her Week 37 spread.  It is fun to incorporated mixed media elements, like watercolors, into Project Life spreads to give them a little something special.

Practical Scrapper Michelle James used some freebies she found on Pinterest plus a few elements for this double page layout.  She doesn't always have this many photos but loves it when she does!  She uses the digital version of Project Life and loves it.

Hope you have fun some inspiration today!  If you do Project Life, be sure to share it with us here or over on our Facebook page.  Have an amazing weekend!!

***Project Life is a system of memory keeping created by Becky Higgins.  You can learn more about it on her blog.***

Project Life Feature

Hi everyone!  Can you believe we are already having Fridays in September?  I think the year is just going way too fast.  This week we have lots of Project Life inspiration for you.  Lots of different manufacturers, product types, themes and techniques!  Love that about Project Life and pocket scrapbooking, it can be whatever you want it to be.

Practical Scrapper Michelle James uses various digital elements and the Becky Higgins Original Kit - digital version to create her pages.  She always re-colors the elements to make them match her page.

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha used Albums Made Easy kits from We R Memory Keepers to complete this spread documenting one event. Pocket scrapbooking accommodates more than the traditional weekly spreads.  

Practical Scrapper Ruth Bonser used Mambi cards and cut up the cards to layer them up on top of each others and create some fun interest on the page.

Practical Scrapper Becci Manies used random household items on her PL page, to add to the tea party theme - including: a doily, yarn, a paint chip, a glassine bag, and crochet trim.

Practical Scrapper Kristy MacKeen continues to take us on a journey to Florida with her Project Life spread, using a mix of cards from Studio Calico, Allison Kreft, and Simple Stories.

Practical Scrapper Charissa used some Studio Calico and Dear Lizzy Project Life cards to create this of Week 35.  She left a lot of room for journaling, because some weeks there is just a lot to say.

Hope you got lots of inspiration!  We'd love for you to share your projects with us here or on our Facebook page!

***Project Life is a system of memory keeping created by Becky Higgins.  You can learn more about it here.***

Project Life Feature

A very lovely Friday to you!  I hope that you have had a fantastic week and will have a wonderful weekend!  If it is a Friday there is a good chance there is Project Life up at Practical Scrappers!  This week we bring you kit clubs, scrapbook supplies, core kits, digital and physical product, and a variety of page protector types.

Before you enjoy some Project Life inspiration, remember that there is a big blog hop going on this week with Practical Scrappers and Paper Secrets.  Check it out here if you want to hop along and possibly win some FABULOUS prizes!

Now on to Project Life! 

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha used two different designs of pocket page protectors to accommodate her pictures. Mix and match styles to create your own unique album!

Practical Scrapper Lanette used a old 4x6 photo sheet for her page.

Practical Scrapper Michelle James used fun 3x4 & 4x6 templates to match colors for a fun, coordinated double page layout.  She uses the digital version of Project Life.

Practical Scrapper Charissa created this spread using a Citrus Twist scrapbooking kit.  Lots of scrapbooking supplies are perfect for creating fun Project Life spreads!

Practical Scrapper Ruth Bonser uses the July Scraptastic kit for her project life this week. It's certainly faster when you have all the coordinating pieces already put together for you to use.

Practical Scrapper Kristy MacKeen created this spread using a variety of cards from Studio Calico's Project Life kits and Becky Higgins' Blush collection.

Hope we have given you lots of inspiration today!  Don't forget the blog hop this weekend as well!!  See you again soon with more Project Life!

***Project Life is a system of memory keeping created by Becky Higgins.  You can learn more about it here.***

Project Life Feature

It's Friday and that means it is time again for a Project Life feature here at Practical Scrappers.  This week our designers bring you spreads using digital and physical supplies, core kits, and kits clubs.  Brand new goodies from CHA and items from their stash.  Lots of great inspiration to get you going on your next (or first!) Project Life spread.

Practical Scrapper Ruth shares a double page from her weekly Project Life album.

Practical Scrapper Charissa used some new goodies she got as giveaways at CHA to pull together this spread.  She also used some of Becky Higgins' Blush core kit and embellishments from her stash.

Practical Scrapper Nicole Laha combined Studio Calico Project Life Kits and Becky Higgins Project Life Core Kits to create this teal, orange, and kraft colored spread.

Practical Scrapper Michelle James used Becky Higgins Original Digital kit, Cindy's Layered Cards: Everyday 8 by Cindy Schneider  and some misc freebies from Pinterest. to create her double page layout.

Practical Scrapper Kristy MacKeen used cards and materials from Gossamer Blue's new Life Pages kit as well as some goodies from her stash to create her very first Project Life page - documenting the first day on the road to Florida. 

Hope we have inspired you with some new ideas for your Project Life!  Remember, it can be anything you want it to be, not just a weekly documentation over two pages!

***Project Life is a system of memory keeping created by Becky Higgins.  You can learn more about it here.***

Project Life - 2 Page Spreads

Welcome to another Project Life feature with Practical Scrappers.  Once again we have digital and physical examples of Project Life spreads.  It is amazing how versatile this method of memory keeping can be!

Practical Scrapper Michelle James used the digital version of Project Life to create this colorful spread.

Practical Scrapper Charissa used the remaining scraps from Crate Paper's The Pier collection to pull this spread together.  Project life is an excellent way to use up the final pieces of a collection.

Practical Scrapper Ruth used a leftover class kit with only 6x8 paper in it that she hadn't used for the class and so it was just sitting in her stash. Project Life is a great way to use up leftover kits.

Hope this has inspired your Project Life!  Please share your spreads with us on our Facebook page or in comments here!

***Project Life is a system of memory keeping created by Becky Higgins.  You can learn more about it here.***

Mini Albums with video!

