Week of: 3 February to 9 February 2014

What happened this week: Ran several errands this week, sent a friend off to National Service, and attended the Air Force Family Day.

Techniques: Besides including instax photos, I tried several “new” things –  including a trimmed Project Life Design C page protector as an insert for all my extra 4×6 photos, stamping on my photos with Brilliance ink, and saving memorabilia in the form of our Family Day passes.

Here’s the full spread with the front of the insert:

And the back of the insert:

I used grey washi tape to seal the pocket with our passes so they wouldn’t slip out, and used my Tiny Attacher to staple an October Afternoon die cut label to the insert.

Thoughts: I was a little nervous about stamping on my photos at first because I was afraid the ink would smear. But Brilliance ink did a really nice job. Just give everything a little bit of time to dry. Since it worked, I actually really love the look of stamping on my photos and will definitely do it again. It fills up the white space in photos very nicely.

I also used quite a bit of kraft (from Maya Road)  on several pockets to bring the whole spread altogether. Again, I love using coordinating papers from one collection to help the spread come together in a snap!

This was such a fun week and I’m so glad that I have memories recorded!

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Supplies: Studio Calico woodgrain geotags, Studio Calico wood veneer, Maya Road kraft tags, Amy Tangerine Draft clear stamps, October Afternoon Travel Girl tidbits, Dear Lizzy Daydreamer Project Life mini kit, Project Life Midnight edition core kit, washi tape, Doodlebug enamel dots, Studio Calico Atlantic 6×6 paper pad, Studio G clear stamps

Tools: Becky Higgins Project Life Design A page protectors, Becky Higgins Project Life Design C page protectors, American Crafts white cardstock, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, American Crafts 2-inch scallop punch, Tsukineko Brilliance ink in gold and black

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I’m embarking on this year-long project to document all my memories in 2014. You can see my other Project Life posts here.

Week of: 27 January to 2 February 2014

What happened this week: The big thing this week was the traditional Chinese New Year in Singapore – lots of food, family, and friends.

Techniques: I ran an Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste 3×4 card through the printer for my week in review, trimmed down a the gold ang pao packet with the horse motif and included it in my spread, since it was Chinese New Year. I used the Becky Higgins nested die set to make my own 4×6 cards with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection. I also purchased a Tim Holtz tiny attacher this week and happily stapled all the embellishments in sight.

Thoughts: Since Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival, I thought of flowers and chose to use the Basic Grey Fresh Cut patterned papers for all the pretty floral prints, which coordinated nicely with the occasion. I’ve found that using paper from one collection for one spread helps everything to coordinate easily.

I bought the new Studio Calico Essentials gold chipboard and sequins, as well as the Tim Holtz tiny attacher this week. As you can see, they feature heavily on this week’s spread because I was just so excited over them.

And surprise! No enamel dots this week – just lots of gold and attaching with staples.

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Supplies: Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection, Amy Tangerine Remarks stickers, washi tape, Studio Calico Essentials gold sequins, Studio Calico Essentials gold chipboard hearts, stars and geotags, American Crafts thickers, Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste mini kit, Amy Tangerine Plus One mini kit, Becky Higgins Project Life Sunshine edition 4×6 textured cardstock, Kaiser Craft clear stamp, Amy Tangerine roller date stamp, Project Life Midnight edition, Studio G clear stamps, October Afternoon alphabet stickers

Tools: Becky Higgins Project Life Design A page protectors, American Crafts white cardstock, Becky Higgins nested metal die set, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, EK Success 1-inch circle punch

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I’m embarking on this year-long project to document all my memories in 2014. You can see my other Project Life posts here.

Week of: 20 January to 26 January 2014

What happened this week: Spent time with family and friends this week, received happy mail from my pen pals, and tried several new recipes.

Techniques used: I included a couple of Instax photos. And still had the regular weekly title cards, and week in review cards.

Thoughts: I had quite a few photos this week, which filled up all the pockets on right side. I also kept my embellishments super simple with enamel dots, wood veneers, and washi tape. I still naturally gravitate towards them for my embellishments and love how easily it all comes together.

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Supplies used: Basic Grey candy buttons, Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Remarks stickers, washi tape, Studio Calico Sundrifter wood veneers, Midnight edition core kit, Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste mini kit, Amy Tangerine Today roller date stamp, Jillibean Soup alpha stickers, Maya Road kraft tags

Tools used: Becky Higgins Project Life Design A page protectors, American Crafts white cardstock

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I’m embarking on this year-long project to document all my memories in 2014. You can see my other Project Life posts here.

