March 2010 :: Project 12

Hello everyone! Time for me to share with you my March layout for Project 12. The sketch was again a Becky Fleck one:


I've said it before, I'll say it again: I usually never follow sketches a lot. I'll 'fess up to the reason why: I like to submit for publication. Whether I get paid for a published layout or I get compensated with scrapbooking products, it sure helps me since we are a one income family (being a stay-at-home-mom takes sacrifices!) I believe submitting something that looks exactly like a sketch by someone else would be unethical... Am I wrong?

So I don't usually use sketches very much (and if I do, I just use them as a starting point only, the end result never looks like the original, lol) Don't get me wrong: there's nothing wrong in using a great sketch. I just chose not to do it. Except for project 12. I know these layouts are just for me. It feels good not to have to think about design. So, without further ado (it's "ado" people, not "adieu"! ;) ), here's my layout (I'm sorry that it's crooked!):

I took a picture before I erased my pencil marks, sorry!

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

January '10 - Project 12

I told you I'd post this soon! I just had a few touches to add (the chipboard buttons) and I kept putting it off. I'm very happy to be doing these every month, it's nice to see at a glance what our life was like that month. I think you can click to read the journaling bigger, if you are interested.
All products are American Crafts from the Abode collection, except for the pearls, which are Kaiser Craft and the mini stickers, which are Jenni Bowlin.

Thanks so much for stopping by♥

February '10 - Project 12

Scrapbook and Cards Today got together with Becky Fleck at PageMaps to create Project 12. Basically, it's a nudge to have us make a layout a month about what that month has been like. Whether you took 30 photos, 2 photos or none at all, it's all about putting it down on the page. Becky provides a sketch every month that you can use, but it's not mandatory. This was the sketch for the month of February:



I decided to use her sketch and I stayed quite true to it. I like to modify sketches usually, but 2-pagers are difficult for me, so I just stuck to this!

Now that I'm writting this post, I just realized I never posted my January layout. I will fix that this week!

Supplies:

Papers: Bella Blvd

Letter stickers: American Crafts and KaiserCraft

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Journaling spots: Jillibean Soup and Luxe Designs

Chipboard heart (covered): American Crafts

Punch: Fiskars

Pen: Staedtler

Thanks so much for stopping by♥