welcome 2012 & Project Life

i said i wouldn't do it...Project Life
i even talked about it on Twitter...not my style...too constrictive...
i'm such a fair weather scrapper...and i meant it...ALL of it.
Becky even tweeted back at me! :O)

mmk...but i was still...doubtful...there, i said it! ;)
i certainly wasn't going to do it b/c it was the latest trend!

as December was coming to a close, along with my December daily album: (see the start of my album here) i started to realize not only how much i enjoyed making the album, but the SHARING aspect of it as well!
and that's when it hit me! it was COMMUNITY that drew me in. i wanted to continue to share. create. get excited about something! (in the scrapbooking sense, of course)
so i began to ponder Project Life...
could i even do it? what kind of goals would i make for it?
would i be compromising my scrapbooking "style"?
12x12? what?! i was just getting in my 8.5x11 groove!
....
so, i just went for it!
most people that i have seen do a weekly layout of sorts.
i have chosen, at this point, to do a "month in review" approach.
12 layouts at a minimum in one year? totally doable! right? RIGHT!!
if something pops up on a special day or week, i will include it.
i'm also going to mix it up! that's right. including pages of 12x12, 8.5x11, 6x12 and even
a 5x7 page every now and then, to showcase a photo.
i am not getting hung up on journaling, per se. mine will consist mostly of photos--cuz that is what
i LOVE most!
so without further or do....

 

family name title page

 

monthly calendar page that i am choosing to include from Tina 

monthly journaling card on back of calendar page that i created in PS

little bits...

the beginning page....

all together

i chose not to use a project life album, but will be using a black 12x12 We R Memory Keepers album.

i did buy the Clementine core kit, but most of my supplies will come from my stash or Studio Calico kits.

and there you have it. hoping not to be a major FAIL with this. keeping it simple and remembering 

my goals should help! i'm just your average "Joe" creating, making, and sharing my memories. :)

so, tell me, are YOU doing project life in 2012?

please, share! :)


ps...i did a bit of a blog re-design a few days ago! hope y'all like it and it's easy on the eyes!!

edit: i had 2 questions in regards to this post...

1) where did i find my 5x7 page protectors? they are from last year and no longer in production

on Amazon, i saw where Pioneer produces some top-loading 5x7 protectors, though. 

another tip, if you are handy with a sewing machine, you can sew ANY size you need! :)

2) what is the font on the journaling card i made? Blackout Midnight. It can be downloaded for free from font squirrel. also, i have a post below that talks about some cool fonts. :)

thank you to ALL of you for looking, kind comments and encouragement!! :)