Project Life Card Giveaway

I wanted to share with you the beginning of my destash that I am doing in my craftroom.  There are 2 chances to win.  Good luck.

Rules:
1- Must to over 18
2- Must have a US address
3- Must "Like" this video
4- Must subscribe to my Youtube Channel (to win here) or my blog - http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspo... (to win there)

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Margaret

Project Life Week 40 - 43

I wanted to share my latest Project Life pages.  I am playing catch-up, so I decided to print out all my pics and place them in my book in the proper order.  Then I worked from the back to the front (because it was all fresh in my head) and get my pages done.  I was able to finish these four week in a weekend.  I have been having a ball finishing all these pages.  So now off to work on more pages.



Margaret

Project Life Week 28 - 31

Week 28:  This was a very uneventful week as far as pictures go, but it was alot of work.  I moved some the cubes around in my craftroom to separate the office/business section and the crafting area.  I really like it better this way.  It does make my crafting section look smaller, but I have some ideas on how to change up that section.  Since my craftroom/office is our former dining room (which was very rarely used), I was able to take the table/chairs out but had to keep the china cabinet.  So seeing that we didn't use the china, I boxed it up and put all my items that I sale on etsy in it.  I love the way it worked out.  The cubes on the office side were cleaned out  and all office supplies are now stored there.

Week 29:  For this week I worked on completing my Baby Storage Box with Mini Album.  I had fun making this.  Being that I have only sons, I got a chance to really play with this one.  I really like how the booties came out.  Also that week at work I had to go with my client to an appointment at Cleveland Clinic and had these really strange computerized devices.  I had to take a picture of them.  My son said that there were probably magnets in the ground that they run on.  I could not believe how many there were.  They were taking supplies and trash up and down the halls.  They even went around corners.  My son said that they look like the things from Star Wars.

Week 30:  This was a real fun week.  My niece graduated high school this past June and my brother and his wife gave her a party.  It was alot of fun. There were some people I have not seen in years there.  I won a gift on a blog post from Veronica Chambers at inkallusions.blogspot.com.  I have entered but have never won, I was so excited to see my name on her blog, I had to ask her if it was me.  She even added some extra goodies.  Also this week I received my first "Happy Mail" from a member on one of my Facebook groups.  I felt like a kid at Christmas.

Week 31:  This was another great week for me.  My first RAK (Random Act of Kindness) from a Youtube subscriber, "stampingsongbird" .  WOW!!!!! was I excited to to get her lovely gifts.  She sent so very much and everything that I could use,  I wanted to include the lovely card she sent also.  This weekend was also Italian fest downtown and I had to go to get their Elephant Ears.  I have not been in several years and this time there was a small fee to get in, they stamped our hands with a Smiley face.  We brought the ears home to share with the boys.  I liked the powdered sugar ones the best.

Now on to the last few weeks.  I can't believe that I have kept up with it this far but it is so easy.

Margaret

Project Life Weeks 25 - 27

Wanted to share with you the last two weeks of my Project Life album.
In this week we finally got a chance to go for a swim in our pool.  The water felt great.  This was also Father's Day and I got my husband a new tool box, lining and tool from Sears for a combination Father's Day/birthday present.

This week was another warm week so perfect for the pool.  We also pulled weeds from my rose garden and got poison ivy.  We have never had poison ivy in our yard before.  I had on gloves but some touched my arms when I was putting it in the garbage.

For the last week it was my husbands birthday, I had already got him his last week so I got him a plaque. We also had eat what ever the birthday person wants.  So we had BBQ ribs, burgers, hotdogs, sausage, pork steaks and all the extras.  We also have a Bababa-nut cake from our favorite bakery called Classic (was Mr. Pauls).

