JANUARY PL PART 3 

MONDAY, 09 FEBRUARY, 2015

Today I am sharing my final Project Life layout for January and I'm very happy to be able to say that as I do so want to start on February!

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The first completed page

I had most of this page completed from my previous post except for the two lower pockets down the right hand side. 

Close up of the pockets completed

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I have finished The Husband's Secret and started reading Thirteen Reason's Why. I have also now finished this book as well. 

The next completed page

I included a snapshot of an almond croissant that I bought from the bakery. Not something I would usually photograph but they were having a special offer at the bakery and as well it not something that I usually eat, pastry that is. But I just couldn't resist as almond croissants are my favorite! I included a picture of Rupert on one of our walks at Cookham.

It got so cold this week that the bird bath actually froze. Poor birdies. Met with Sarah for our monthly catch up at Stubbing's Cafe for tea and cake. Sarah has now completed her Yoga coursework and has become a licensed Yoga instructor. I have been supporting her in new endeavor by going to her beginning classes. 

Rupert genuinely looking sad when I took the Christmas decorations down. 

Close ups of individual pockets

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I wanted to try some of the double 6 x 6 inserts as thought this would be a fun size to work with. 

Close up of the 6 x 6 pockets insert

Front 

I had most of this page completed from my previous post except for the two lower pockets down the right hand side.

Back of the insert

Close up of the bottom pocket

I joined a Facebook group for Planner Addicts in the hope that they would help inspire me to become more organized this year. I have come to learn that they are genuine addicts and will probably more than likely get me addicted to loads of stationery rather than help me to actually get organized!

I also purchased a monthly/weekly planner from Paperchase to help me be more structured in my organization. Here's hoping it wasn't all in vain. 

Thanks for taking the time to drop by.

Hope your documenting 2015 is progressing along nicely!

SNOW DAY LAYOUT

THURSDAY, 5 FEBRUARY, 2015

I haven't had a chance to sit down and document my recent pictures for my Project Life properly so today I am sharing a layout about the recent snowfall we had here in the UK. They have been predicting snow now for over a month but we had yet to receive any until the start of this week. Although I suppose in all fairness, I should clarify to say that we haven't received any down south, in Berkshire but there has been a fair amount up north and in Scotland as well. 

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You could really feel the temperature drop at the start of the week and then before it snowed it almost seemed to warm up a tiny bit on the day and then went eerily quiet just before it fell. 

Having grown up in California snow is not something I experienced on a yearly basis, so I actually find it quite serene and peaceful. That is, when it's falling. But then having to go out in it and drive around as well as be mindful not to fall down in icy areas can become very bothersome. 

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I hadn't originally intended to scrap this photo in a layout but then I was on Studio Calico and came across a beautiful winter layout by Sherry C. which you can find here. I was so inspired by her beautiful layout that I wanted to create my own wintry layout. If you like, you can also visit her blog here to see what other lovely things she is currently working on! 

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I wanted the photo to be the focus of the layout and had imagined using white wintry colours like Sherry had.  However, I did not have enough supplies to create a look such as this plus I wanted to use an acetate overlay so went with other wintry colours, such as the blue and silver. 

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I knew that I had some silvery gray cardstock and as I mentioned, I wanted to use this acetate winter overlay that I've had for ages by Creative Imaginations so I thought this would be a good start, to help the white script pop off the background. 

I also wanted to use up a few blue paper scraps from my December Daily album along with some snowflake wood veneers so these were incorporated into the layout. 

I wanted to get a bit of sparkle in there so used some glittery silver tape by Paperchase that I had picked up at Christmas. I used a scalloped border from Bella Blvd from their Thankful alphabits sticker sheet by Stephanie Hunt. 

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I added some metal snowflake brads by Papermania and used Glossy Accents on them to give them a bit more depth and sparkle. 

I finished the page off by adding the title with Dymo type words called Label Lingo stickers by EK Success onto a bit of scrap paper also from my December Daily album. 

I also added a further Dymo style label at the top of the page, near the snowflake brad. This is Marcella by Kay. 

And finally, the completed layout.

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Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog. 

Hope your Project Life and scrapping for the new year is coming along nicely.