Project Life - Week 5

Another successful week! I didn't take enough pictures this week... But, since I have declared February 'Beatrix Potter' month, I thought including some Beatrix Potter postcards would be a fun fill-in. Plus, I love them and why keep them sitting in a box? This way people can see them. I think my postcards will appear again...

So, this week I went with two pictures of my co-workers kids. If I hadn't done that I wouldn't really have anything for this week! I again included what each picture was of, even the postcard, and I also picked my favourite aspects of each day as a sort of journal. For the filler card I included my book mail...

This is page two. The sunset is from the same day...  I wasn't going to include the little version, but it was better than using another filler card. Peter Rabbit has always been my favourite Beatrix Potter book. I love including the postcard. As you can see my friends daughter was using my phone. Maybe that is why all the pictures have been lousy lately...

And then we have the two pages together. I am really having fun with this project. I really like the idea of the Cobalt cards, but I could do with a bit less orange... The colours are also blue, green, and red. I would prefer more variety. I am looking forward to a collection of these and having a record to look back on my life.

So, this place was built in a time period where overhead lights were taboo or something. It is making it hard for me to find a good place to take pictures for this... So, we will work on that.

Also, no Casey... Weird...

Project Life - Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4

I find that I am really bad with adding more projects to my ever-growing list of projects, but here I am taking on another one. Debi and Trish had been talking about Project Life. I was curious... You see, it is a combination of scrap-booking and journalling. So, basically pictures and writing about your day, week, month... I do that! I participate in #photoaday and I have a day-by-day journal. I found a project that puts the two things together. And, I can share! I am not entirely sure that I want to share, but I am going to post what I have done so far before I can change my mind. Sadly the pictures sort of suck. I need to find a different set-up next time...

This is the title page. I included Casey because she is the closest thing I have to a kid (and I know this is better if you have children) and scenery because that's my favourite thing to take pictures of. The quotes are just filler because I actually love quotes.

This is the first page of the first week. I decided to use a 4x6 card to tell a highlight from each day of the week. Then, I used one of the little cards to say when the pictures were taken. I imagine the little pictures will fluctuate. I was 4 weeks behind...

I have discovered I need to do something different with my phone pictures, but I didn't want to waste them... The Hobbit poster is because I am battling with my printer. I also decided to include what I had read so far.

Next week... The first picture was my very first assignment for my photography course. I also decided to include what I have received and sent so far on postcrossing.

I really need something other than a cat to take pictures of... Again my reading and a recap of the events of each day.

New week! The first picture may seem boring but it was the very first picture I took using manual settings on my new camera. Isn't the little train cool? I am not sure what it is during the summer... It is the first I had ever stopped at it. Again, reading and a recap...

Really hate the quality of my camera pictures... The first paper that is cut-off is a recap of a road trip. I want to use pictures instead of pointless journalling, but I was too far behind and wanted to get it done in a certain amount of time.

On to the next week... Recap and pictures...

The first picture and the last picture are more of me playing with manual settings. The second to last picture is my second photography course assignment. And, as you can see, I am starting to resize pictures for the smaller slots.

And, that's it so far... I am not really all that crafty, but that's me.