Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Project Life Tuesday...

Hey there everyone!  Happy Tuesday!  This week I have a Project Life spread from March to share with you today...

This is from March 1st - 6th  to be exact...
Page protectors used for this spread:
Project Life Design A on the left,
an 8.5 x 11  from Stampin Up in the middle,
and a WeR Memory Keepers on the right that has space in the middle for square photos...
 What's happening here?  This spread documents a monthly crop, some art, and every day life at home.


Closeup of left side...


Memorabilia used here includes the label from a can of spinach (proving you really can put just about ANYTHING in your PL album - ha), my crop nametag, and packaging from a washi tape purchase.
 

Closeup of right side with insert...
 
I start each month with a page from this calendar by willowing.org.  Artwork is by Tamara LaPorte.  I cut it out and adhered it to patterned paper.

 
 Full spread with back side of insert...
 I used the seafoam core kit, plus a little Simple Stories and other miscellaneous stash for this spread.

Detail of back side of insert...
 Memorabilia used here includes a copy of an email I received from American Songwriter, about Merle Haggard.  I also included screen shots of two new artists I learned about - Charley Harper and The Staves.


Closeup of Right Side...
No memorabilia here, but I did include an old photo of my doberman companion China.  She passed away in 1995, but I saw her in an old video this week, and it touched my heart. It was so awesome to see her again.  Love you girl. 
 
I love doing my memory keeping this way so much!  The biggest problem I have is getting good pictures of my spreads.  I ordered a photo lightbox cube, so we shall see if that helps!

Thanks so much for visiting today!  I really appreciate you!

See you again tomorrow!
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15 comments:

  1. Sharon FritchmanAugust 6, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    Oh Michelle! I absolutely love your PL pages! Your creativity abounds here! I love, LOVE how you document your everyday life!!! And again, I want to thank you SO MUCH for sharing your talents with all of us!!!!!

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  2. * ~★ HedgeWitch Inside ★~ *August 6, 2013 at 5:59 AM

    I love this! Thank you for sharing, I've never seen anything like this before, I've lived a very sheltered life in the art world, I'm such a newbie! I like how you include so many things :)

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  3. Amy O'TooleAugust 6, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    Shelley, this is so awesome! Project life looks so fun! I don't think I could keep up, but I love the idea!

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  4. Julie Tucker-WolekAugust 6, 2013 at 6:44 AM

    These pages look amazing Michelle!!! I am LOVING the photos and goodies you added!!!

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  5. dawnAugust 6, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    Hi Michelle, love seeing your PL pages. Awesome things in all your pockets. So sweet seeing Willy reading your PL, that made me smile. I really do need to get this Seafoam kit, my Michaels still doesn't have PL in, trying to wait patiently. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
    Oh and I posted my next mandala yesterday, everyday brings a new one from me. Hoping I can keep up with them as fast as they come to me.
    Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

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  6. UnknownAugust 6, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    I absolutely love your Project Life pages Just awesome

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  7. Marcia BeckettAugust 6, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    Your pages are fabulous as usual! I have a hard time photographing mine too.

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  8. JennyAugust 6, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    Beautiful Michelle... I love the gorgeous variety in your spreads... and love that you included an artful calendar page...

    Jenny ♥

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  9. Thea NicholasAugust 6, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    this is a whole new world to me...I've never seen anything like this...amazing! How long does it take to do this?

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  10. UnknownAugust 6, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    Oh love this idea! Thank you soo much for sharing it. May have to check this out for myself.

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  11. Michelle LaPoint RydellAugust 6, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    Hi everyone! Thanks for your comments! For those of you who haven't seen Project Life before, you can find out all about it at Becky Higgins website. Here's a link: http://www.beckyhiggins.com/products/

    It's a lot of fun! Thea, it takes me about two hours? to finish a spread, but you can do it much simpler if you choose.

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  12. DebbieAugust 6, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    So beautiful!

    Thank you for sharing, for the inspiration and for the resources. :)

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  13. UnknownAugust 6, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    How many places do you journal each day? Meaning if you have a variety of art journals do you repeat things in each one, or do you choose o journal, and skip from one to another?

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  14. Michelle LaPoint RydellAugust 6, 2013 at 7:39 PM

    Hi Jackie - that is a great question! I have tried many different ways to keep track of what to journal where - and when - ha. I will go into my current process in a blogpost for you very soon!

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  15. CaraAugust 7, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    Your Project Life book is so inspiring! I want to incorporate more of that style in my BoD and maybe someday get a Project Life kit since I finally just saw them at my local Michael's store! :O

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