Project Life: March 10 & 17

Hello! I have another couple of Project Life weeks to share today. I'm pretty sure this project is training me to take a lot more everyday pictures than I would without the project.

The first week I want to share is the week of March 10. It was our first week of spring break and we spent a lof of time relaxing around our house.

I do not plan out photos for the week, but always seem to have enough when I go to print for the week.

Celebrating Cousin Rose's 1st Birthday /// Paddle Boating during Spring Break 

Day at the Phoenix Zoo /// Hiking in the Superstition Mountains /// Teaching Nursery @ Church /// Choosing Paint Colors for My New Office

The second week up for today is the week of March 17. I can't believe how quickly time is flying by and this project definitely helps me feel the quick passing of time. 

This was our second full week of spring break. The girls and I stayed home all week while Ward and Max spend a weekend with Ward's dad up in Salt Lake City for the first round of the NCAA tournament. I loved being home, getting projects worked on and eating out a lot.

Green Food for St. Patrick's Day /// Riding in the Car /// Scout Day Camp /// Hannah Posing /// Flowers + Chocolate /// Exploring in the New House

Basketball Weekend in SLC /// Shaved Ice in Gilbert /// Trying on New Dresses @ Nordstrom Rack

There you have it! Another two weeks of Project Life complete! Enjoy your day.

Project Life: February 24 & March 3

As I reported on Instagram a couple of days ago, I am current on Project Life!  Such a good feeling! I focused on catching up over the weekend and finished up 6 weeks. I'm still loving the combined Project Life and regular layout approach I'm taking to memory keeping. This album is the perfect place to put all of our everyday pictures and tell our everyday stories.


Another reason I love the project life approach is that it is the perfect place for me to use up layout scraps and paper samples that probably won't make their way onto a regular layout. I usually make a few layouts with my Scrapbook Circle kits and then use up the extra pieces on PL. That way I really don't have anything leftover.

I'm going to share a couple weeks of PL today so that I don't end up filling too many posts with this project.

First up is the week of February 24. I didn't have very many pictures for this week, but there was enough to fill up the pages.

Pretzels at the Mall /// Buying out New Home /// Letter from Previous Home Owner  (sweet note) /// Blue & Gold Scout Banquet

Showing my Parents the New House /// New Beginnings Program at Church

Next up is the week of March 3. I had fun using up some American Crafts samples I received at CHA on this spread. 

This was the first full week we owned our new home. Thankfully we didn't have to be out of our current house at any time. We are going to rent it and don't have renters yet, so no hurrying for us. We decided to replace the carpet on the main level of the house with wood that was already in some places on that floor. The project started this week and was supposed to last two weeks, but ended up lasting 4 weeks. I'm so grateful we weren't living in the house during all of that floor remodeling!

Custard with Friends /// Sorting and Packing Scrapbook Supplies /// Cute Notes from Hannah

Horseback Riding Lessons /// Home Screen on my Phone /// Goodbye Ugly Carpet

I'm excited to be keeping up with this project! 

Shaved Ice & The Beach (Glitz Design)

This week on the Glitz blog we've been challenged to use Glitz stamps on our pages. They have both roller stamps (love these!) and fun rubber stamps too.

On my first layout, I used stamps from these two stamp sets plus the anchor roller stamp.

I have to admit that stamps are not usually the first thing I reach for when I create a layout, but I really loved using these stamps on my pages!

The date stamp from the Uncharted Waters set is one of my favorites. The dates go up to 2019, so I'm set for years of use!

I scattered a few of the anchor stamps on my page along with some mist. The roller stamps are not just for rolling multiple images onto a project, you can use the single image too.

Next up is a layout I made about our first visit to a really delicious shaved ice place we've recently discovered.

This layout features two different roller stamps plus a set of rubber stamps too.

I love all of the numbers plus the "day", "month" and "year" stamps in the Love You Madly stamp set.  Those could be used on almost every layout!

The chevron stamp was a lot of fun to use on this page. I didn't quite trust my stamping skills to roll all of that ink right onto my page, so I rolled it onto another piece of paper, cut it out and then sewed the stamped images to my page.

It was a lot of fun getting out my ink and using these fun stamps!


