January 2014

although I do weekly pages this is my approach. I don't limit myself to a 2 page spread. I just tell the stories, even if there are a lot!

 

I love this approach, and I think many more will be joining in if there's more freedom! I can imagine doing more than two pages from time to time, because sometimes, I just have too many photos... and I noticed that I hardly use journaling cards, because I don't have enough spots left after I put in all the pictures...

 

I think this approach is definitely worth trying. I didn't feel so stressed about having weekly pages, but i am OCD enough that if I only had a 1-page spread for a week, I had to come up with some filler page to face it to make my album balance out. Maybe doing this less-structured approach will help me out in that department!!

 

This is my plan of attack for my first year doing PL! My life isn't that interesting enough to dedicate weekly spreads lol. Besides, documenting a month is much easier than trying to document a week, so I like this approach. Hope I won't feel burned out with PL. I'm kind of scared of that.

 

Sounds like a great idea, although I take so many photos every week which is why I do weekly. But, I've been thinking about taking less photos next year and going a little simpler. Let's see ow it works out!

 

My plan is to definitely stay weekly, but I don't mind posting them to a monthly thread. I'm one of the strange ones where the thought of monthly pages stresses me out worse than doing weekly spreads. I got into a really good routine in 2013 and I'm going to try to stick with it.

 

Hmmm a monthly spread might work for me. Now that both kids are in school I just don't find myself taking as many pics. I also miss the regular old layouts but don't want to double up so I tend to not scrap events/pics that are are in the PL book.

 

Melissa, I've found something that works well for me for that... I put my pics into a PL layout like normal. Then for those photos that I have several of, or if there's a story that requires special attention, I will do a regular layout for those. I put them in my PL album with my PL spreads, just stick them in between weeks where they would fall chronologically. It has worked really well, and has been a nice balance between PL scrapping and 'regular' scrapping.

 

i do this too, everything in one album

 

I fell off the wagon on the monthly layout after April. I was doing 2 page spreads and enjoying it but.. We all know how it goes. I rallied for a single insta-weather pages for May and August.. I'm planning on doing a 2013 round up - two pager to salvage the year. I'll try for the monthly layouts again this year.. I really do enjoy looking at all the little details.

 

I did monthly spreads in 2013 with separate inserts if there was an event like graduation or vacation and it worked out very well.

 

The two page spreads did stress me out. I never seemed to have enough photos. So I went to doing one page per week and was able to finish the year. Didn't post because I wasn't usually up to date and wasn't really keeping up with my credits. But I think this year I may try to join in. I loved looking at everyone else's pages.

 

I have no problem with weeks where I've hardly any pics- I just use a template where the photo spots are bigger , then I don't need as many pictures...

 

Mmmm, I might give this a try. I tried weekly LO's one year and failed after about 6 weeks lol. but Monthly sounds much more like something I could keep up with. Will prob follow RebeccaH's lead. I like the idea of the additional LOs for special events x

 

I'm planning on just putting in pics and/or words when I have something to show or say, and not worrying about what date span the spread happens to cover. If I start making rules, I'll get upset when something doesn't fit, so it's better if I just don't have any. I know me.

 

I started off doing monthly, but I haven't finished an album yet. But as you know the last couple of years have been a little chaotic for me. I'm planning on completing 2014 monthly as well, and will just work on 2012 and 2013 when I can. I'm excited to have a place here to put monthly spreads, I always felt a little left out before since I didn't do weekly. Also, I'm so excited that so many others are approaching PL in this way.

 

I do this too - sometimes I have a lot of pics and sometimes I have a photo that I really like and want it to be bigger than 4x6- so I either do a layout and put it with the PL page(s) or use some of the newer templates (Valorie Wibbens 7 or Amy Martin Project Grids) This year I am going to try to have a bit more consistency in products though- not sure what it will be- probably limit the number of different templates and/ or have the same journal (recap) cards every week. It's inspiring to hear all the different ideas and see the flexibility of what works for everyone. I don't do week numbers- although I love some of the products for that-I just enter the dates so I am looking for a uniform way to enter this info too. I Love the enabling pics of products- would love to see a weekly thread of just that! I didn't know to to enter the PL layouts anywhere else but in the PL Gallery- glad I found this thread, it's been very helpful and I am looking forward to seeing everyone's pages in 2014!

 

I LOOVE this idea of doing a weekly enabling thread!! I think that would be great!! Perhaps we can arrange this!!