Week of: 13 January to 19 January 2014

What happened this week: I started Spring term this week, fell sick, got better, and went to my brother’s commissioning parade. That was the highlight of the week, so these photos are all exclusively from the weekend.

Techniques used: The weekly title cards remain the same. I ended up using lots of filler cards this week because of my lack of photos. But I loved being able to use up my growing stash of filler cards! Without planning to, yellow, grey and aqua/teal were the main colors of this week’s spread.

Thoughts: I loved the color scheme of this week’s spread. And I’m still keeping things simple because I need to catch up!

I’ll be back soon. More spreads in the making.

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Supplies used: Pebbles Family phrase cards, Basic Grey candy buttons, Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Remarks stickers, washi tape, Studio Calico Sundrifter wood veneers, Studio Calico Letterpress labels, Midnight edition core kit, Amy Tangerine Yes Please Remarks alpha stickers, Amy Tangerine Today roller date stamp

Tools used: Becky Higgins Project Life Design A page protectors, American Crafts white cardstock

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I’m embarking on this year-long project to document all my memories in 2014. You can see my other Project Life posts here.

Week of: 6 January to 12 January 2014

What happened this week: We spent the week on vacation in Hanoi. I hung out with my friends at the River Safari, and we ate good food (again).

Left-hand side:

Techniques used: The same weekly title cards as last week. I ran my journaling cards through the printer again. Instant photos from my Instax mini 25. And I also used more neutrals, with pops of color this week.

Side note: I’m planning to make a mini album of all the photos from our trip, so I just included a couple of my favorite photos for the weekly spread.

Right-hand side:

Can we just pause for a bit and talk about how much I love this card above? The water color effect is my favorite. (The 4×6 card is from Amy Tan’s latest Plus One collection mini kit.)

Thoughts: I’m loving the clean and simple look of the weekly title cards. It provides some resting space for the eyes, while keeping everything consistent across the weeks. I especially love that it’s one less card for me to have to think about/fuss over.

Plus, enamel dots and wood veneers are definitely my go-tos. Enough said.

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Supplies used: Amy Tangerine paper leaves, Studio Calico Snippets and Sundrifter wood veneers, washi tape, Crate Paper Storyteller 6×6 paper pad, Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste mini kit, Amy Tangerine Plus One mini kit, Doodlebug enamel dots, Studio Calico Wanderlust roller phrase stamp, Amy Tangerine Yes Please Remarks alpha stickers, Amy Tangerine clear stamps, October Afternoon Mini Market alpha stickers

Tools used: Becky Higgins Project Life Design A page protectors, American Crafts white cardstock

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I’m embarking on this year-long project to document all my memories in 2014. You can see my other Project Life posts here.

Twelve weeks into 2014, and I’m so glad that I’m finally getting around to sharing my Project Life spreads with you guys. Better late than never, right?

Week of: 1 January to 5 January 2014

What happened this week: We celebrated the New Year, along with lots of other random activities, including lots of good food (one of our favorites!).

Left-hand side:

Techniques used: I created my own weekly title cards in Microsoft Powerpoint and printed it on white cardstock. Then I stamped the dates with my Amy Tangerine roller date stamp to finish it off. I also ran several of the journaling cards through the printer for my journaling.

Those gold thickers are from American Crafts, and the “Celebrate” glitter card is from Mambi. Splashes of glitter for the New Year!

Right-hand side:

Rather ironically, I made a mistake on that journaling card with this quote by Neil Gaiman. The last line didn’t get printed, and you can see how I filled in the last sentence with a black pen in my own writing. But ah, we live and learn.

Thoughts: I’m enjoying the combination of handwriting and typed journaling. I’m currently behind by several weeks, but this process has been so much fun and I’m slowly getting caught up.

Stay tuned – more updates to come!

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Supplies used: MAMBI specialty cards, Amy Tangerine Cut and Paste mini kit, Amy Tangerine Remarks alpha stickers, Amy Tangerine die cut shapes, Maya Road kraft jotter tags, Basic Grey candy buttons, washi tape, American Crafts gold thickers, Studio Calico Printshop 6×6 paper pad, Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic 6×6 paper pad, Midnight Edition Core Kit, Studio Calico wood veneers

Tools used: Project Life Design A page protectors, American Crafts white cardstock, HP printer

Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. I’m embarking on this year-long project to document all my memories in 2014. You can see my other Project Life posts here.