Happy Layout Supplies
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Patterned Paper: Stripe
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Journaling Stickers
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Paper Garland
Glitz Design Cashmere Dame Stampe Set
Glitz Design Uncharted Waters Stamp Set
Glitz Design Anchor Roller Stamp


Shaved Ice Supplies
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Patterned Paper: Hearts
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" 8 X 8 Paper Pad
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Rainbow Alpha
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Rainbow Chevron Tape
Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" Title Stickers
Glitz Design Camera Roller Stamp
Glitz Design Chevron Roller Stamp
Glitz Designs "Love You Madly" Stamp Set

Beach Braids

If you are looking for the Glitz blog hop, you can go here.

Happy Saturday! We are enjoying a beautiful Easter weekend here in AZ. I'm hoping to get a bunch of eggs cooked so that my kids can color them today. I'm also working on a talk that I'm giving in church tomorrow. What could be better that the topic of Easter for a church talk?

Today I want to share a layout I put together about a trip to Mexico a couple of years ago. We were there with friends and our girls decided to have their hair braided.

It was a bit of a funny event. We arrived at the beach and settled in on some lounge chairs and the kids immediately started splashing in the water. My husband, Ward, left to walk to the beach hoping to find a taco stand. When Ward came back about 10 minutes later, we were all involved with one of the many beach vendors that are well known on Mexican beaches.

The girls were getting their hair braided, Jennie and I were looking at dresses and our friend Dave was getting a massage in his lounge chair. I guess you could say that we were their target market!

Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you and your family a happy Easter!

Have You Seen It?

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The April Scrapbook Circle Kit + Add-ons are live on their site. If I wasn't so busy packing for the move, I'd definitely be making something with it today.

Here's a look at the Happy Place Main Kit. I'm loving those wood die cuts, clear teal alphas and exclusive Scrapbook Circle tags!

Here's a look at the add-on. Can't wait to use those clear Heidi Swapp tags and the washi. Oh and the stickers and mini album too!

Main Kit /// Happy Place

Embellishment Add-on /// Good TImes

Cardstock Add-on /// Cardstock

Now I just need to clear some time and get to work with this kit!

Glitz Blog Hop: Uncharted Waters

Thanks for joining the Glitz Blog Hop today!

By now I'm sure you have seen the fabulous Glitz Designs Uncharted Waters line. I love the navy and yellow color combo with pops of pink and all with the great nautical designs.

Today I'd like to share a Project Life spread using the Uncharted Waters line. I love that the line works perfectly for layouts, but also for so much more.

One of my favorite Glitz products is their tape. The designs are all perfect. I find myself reaching for them on almost every project! Here I used some tape on my title card for the week to add some color and layering.

The Uncharted Waters Bits and Pieces paper is especially perfect for Project Life because the cards are sized to perfectly fit into the standard sized page protector pockets. 

The stickers are also perfect for creating little accents!

What do you think? Doesn't the Uncharted Waters line work nicely for Project Life pages?

Join in the Glitz Blog hop!  Glitz will be choosing one lucky winner who comments on the DT blogs to win a fabulous prize!

Lea Lawson – http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Audrey Yeager – http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Camilla Ekman – http://camillaslillasida.blogspot.com/
Gerry Van Gent – http://www.gerryscrafts.blogspot.com/
Janna Werner – http://jannawerner.de/
Karola Witczak – http://www.karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/
Laurie Schmidlin – http://justgivemestamps.typepad.com/
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Mou Saha – http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Nicole Martel – http://nicolemartel.blogspot.com/
Noel Culbertson – http://paperpassionpixels.blogspot.com/
Rommel Okuma – http://risqueerabisque.wordpress.com/
Teresa Kline – http://paperieblooms.blogspot.com/
Glitz Design – http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

Project Life 2013: Week 6

Keeping the Project Life ball rolling...

This week was really fun to put together because of all of the brightly colors Valentines I saved and put into the spread.

Grandma's Sugar Cookies /// New Shoes! /// Girls Scout Cookies /// Laptop Homework /// Travel Album

Half Day Lunch with Friends @ Five Guys /// School Valentine Party in Second Grade /// Love Notes /// Leaving on our Cruise

I'm so happy to have a place to store the fun Valentine notes I used on this spread. Before this project, I probably would have been tempted to throw these things away. 

Thanks for the visit today!