Margaret

Helpful Hints #8

Hi, I wanted to share with you a few things that I came up with that I think you may find helpful.  First I wanted to keep my plastic on my Smash book but still use my pen, so all I did was cut out the pen area and tape the excess flat.  I found that I needed to use a wide tape because my pages were getting hooked , but how it closed smoothly.  Next I wanted a Geotag stamp but could not find one in the stores so I thought just make one.  I pulled out the rubber that I had made some homemade stamps with and with a little thought  along with some trial and error here is what I came up with.  Finally I wanted to make the page inserts to add pages or items to my Smash book or any book that has the spiral binder (all you need to do is adjust the length).  All I did was to open up the ones that I bought and copy what they did.  Now I can make them to match any page or just a basic white or black to add to any spiral notebook.  I hope that you find my hints helpful.

 

Margaret

Project Life Weeks 23 & 24

I wanted to share my last 2 weeks of Project Life, I still can't believe that I have kept up with this for this long. I guess it has something to do with it being fun and easy.  I'm using a combination of Becky Higgins Project Life kits the picked up at Hobby Lobby and other cards, along with some paper from my stash.

In Week 23: There was not much going on around here.  I did get alot of crafting done this week though.  I worked on my card for a PL card swap that I am in, and here was the finished result.  We also finished filling up the pool.  It has been nice the past few days so I did get a chance to take a dip.  It felt to good.

In Week 24: This was the week before Father's Day and I went out with my husband to Sears and had him pick out a new tool center.  He really loves it.  He came right home and put it together (not much to do just put the top on and add the casters).  Also that week my husband also had an appointment in Cleveland and while we were up there I got a chance to go to Marshalls.  Got alot of Thickers that day.  I Googled and found that there were several near the hospital, so I am ready for the next time we have to go up there.

Margaret

collective Haul - Joanns & Marshalls

Got a chance to shop the last couple of days and found some really good deals. Wanted to share them with you.  I think that they will work great with my Project Life album and my Smash book.

 

 Margaret

Project Life Week 21 & 22

Wanted to share with you my weeks 21 & 22 of the Project Life album.  I used 2 differnet core kits that I purchased from Hobby Lobby.  I like to use different kits along with different papers in my album.  I keep the same colors per week but like my weeks to look different.  I really like the Project Life core kits and can't wait to see more.  I saw that Archivers are now selling them, hope I can find a different kit when I go to Cleveland next week.

 Margaret

Using Your Scraps

I just wanted to share with you how I am using some of my scraps. I love how now I can make a lot of my embellishments to match the pages, hey just like a kit. I hope that it helps someone to make their own embellishments.

 
 Margaret

Project Life Week 19 & 20

This is my Project Life weeks 19 & 20. I used my Becky Higgins Core Kit that I purchased from Hobby Lobby to complete these two pages.  I did't think that I was going to like using her kits as much as I do.  But after trying them I went back and burchased two moe core kits.  Can't wait for Hobby Lobby to get in some different kits, they are well worth it.

Margaret

Project Life weeks #17 & 18

Hi this is my weeks 17 & 18 of my 2013 Project Life album.  I really love this way of scrapbooking, getting a lot done.  I'm going to try the Smash book style of scrapbooking also.  Bought one yesterday at Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon.  Can't wait to give it a go.

 Margaret

Project Life Week #16

I am finally caught up on my Project Life album pages.  This week was all about the outside.  Grass was cut for the first time this year, and boy did it need it.  The boys were not thrilled to have to get out there.  My husband drained and cleaned the top of the pool, the tulips were in bloom and my rose bushes had new leaves.  For Mother's Day every year instead of getting flowers I asked my husband to buy me a rose bush instead.  This is my very first one.  The tulips were from a house up the street that had been torn down and they were going to level the land off, so my husband dug them up and transplanted them before they got destroyed.  I was very surprised that they took so well and came back up this year.

Margaret

Project Life - Week #15

This is my week #15 of my Project Life album.  This one is also a 2-page layout due to it being my birthday. The first page is all about the cake, It was Banana Nut from Classic Bakery.  We had to get it on Sunday because they are closed on Mondays.  The second page was about my birthday and a gift that I received.  I had to work all day that day and the next two more.  I received a game called "The Big Bang Theory" from a friend.  Didn't get a chance to play until Saturday.  My dear husband gave me shopping money.  One of my favorite kind of gift.

