PL Chit Chat?

I am a little bit behind slowly catching up. Summer has been keeping me very busy. Lots and lots of activities. Will be starting school next week and I will be working so my free time will be limited. Hope I don't fall too much behind.

My husband never looks at my books. My kids do look at them from time to time and are starting to read the journaling so at least I feel like I have accomplished something.

As for next year. Probably will continue on. This is my 4th year doing project 365 and really in the groove of taking photo of the day each day sort of out of habit. This year I did it project life format and really like all the neat journaling I'm now including in my albums. Probably will continue in digital as I seem to get it done faster that way.

 

yep, i'm in the same boat as you... summer totally derailed me. i'm still on like week 21 or something. eeep!
i think next year i'll do it again, but digitally. i bought the paper PL kit because i LOOOVVVEED the look of clementine. but i find that using paper is just not my comfort zone. i need to do digital if i have any chance of keeping up.

 

I'm waay behind but working on catching up. Have photos in templates up until about a week ago and I've made notes as I've been going along. My latest finished layout is from way back in June though! Gradually working on it! I love the journalling cards I've made (using Kate's templates) but I'm definitely going to need to simplify for next year - particularly as I'm going to try to get back into the world of the employed...

Definitely doing next year and definitely sticking with digital, no way I'd get it done paper. I love the new Studio Calico product (that I can't think of the name of right now) and think I might use that for a holiday journal for next year so I can get the kids to fill in cards. We had a book this year and there was too much fighting about who's drawing in it at any given time!

 

so... those of you that actually have the "Project Life" Core Kits... which one do you have and/or which is your favorite... or if you were thinking of getting one, which one would you get... I'm getting one, but can't decide which one to get... I think I'm too much of a mix and matcher LOL

 

i got clementine this year, and while i totally love it, i'm not sure whether i will buy another core kit?? i love lvoe love the looks of them (especially lily's new ones for next year), but i just don't tend to reuse stuff if i've already used it... makes it kinda pointless to have several of the same cards and whatnot.

 

I wish they would sell the Core Kits in mini so that you could get them all and not have a trillion pieces left over. I love the childhood minis; her video totally sold me on making a school album for my kids.

 

If I went paper I would certainly get the mini album and mini kits. School album sounds like fun.

 

i think core mini kits would be brilliant! i would buy one of each of them then

 

Perhaps you could get several people together and each buy one, then you could split so everyone has a little of several versions. We did a card swap back in March and I got some Cobalt, Turquoise and Amber to go with my Clementine. I'm excited that the new versions have horizontal and vertical reversible on each card. That might tempt me to get another in the future but will probably look into the swap thing again with my digi friends. It it nice being able to mix and match so it doesn't get too boring!

 

I am so far behind. Only completed up to like week 13. I am in the process of moving and just started back to working a full time job so I haven't had much extra time to work on it. I have some notes/memorabilia saved so hopefully when I have surgery in October and I'm off work, I'll be able to catch up.
I really wish I wouldn't have bought a core kit. In all honesty, I've used maybe 3 cards from it. I was having fun making my own or using digital ones. I really like the Seafoam core kit but I doubt I will get it. I am thinking about getting some of the journaling cards from SS, but I'm not sure where to buy them.

 

I am in the same boat as most of you. I have mine completed up to week 32. I have the photos/post its/info for the rest of the weeks just haven't had time to sit down and get it into my album. Just not enough time in the day, KWIM?

OH and Heather, I got that too and cannot wait to get my little hands on it and start Dec. Daily!!!

 

Woot Ang! I am stalled at week 25.. just been crazy busy lately. *sigh*

 

I'm excited that I got a few PL spreads done this past month (plus some 12x12 hybrid layouts to include. I'm hoping to get the last half of September and the first week of August done this upcoming week and hoping I can keep up the momentum and get some spreads done from earlier in the year as well, I have quite a bit done, but there are definitely gaps here and there.

 

Well done!! Me? Well, you can probably guess.. still stuck on week 25! But I have my 2013 calendars finished and ordered, and a bunch of new stamps to play with, so I'm getting back to my PL soon.

No, I am not taking the class (it was a bit pricey for me), but I would have loved to. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

 

Oh girls, I miss Project Life! I miss having my photos printed out and journaling, but I don't miss the amount of time I used to spend on it. My last full week I did was Week 25. Thinking of just sending a bunch of photos to get printed and putting those into an album, then start up PL again this week. But not force it every week. Not have to do a 2-page spread every week. Just do it when I feel like it, whether it's a couple of photo of something, or a whole spread. I date everything anyways, so it just doesn't need to be weekly-based. What do you think?

Ang - what kind of stuff are you learning in that PL class? I'm so curious!

 

I'm up to date! Well, except for June, July and August which aren't finished - but trying not to stress about that, lol!

I think that sounds like a great idea, Christine, although I'm far too much of a perfectionist, all-or-nothing type for it to work for me . I definitely don't do things weekly, though. The week-per-spread is the default, but I'm perfectly happy to make it two weeks or something different. I just did a spread which was two weeks except for the second weekend, then did a whole spread for that weekend as we were away for our anniversary. As long as it's dated, I don't mind.