Hello everyone.   Practical Scrapper Michelle here with two baby mini albums.  I made the boy version of this to give to my sister-in-law.  They have a new grandson and I thought it would be perfect for many small pictures and journaling.

The album features one of  the brand new lines of paper from Moxxie called Wee Ones.  It is such a fun line to work with.  When you add in some little safety pins, ribbons and stickles the whole thing just comes together.  All of the little pockets and embellishments are made from the die cut sheets and the stickers.  These elements are amazing and can be used in so many different ways.  I used some orange, green and yellow cardstock for the boy version and white and yellow for the girl version.

 The idea of the album came from some videos I was watching on You Tube.  I was really inspired by all of the little pull out tags, pockets and even more tags that are hidden behind more pockets.  I used her pattern for the actual book and used some ideas for pages too.  She has 157 videos that you can see.   Here is the link to her You Tube channel.

Because there are so many fun pull out tags and fold out pages I decided to make a video instead of trying to post a gazillion pictures.  So.  There is a boy version and a girl version.  The videos are almost identical except for the papers used.  So, choose your gender....or watch them both so you can see all of the goodies. Enjoy!

Boy Version

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr6Xm8-IfQ0

Girl Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeE1tOQO6Tc

I hope you are inspired to make a mini album too.

Until next time,

Quick Quotes Layout by Michelle

Hello everyone!  Practical Scrapper Michelle here with a fun layout.  My son Ian and his girlfriend Hailey were home for Thanksgiving and they let me take some photos of them together.  They even dressed up for the occasion.  I was beyond thrilled.  They live almost three hours away so getting pictures doesn't happen very often. 

I used the Miss Morgan line from Quick Quotes because I love it and I had it in my scrap room.  I was  saving it for just the right photos  You know how that is right?  I thought it was perfect for these pictures. And, the colors are perfect for Valentine's Day.   

I stitched some of the little pieces onto the page with my sewing machine and used vellum for the title, and the date.  These I printed on my computer.  The saying is one of the vellum quotes by Quick Quotes.

The ribbons were also stitched to the paper and I added some bling by each piece.  

The flowers were cut with the Cricut (Accent Essentials) using papers from the same line and some solid Bazzill.  I also used the same grosgrain ribbon in the clusters as I did in the stitched ribbon border.

 

The brown swirls were cut with the Storybook cartridge.  Then, I added more bling to the flowers. I used mounting tape to adhere some of the flowers.  I love the way it adds dimension to the page  Oh, and I am an inkaholic so I used the Mocha Mama Powder Puff ink also from Quick Quotes for all of the edges.

I love the way it turned out.  I can't wait for them to come back again so I can shoot a few more photos.

I am glad you stopped by today. 

Until next time,
Michelle

Bookmark Ideas

We have never done a feature on creating your own bookmarks before and thought it was high time we do so!   Here's some fabulously inspiring bookmarks from several of our designers for all you book worms!

 Practical Scrapper Aymee

Practical Scrapper Aymee

Practical Scrapper Kerri

Practical Scrapper Michelle

Practical Scrapper Amber

Practical Scrapper Jenny

 
Practical Scrapper Caz Hancock

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Quick and Simple by Michelle

Good morning all! Today I'm here with a layout I created in about 30 minutes - from printing the photo to watching the mist splatters dry. It's my proof that a layout can be quick and simple and still be creative and quite pretty, if I do say so myself. :)

While figuring out how to get the most out of my limited scrapping time, I've come to rely on a few tricks to get me in and out of my office before my little one wakes up from his nap. Hopefully you can use one or two of these ideas next time you scrap.

I would say that 98% of my layouts done in the past year are made with a white cardstock background. It's clean, it's simple, and it matches anything. No time spent trying to find the perfect color background to match that gorgeous patterned paper or the dress that my daughter was wearing in the picture. I just grab it and go.

Now, my patterned paper and accent colors? For the last month or so I've been grabbing aqua, black, and red over and over again. I love aqua just because. The touch of red gives it a pop. And the black? Well, it matches everything.

My next quick trick has to do with punches. The one I use most is my big star punch. It's perfect for me because it works for boy or girl layouts and can go with any theme. And to make it even simpler, I punch the shape from the same paper that the shape will be laying on. You add depth and detail to your layout without the fear of making your layout too busy.

For a little more detail that takes almost no work at all, add a little splatter. I will confess that I am a mess with mists. So I don't mist. I splatter. I don't worry about it being perfect because it won't be. And that's what makes it work. 

Journaling used to be what I hated the most. I spent 4 years in college writing nonstop papers for my English degree, but when it came to journaling on a layout, I would cringe and write something awful. And then I discovered lists. And that my own handwriting was just as good as a computer. And journaling became a lot less painful. 

Date stamps are also fabulous. It gives the layout a little something extra. And when you stamp your date upside down? No worries. Just stamp it right side up on another sheet of paper, draw a border around it and cut it into a banner. No one will be the wiser. 

I hope I've given you a new idea to try that just might save you a little time! 
 -Michelle


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"Love"ly Layouts

Monday we shared some "love"ly cards.  Now today, we have some some "love"ly layouts for you.  I know the most we ever do is ten, but  since there were so many to beautifiul ones to choose from we added a few extra!

Beach Love Birds
Practical Scrapper Aymee

Jamilie Rader

Donna Durand

Wendi Robinson

Practical Scrapper Michelle

Denise Coutler

Fresh Face Mary Pat

Gabriella

Practical Scrapper Sue

Fay Lyth

Practical Scrapper Lynn

Ulrika Wandler

Practical Scrapper Ann

Agnieszka Bellaidea

Practical Scrapper Fern

Geneviève Leblanc

Practical Scrapper Jenny

(used Creative Scrappers sketch 194)

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