I’ve been seeing tons of posts all over the internet, galleries, facebook, pinterest of various people’s takes on Project Life. I almost succumbed to the peer pressure. Almost. Then I remembered that I already had a plan for my year (photo-a-day and gratitude journal) and I really didn’t need to add another project into the mix. I really want to try a week in the life type of album sometime this year but for now, project life is not for me. I’m happy with what I’ve planned and so far, at day 18 of 2012, I’ve stuck with it. 🙂
The fabulous Pattie Knox came up with a great new template for project 365, she even whipped up a portrait version of her original landscape-oriented template:
I’m using Speed Byte No. 164
Here’s week 1:
Other credits at Designer Digitals.
And week 2 (very similar):
I’m finding that sticking with iPhone photos is actually taking the pressure off. I don’t expect or try to take the perfect photo. I just take any photo. When I did this project before (in 2008 and 2010), I started off trying to learn how to use my camera better but then scrambled to get a decent picture. No such illusions using my cell phone camera!
I’m going to keep the white mat consistent throughout the year but switch out the patterned paper background. It’s photo-focused and simple but it works for what I’m trying to accomplish. Plus, I did these two pages in about a half an hour – most of that was spent picking the background paper, oh and moving the date tags around!
So, how about you? Are you attempting project 366 this year? Or Project Life? How is it going?
I felt the same pressure and boy it was hard not to succumb to doing a PL like everyone else! I love your simple approach to Project 366 and I agree with you on the “relaxing” part about using the phone camera. My only year long project this year is the 12 on the 12th and I am exclusively using my new phone for it 🙂
The 12 on 12 project sounds totally doable – love the idea of using your phone for it!
Good on ya, Paula! Your 52 l/os for 2012 are starting out brilliantly, what a great keepsake! As for the comparison game, f it makes you feel any better, you can always come visit my blog and note that, much as I woudl like to, somehow I’m just not making time for scrapping these days. I know, loser. Hey, I come visit you so I can go “wow” and think “someday”. Which is OK.
Hey Natalie, I did visit your blog earlier today 😉 Check out your comments!
I love your approach! The weekly LO would be totally doable for me – and would be more SBing than I’m doing right now. Thanks for sharing your ideas and inspiration. It always gets me going 🙂
Thanks Crystal!
Love that template!
Two things:
1. I’ve been feeling those same things about project life….I’m so tempted, but know I won’t keep up and I’ve been religiously blogging and making those into books, which is essentially the same thing. I’m just trying to include more scans of the bits and pieces of every day life.
2. I saw a picture of Costco and had to laugh ’cause the same one is on my computer from a week or two ago 🙂
Happy documenting my friend!