Project Life 2013- Week 1

Another year of documenting our family memories via Project Life has begun! After 52 completed weeks, I'm still LOVING this format and all that it allows me to document of our family! So without further ado, here is Week 1 for 2013...

Here is the overall spread, which includes a 5x7 insert:

This week uses a lot of the Pebbles Seen & Noted collection, with lots of little tid bits mixed in.

The entire left side documnets our small New Years Eve party. I had a few additional photos I wanted to include, but I really didn't think it warranted another insert so I printed them 3x4 and tucked them in an envelope behind the journalling card. I had to slit the page protector to do that. I also added a tab to them so they were noticable and could be pulled out easily.

The background image for the title card is one I had found while doing a Google Search. The "Happy New Year" was already on the image. I printed it as a normal 4x6 photo and added the "week one" using Basic Grey mini alpha stickers, and then stamped the dates inside on of the blurry light spots. Pretty happy with the simplicity of this card.

Another highlight to this page is a little clear flip-up I added to hold a piece of streamer and confetti from the night. I really wanted to include a bit of this stuff, and had it fallen on the right-hand side I probablly would have left it in a pocket by itself, but as it fell on the left side and the opposide side of that page protector was the title/cover page, I dind't want to do that. So I came up with this idea. I just cut a 3x4 slot from another page protector and attached it with staples (placed by hand because a stapler wouldn't reach). I covered the staples with a strip of Washi to hide them and add a pop of color. The confetti and streamer are actually shown in the photo that is underneath, so I like how it related to the pocket contents.

This insrt is a 5x7 (PL page protector from Becky Higgins), that highlights a few favorite shots of my daughter from the party. As always, I added a tab to the insert (this one is from Pink Paislee, with a bit of Washi for the pop of yellow).

The backside of the insert is a photo from our sleigh riding afternoon. I added some old Sassafrass alpha stickers directly on the photo for the "hello winter" text.

And finally, the right side:

Lots of photos in the snow here.

Products:
The central collectuon for this week is Pebbles "Seen & Noted," along with a Cathy Zielski free download, Becky Higgins journal cards from Clementine and Seafoam collections, a few stickers form Echo Park's "Everyday Eclectic" and Simple Stories "Harvest lane", wood veneer from Studio Calico and Freckled Fawn and some washi.