3 October 2014

Project life weeks 37 and 38

Project life. It's a constant game of catch up around here! 
Part of me loves the catching up process because I can sit with a cup of tea in hand and quietly re-live some of the best bits of the last month. The other half of me is overwhelmed working out photos, and words and when different things occurred! 

This was what weeks 37 and 38 looked like: 



Things I am loving this week: 
The font courier new. Its clean and light and fun and I am using it for most of my journalling. I am also loving using lots of white space with dashes of patterned paper. Definitely the predominant style through this years album and it is making me happy.

Techniques I have tried: 
Nothing too new here. I really wanted to include that square photo booth style print of me and my friend but was struggling to fit it in. I ended up cropping out one side and moving it across the page with the journalling in the middle. I am really pleased with how this turned out.

I also included all of that blog post about my long distance relationship. Although the post wasn't written that week it felt right to pair it with the photos of my time in Oxford with the boy. I don't usually include blog posts but I like that it is a strong focal point on the page.


Photos documented: 
These two weeks really are the best of a project life mix. There were some big moments like my dear friends 21st birthday tea party and meeting up with some lovely faces at the bloggers weekend. There were also some everyday moments to record like painting our bathroom and making a new dress.


Thoughts on the project:
PL can sometimes be a chore for me. I'm happy to admit that. But once I have those memories down I am so grateful that I do. This project is worth so much more than the time it takes to complete each page. Already I am itching to see this year in book form! Not long now...

I am heading back to uni this weekend so the blog may stay quiet while I adjust to being back up North. See you on the other side. 

8 comments:

Sian said...

I love the mix of black and white and colour photos and I'm really drawn to that spread with the grey and then the gorgeous shade of blue paint beside it. A pleasure to look at.

scrappyjacky said...

I like the way you're mixing colour and b/w as well.

Nathalie said...

I only have praises for your spreads! I love them for many reasons :)

Mel said...

I love the b and w too and it makes me resolve to add some be pics into my place. I sometimes use Facebook status' or Instagram captions as part of my place spreads.

alexa said...

Your long-distance relationship post spread across the four different backgrounds really caught my eye - and such a clever way to break up text. it was a real highlight for me to meet you too :). I keep resistiing doing PL but am so tempted by your pretty spreads ...

Karen said...

I'm always a fan of your PL pages, and like others, particularly like your mix of color and B&W photos. (I'm four months, no five, months behind in my monthly PL project, but hope to catch up by the end of November!)

Lizzy Hill said...

Came on over from Sian's.....& got browsing [as one does!] & looks like you got a new follower! Your PL is fabulous....loooove it:)

JO SOWERBY said...

I love seeing your Porject Life pages and what an honour to actually be in one of them. I love that and you xxxx
Jo xx