Margaret

Project Life - Week 14

This is my Week #14 of my "Project Life" album.  I made this one a 2-page layout due to the Easter holiday.      I wanted to dedicate one page just for the holidays then another page for the rest of the week.   So Page # 1 is for Easter 2013.  Even though my sons are adults I still fix them their baskets.  Our baby girl gets a her basket filled with yummies.  Page #2 is the reat of the week.  I finally got my desk cleaned and yet another trip to the Cleveland VA for more testing for my husband.

Margaret

Project Life Week 10 - 13

I wanted to share my weeks 10 - 13 Project Life pages.  I also wanted to share with you my new binder that I use to help me keep up with my Project Life pages.  Using it along with my regular planner has helped me to catch up.  I have only two pages to do this week then I am back on schedule.   I hope to finish the background pages to these last two weeks today then add the pictures and the journaling later this week when I print them out.

Margaret

Keeping Up with Project Life Part #2 and Projest Life Week 7-9

I wanted to share with you how I am keeping up with my Project Life pages.  I also wanted to share my weeks 7 - 9.  With my system I was able to do these three weeks in one evening.  I don't have much time to scrapbook lately and found that Project Life was the way to go, (I am still saving pictures to do my regular scrapbook pages for those special days as usual).   Now I found myself getting behind using this method, but with my new system I am catching up fast without much effort.  At this rate I'm going, I should be caught up soon.  Once I am, I hope to add a regular scrapbook page per week to get caught up with them also.  A never ending project. Lol

Margaret

Project Life Update

I wanted to share with you how I am keeping up with my Project Life.  As with everything elso sometimes life gets in the way and I had to find a way to keep up with what I wanted to include and where to place it.  I am using my family organizer to keep track of everything.  I put the week on the top and beside an event  I add PL in red to indicate that this may be something that I want to include in that weeks pics.  I am still  taking pictures and this way I know what picture goes with what week.  I also wanted to share with you a cart that I found ate Walmarts that I am using to store all my Project Life items. Now I have everything in one place.  I am also in the process ( a never ending) of cleaning and reorganizing my craftroom and as I come across things that I feel would work well in my Project Life album I put it in this cart.  This is working out great.




Margaret

Project Life Week 5-6

This is my week 5-6 of my Project Life album.  For Week #5,  I was down with a bad head cold then lost my voice for a week.  My husband had just received his new BP equipment that has to be hooked up through the phone line so that when he does his blood pressure and blood sugar it is sent directly to the nurses office at the VA.

For Week #6,  I had just completed the downstairs bathroom and wanted to show the before pictures.                     

The after pics shows the decorating that I did this week.  The bathroom was done this past summer but I never took the time to decorate it.  The pictures we counted cross stitch pictures that I had done years ago.  I bought another fabric shower curtain and made a skirt for the sink.

I still have to finish the journaling on this page.               

Margaret                                                        

How I do Project Life

I wanted to share with you how I am doing my Project Life album.  I hope some of you find this helpful.  It makes it much easier for me.



Margaret

Project Life Week #1 - 3

These are my first few weeks of my 2013 Project Life Album.  I am really enjoying making there pages.  I changed the first two page when I bought the new pages and wanted them be all to be the same size and the othere were smaller.

This is my opening page.

Week #1 tells why I want to do Project Life.,

Week #2 is a sample of my normal week, cooking, playing Gin with my husband and work.  I took a pic of the pot of beans because they were like the ones my mother made (I called my sister and she talked me through them).

Week #3 shows what have been going on this week, I started a organizational binder, my puppy eating eating a treat, she is so rotten, and the last two are of my cat we just found out that he has asthma and needs aresol treatments.  We went to the store and bought the box to make his nebulizer chamber (he is in it getting a treatment).

Margaret