Well, it’s only taken me 20 years (translation: a month) to get this together, but alas, I have finished yet another week of Project Life! This week was all about packing up and shipping out of Utah.

It’s very surprising to me how out of synch I am with PL since moving back to California. I had assumed it would be so much easier! I’m also dealing with a mental block regarding address changes on some of my magazine subscriptions. Notice I said “some.” I’ve already changed the addresses on three of them (Whole Living, Country Living and Martha Stewart Living…I’m noticing a pattern), but as for the rest of them? They are probably sitting on the new tenant’s coffee table. You’re welcome, new tenant.

One of these days I will get everything all squared away, but until then…here’s what a month ago looked like:

The usual suspects are back in action: Washi tape, typewritten journaling, Studio Calico wood veneers, and plenty of my favorite colors. Always a good time.

I gave my Orem address stamp one last hurrah.

I really love including 8.5×11″ pages in my Project Life. It’s the only traditional-format scrapbooking (if you can call it that) that I do for myself these days, so I love to make them when the mood strikes. The paper is actually a file folder from Paper Source that I cut in half.

Let’s just say I am so happy to finally be on the other side of that move. Packing, carrying heavy loads down three flights of stairs, driving several hundred miles through the desert…no thanks. But it did make for a fun adventure and a colorful new spread in my album.

*Right after I finished this spread, I decided to get started on the next one. It might be my favorite one yet. Can’t wait to show you! (;

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a relaxing day. I’m hoping to get started on packing for the big move. Actually “hoping” is the incorrect term. More like, “wishing someone else would do it for me so I can spend the entire day on Pinterest.” Ha!

But anyways, here is my Project Life Week Eight! I was lucky enough to work with Elle’s Studio on a fun little project, so you can see more images from this week along with a mini tutorial over here. Thanks again, Elle!

Red, pink, yellow, teal. Can’t work without them.

The paper I used for the date is actually a USPS envelope that my holiday postage stamps came in. It has such a cool texture plus some awesome type, so I knew I had to find a use for it.

Here’s a mini layout I created for Elle’s Studio that I decided to incorporate into my PL. All I did was punch two holes and pop it in the album. Thanks to the ridiculous amount of staples I used, no page protector necessary. Ha!

“Love” and “Play” cards are from Jamaica’s shop. I was waiting for the right week to use them and with John coming back home and me having an amazing mail day, I think I found it (:

On the backside of the mini layout, I stapled a sheet of Dear Lizzy polka dot vellum.

Trying to use up my scraps and supplies so I won’t have to lug it all back to California. But who am I kidding, wherever I go, my paper follows. There’s just no separating the two of us (;

xoxo

Happy Monday! (Or is that an oxymoron?) Regardless, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend filled with SLEEP. Because that is all I can think about right now (;

And in the wonderful world of Project Life, I decided to merge weeks six and seven into a single spread. I felt like I was falling too far behind and I could barely remember what happened yesterday, much less two weeks ago. Quarter life amnesia. But I’m glad I did because I was able to get it all done in only a few hours and now I can focus on this week. Ahhh, feels good.

Feels like a big Valentine’s color palette explosion, no? Ha! I really am making a concerted effort to stay away from the “scrapbook-y” look ( what I refer to in my head as “cut the crap” – haha), like I’ve mentioned before. And that is not to say I don’t love scrapbook supplies. I LOVE them. I just feel my style is headed in a new direction and I think Project Life is the perfect place to expand on that exploration. Man, I love to get all philosophical about my paper, don’t I? (;

I had a good time including some of my latest Etsy purchases, including a note from Jamaica and two tags from Paper + Parcel. I also had to get a refill my favorite washi tape because lord knows I can’t PL (new verb) without it.

All good things.

Wow! Long time, no blog, huh? Every time I get back from a trip, it’s inevitable that this thing will get neglected. And speaking of neglect, I just finished up Week Five of Project Life…ha! But better late than never, right? So here’s what it looked like:

Front row of the plane! What’s up! Haha. Normally I don’t sit anywhere near the front, but since it was a last minute trip and all the other seats were sold out, front row it was!

Journaling spot + sticker from Crate Paper’s new Storyteller release. I’m OBSESSED with this line.

Studio Calico wooden house adhered to the top of the page protector.

Snapshot stamp from Amy Tangerine’s new Sketchbook Line.

Letter/Number stamps from American Crafts’ Confetti Line. Wooden camera misted with Mister Huey Custard Spray.

Funny story: I had to bring a few of my essential crafting tools home last weekend for the save-the-date assembling extravaganza. Well, going through security in SLC was a breeze (I’m chalking it up to Utah being the craft capital of America). But going through Long Beach, different story. Apparently they have never seen a Crop-A-Dile before…ha! The TSA lady was like, “is there a stapler or a wrench in your bag?” HAHA. Oh, I had to laugh and let her examine the Crop-A-Dile more closely. Long story short, it made it back home with me.

Not-so-funny story: Whitney Houston. Ugh, I’m so bummed about it. I was walking into Target on Saturday night when John texted me with the news (he knows I love me some Whit), and I literally exclaimed “NO!” Then I watched the Grammy’s last night and it was even more sad. Depressing.

Last week looked something like this:

For some reason, when I photograph pictures of myself, I always come off looking hilariously (and horrifyingly) red. Excuse the sunburned effect.

I broke out my little alpha stamps! You know, the ones you can get in the dollar bin at Michaels. I forgot how much fun they are!

I apologize for the blurry photo, but I have to point out how much I love black + white images. It definitely helps calm down the color explosion that I usually have going on. Oh, and that date up there was created by the new Dear Lizzy rolling stamp! Trust me, you guys NEED it.

Camera stamp from Urbanic and pennant tag from Elle’s Studio.

New Studio Calico wood veneers!

I love these brads from Crate Paper. Just cut off the prongs and you’re left with what is essentially a fabric button.

Things that I’m loving: typing on vellum and stapling atop a few strips of washi tape. Cutting memorabilia down to small sizes (i.e. the Zupas brown bag). Placing embellishments on top of the page protectors. Digging through my stash and using things that I had forgotten about. Painting over patterned paper to create white space for journaling.

I’m definitely trying to keep my pages looking as “non-scrapbook-y” as possible. I feel like that’s the general direction my style is leaning towards these days. Of course, there’s always going to be patterned paper + the random assortment of embellishments, but for the most part, I want it to have more of an “office supply” feel than that of a typical scrapbook. I don’t know if that makes any sense? Ha!

For this week, I’m hoping to have lots of fun memorabilia since I’m flying home for the weekend. Must remember to bring the Instax camera… (:

Project Life – Week Two…still as obsessed as ever. Let’s hope this streak continues for the next fifty weeks…!

One thing I did differently this time was that I started putting photos, notes, receipts, etc in the slots throughout the week, as opposed to just on Sunday. It seemed to go much smoother and allowed me to see what spaces I needed to fill in the coming days. I also wanted to include different types of memorabilia, so the beer bottle cap worked perfectly and brought in a fabulous shade of red (what’s with me and red lately?)! Oh! And I have to recommend these 4×6 journaling cards from Elle’s Studio because all you have to do is add a little journaling/embellishing and pop them in the slot. So easy!

This week I want to use a mix of page protector styles. I bought a bunch from AC and I’m hoping that it will keep things fresh and exciting, a la KP’s amazing weeks 1-2!