A couple weeks ago I was fretting that I hadn't yet figured out what my one little word for 2014 would be. Ali told me to "keep my ears open, it will come." and I had to laugh at my silliness, because it did come to me. That night. The CORE is a basic, essential, or enduring part of an individual; the inmost...

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  When it came to design my 2014 album title page, I went back and forth more times than I can count. Eventually, I settled on a simple, clean design using a Gina Cabrera paper from DDE and my own "hello" writing. I'm really trying to simplify my process in 2014, so this was a good start. If you have posted your 2014...

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I had such a great time with this weeks spread, trying out new templates that I made, and even designing my own striped cards! AND, if you scroll down, I'm offering 4x6 and 3x4 striped card as my first official project life freebie! This week I used design A pages, which I will be doing all through next years' album, and taking a...

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I wanted to take part in December Daily, but knew that I did not have the time or resources to make a separate album, so, I included it right in my project life spread by taking a daily photo, and journaling about each day. The december card is from Paislee Press and the date overlaps are from Design Editor. The title card is...

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I've always been one of those people who needs their space. You know, that spot that is only yours, where you can do whatever it is that you love to do.When we first moved into this house back in October 2011, I claimed the loft area as mine.And up until a few months ago, the loft space was where I worked. But once...

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I've mentioned before how 2013 was very much for experimenting and seeing what techniques and styles I would love or lose. As such, I've got a much clearer picture of what products I will be - or hope to - use in my 2014 album. Here are just a few: 1. Self-adhesive avery tabs - to label my inserts. 2. Midnight edition core kit...

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Your bottom two teeth came through at five and a half months, we are surprised that after much horribly teething these past couple months, that no more have come through yet.You smile the biggest, brightest smile every time someone familiar walks into the room, especially your daddy after he's been working all day.You no longer coo, instead you are working on words like...

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Here's the reality: life isn't always sunshine and roses, and if you have kids you know this to be especially true.  If I documented my life through project life without talking about the rough moments along with the happy memories, I wouldn't really be painting an accurate portrait, would I?  I believe that making it through the rough times helps to make us...

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First of all let me just say that I'm happy to be back. It turns out that while a break was very much in need of, I missed this little space that I have built. Now that that's out of the way...As 2013 creeps closer to an end I have found myself thinking more and more about how I am going to approach...

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First of all let me just say that I'm happy to be back. It turns out that while a break was very much in need of, I missed this little space that I have built. Now that that's out of the way... As 2013 creeps closer to an end I have found myself thinking more and more about how I am going to...

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