Week 1 LO

So... here is my first completed LO for my 2012 Life album. This year for 365 I decided to try out Weeds and Wildflowers Everyday {Life} QP templates made just for 365 pages.  The pages are very clean and simple with 1 element and 1 WA on each page. They are designed to put the focus on your photos and journaling. You can purchase the entire year's worth of pages or just one month at a time. You can check out the pages here: http://weedsandwildflowersdesign.com/shoppe/ 

*The shoppe is also giving a way some really cute freebies, so be sure to pick them up!

Bright Fun Freebie

I have been searching the web for some fantastic fall/halloween scrap kits and came across an AWESOME freebie. It's not fallish or Halloween themed, but it was so cute that I had to share it with you. Dani Alencar from Just Because Studio is the featured designer this month at 5stardigitalscrapbooking and she is sharing this kit.  You can check it out here: http://www.5stardigitalscrapbooking.com/featured/?p=2505

I also wanted to share a really cute Halloween kit that I came across. It is from bettylynnsdesigns and will be perfect for all my trick-or-treating LO's. You can find it here:

 http://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/gallery/ndc-2011-3a-round-4/p83995-spooky-treat.html

Steampunk

Steampunk has really increased in popularity among scrapbookers and I decided to try making a page. One of the things that I like about the steampunk style is that it can have a feminine or a masculine feel to it.  Steampunk Style, to me, is sort of a blending of old and futuristic. It is a mix of gears, cogs, antiques, victorian images, aeronautics, etc. Just think H. G. Wells style!

I based my page on a great quote from the Dalai Lama.

I picked up some great free Steampunk brushes over at daviantart from Hogret: http://fav.me/d2nseqh

I also got the Victorain Clover lady at Graphics Fairy. For a list of the rest of the products I used, see here: http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/326267/view/3159607/-1/1.html

Project 365

I just finished two weeks worth of pages for my 2011 365 Book.  What is a 365 Book? Basically you take a photo a day for an entire year and put all the photos into one album. You document every day creating a Year in Review scrapbook. I thought about trying 365 last year, but just didn't. Now I regret that I didn't create one. I think it would be very cool to have a completely done 2011 album at this time next year. What an awesome thing for my family to look back on, a year of our everyday life captured in one place … the good, the bad, and the ugly. Believe me, there is LOTS of ugly! Dirty dishes, mountains of laundry, 2 very misbehaved dogs, 5 wild kids, a herd of dairy goats… ! But I think doing this project would at least keep me in semi-scrapping mode throughout the year, whereas currently I only seem to scrap when I have a project due. 365 would force me to at least be taking some pics and jotting a few details down on a regular basis. Maybe it will help me remember all the joys we celebrate in our daily lives.  One things for sure, I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us!

My pages were made with the January Collab kit from GDS.  My font for the word "January" is Papyrus and the font for my journaling is ITC Kristen.  You can pick up the Kristen font for free over at DaFont. http://www.dafont.com/

Some LO's just for me

This page is in honor of my brother.  When I saw this really funny FREE WA over at Ginger"s House , I instantly thought of my brother.  http://gingershouse.blogspot.com/ 

Credits for my LO found here: http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/326267/view/3058859/-1/1.html

Credits for my LO can be found here: http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/326267/view/3064753/-1/1.html