Project Life - Week 29

As we creep deeper into September, I have finally traded my flip flops for shoes and socks, and my capri pants and shorts for jeans and tights. Only just recently though, thank goodness. Last week it was still hot, and some parts of the province even broke records. The last few days however, there has been a bite in the wind, and the leaves are now beginning to change colour at an alarming rate.

Fall is gorgeous. But guess what it means? It means winter is around the corner...


It's no secret that I loathe winter...

So, looking back at these project life pictures, from week 29, smack dab in the middle of our summer, certainly put a smile on my face...

To include even more vacation pictures, I added an insert. I simply cut down one of the page protectors [Design D] I had to include the addition of the new royal baby. I left one of the pockets blank, so we could see the new royal family. I added confetti from Studio Calico and sewed the pocket shut.

To include the 2 - 6x4 size photos, the one of the new baby, and of the proud parents, again I cut down a page protector. I added some washi tap, so that I could punch holes in it and include it in my album. 

 Close up of the Left Hand Side:

Close up of the Right Hand Side: 

Still totally inspired every week to work on this project.

Sahlin Studio product used:

Washi Tape No. 2
Glimmer Paper - Indian Summer
Acrylic Arrows
Summer Journal Cards 
Aztec Summer - Elements

Project Life - Week 33

It's taken two weeks, but we're back into routine again around here. It seems like summer was a long time ago... All the kids extra curricular activities have started up again. It seems like September hits, and you hit the ground running.

I'm trying to get myself somewhat organized, and into a routine. Easier said than done... I have so many things on my 'to do' list. I kind of hate to look at it actually. But I'm going to get things crossed off, one by one.

Last week I participated in Ali Edwards 'Week in the Life'. For anyone that hasn't heard about it, can check out her website here. I have been doing a week in the life since 2008. I love to look back and see how things have changed in the past 5 years. And they have changed. A lot. It's crazy how your every day just adjusts and morphs, as your kids get older. I'm so glad to have all those memories of my kids being little... They're not so little anymore... Having said that, one day I'll be looking back to these memories and remember them as 'little'.

I didn't download daily pictures. I couldn't fit that in. I hope to show a glimpse of my finished work. That's my goal anyway. 

Here are my week 33 project life pages:

These were created using the following Sahlin Studio Products:

Country Road Kit
Country Road Journal Cards
Country Road Word Art

I still love this project.

Project Life: Week 31 & 32

I know I haven't posted weeks 29 and 30 yet. I jumped ahead, to use some new digital products from Sahlin Studio. Right now I'm four weeks behind... I hate getting behind. Mix that in with the fact that school started last week, the kids activities are all starting up, and I have hardly had a chance to catch my breath.

The next few weeks will have me being up at the kids school. A lot. Being the volunteer coordinator takes a lot of time. Especially in September... By October things slow down a bit, but the next few weeks are going to look like a dogs breakfast... [what exactly that looks like, I can't say] The next few weeks will be chaos. It sounds like I'm complaining. I'm not. I'm grateful to be in the position to spend my days at the school. I'm grateful that I don't have to juggle work and volunteer time. I'm grateful my kids still get excited to see me at the school. I'm grateful that I know the kids teachers.

Anyway, here is week 31:

When I was going through pictures for this week, I surprisingly had very few, for both week 31 and 32, so I ended up enlarging [here it was 8x12] to take up a bit more space.  I'm sorry that the quality of the pictures aren't great... I think I've finally figured out how to make the pictures show up a bit better, without the glare... I'll try that with the next batch.

Right Hand Side:

Left Hand Side:

It's always my intention to add more 'physical memorabilia' but I am terrible at it. I was pleased to include our movie ticket stubs as well as the little Canadian flag that adorned a meal we got at a restaurant on 'date night'. Some people are so good at adding in little trinkets. I collect stuff, but I don't feel like I have a knack for adding them in. Going to try harder to do that. 

Week 32:

Right Hand Side:

Again, I had a large picture [6x12] take up extra spaces.  One of our trips up Nose Hill. I love that Madelyn was flying a kite, but was much more interested in the critter in the grass. She is a bug girl through and through.

Left Hand Side:

The little square photo collages were easy to do, just used the app PicFrame on my iphone. I use that particular app a lot.

Sahlin Studio Product Used:

Week 31:


Apple Orchard
A for for Apple: Snippets

Week 32:

Apple Orchard 
Summer Journal Cards
Acrylic Arrows

Project Life: Weeks 27 & 28

It's week 27, and I'm still trying to figure out the perfect way to photograph this project. I think I may have finally got it figured out. Not in week 27, but in week 28. I just may be onto something...

Week 27:

Left Hand Side:

Right Hand Side:

I included a list of 'things to do this summer' in my project life and I'm embarrassed to admit, that we did an incredibly poor job of crossing things off this summer. I don't exactly know why that is...
This was the first summer in a long time, that we were home during Stampede Week. We often choose to get away from the city for that week. We did end up taking the kids down to the grounds for a few hours on 'family day'. It was a GONG SHOW... Everything had a crazy long line up. Rides averaged about $5/ride. Games were expensive. And the people... Oh how I dislike being wall to wall with that many people. So, we went, we saw, we left. It was all good.

Week 28:

Insert - Side A & B: These pictures are 6x12, an insert added in. I simply cut a 12x12 page protector in half. I love how flexible I can be with this project.

Left Hand Side:

Right Hand Side: 

Sahlin Studio Product Used:

Week 27:

Washi Tape No.2
Washin Tape No.3
Acrylic Arrows   
Melon Sorbet Bundle
A Wonderful Day

Week 28:

Washi Tape No.2
Acrylic Arrows
A Wonderful Day
Aztec Summer

Project Life - Week 26

Week 26 marks the halfway point of the year, for project life. 26 weeks in, 26 more to go. Time just marches on. I love this project.

This also marked the end of the school year. [Hard to believe we're a mere 2 weeks away from school starting up again. This Mummy is not clicking her heals together in anticipation of school starting, yet. I LOVE our summer days]

Because Calgary was in a state of emergency, school ended up being finished sooner than expected. I had to include the school closure info, from the city's website. Still can't believe that this happened to our lovely little city.

These were photos were created in Photoshop Elements, using Sahlin Studio products. The heart sun overlay, was using Ali Edwards This is Summer Overlay.

Sahlin Studio Product used:

A Wonderful Life
Aztec Summer Bundle
Birthday Cake Snippets
Project Mouse Days Washi Tape

Project Life - Week 25

I seem to have caught a summer cold. I'm not sure how that happened. No one I know has a cold, yet my nose is dripping, my sinuses are killing me and my throat is raw.

Do you know what the worst thing about getting a sick when you're the Mamma is? That you still have to be the Mamma. Meals still need to be made, laundry still needs to be done, kids still need to be watched... No rest for the wicked. Or the sick.

Now, having said that, it hasn't totally felt like I've got a 'summer' cold. Yesterday the temperature maxed out at 13°C. And it's August, not October. Normally, our temperatures for August should start with a 2... As in anywhere between 20°C - 29°C. Our summers are fleeting at the best of times, so reaching a high of 13°C is more than a little disappointing.

Any way, here is another project life spread, week 25: 

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this cold is short lived, and that temperatures are on the rise for the remainder of the month. 

Reflections of Summers Past and PL Week 24

It's August. And I'm a bit disappointed with myself. I have not been blogging on a regular basis. I had the same problem last summer too. [Not that this is a problem I have only in the summer] I've limited the amount of time my kids can be on their 'electronics' and then I can hardly sneak down and spend time on my computer. They call me on it. And though I'm the adult. The parent. I have a hard time saying no to them, and then, yes to me. So it's easier to just stay away from the computer.

We were also away on vacation for the last 2 weeks of July. Our time away was terrific. The weather was fabu-lous. Really. Fab. 

We have been doing an annual lake vacation since I was a wee young girl. I have pretty much done it every year since I was about 5 years old. The only exceptions being, the year I was 13 and we did a big family trip across the USA. The year I was 24 and they sold the resort we'd been going to since I was 5, and last year, when the little town flooded due to heavy rain and a very dangerous run-off situation. So... In the past 35 years, we've missed going 3 times... And now of course, our little family goes. My kids have both been going since they were born. Both kids took their first trip to the lake when they were a mere six weeks old. A very different trip for me, those two times, but that's how young they were when introduced to 'the lake'. Both my kids also learned to walk at the lake, at 14 months old. I'm taking Ali Edwards - Hello Story Class at Big Picture Classes. I created 2 separate layouts, of my kids over the years at the lake. I love how they've turned out.

I love that by looking at these 2 spreads [both are 2 - 8.5x11 pages] I can see my kids evolve over the years. From little babies to the little people they are today. Love these layouts. I love taking Ali's classes. She's ubber cool.

I also have another project life spread to add. Week 24:

During week 24, I was lucky enough to go to our 2nd Annual Yoga Retreat. I added a few pictures of that, in a separate insert. Had such a great time.

Insert Side A:

Insert Side B: