Daily Life Messes - Documented

 
I’ve been following along with a class all about documenting where you live. It’s been a lot of fun so far. (#LPPLoveWhereYouLive by Little Paper Projects. Tell them Holly Genc sent you for a chance to win a free class.) The first week was about those messes at home that tell stories of your daily life. I had a post last week on my blog showing some of my photos I captured and the stories about them.

 

  

I put it together this week in my mini-pocket page album. I haven’t decided if I’m using a binder or what (stay tuned…), but I’m using 6×8 pocket pages and inserts. 
 
I am using the Woodland Take 10 Kits which include the beautiful Pink Paislee Cedar Lane collection. (and I have the whole collection that I won in a American Craft Giveaway. I'm so lucky. Incredible. Eeeeek.)

 
I’m also using some cards from Amy Tangerine’s Project Life mini kit called Plus One. It features some houses on some of the cards. Perfect!

 This post is very photo heavy to show you lots of detail.
 



  



  



  



  



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Love Where You Live - Daily Messes

Last week was the first week of a fun class I decided to join. It's called Love Where You Live by Little Paper Products. (Sign up, it's not too late. Tell them Holly Genc sent you in the comments to enter for a chance to win a free class. This is an affiliate link.) The founders are two of my favorite Project Lifers to follow. The first week was all about capturing those messes in your home creating by living! With 3 littles running around, I have plenty of those!
 

My preschooler with his best buddy over for the afternoon (his mom and I routinely swap play dates where one of us picks them both up from morning preschool and keeps them for the afternoon). These two are into dragons and dinosaurs! They are usually all over the place. TOYS EVERYWHERE! 

I can't believe that I'm showing you this. My junk drawer! And it's a huge one! I bought up a bunch of those Antonius drawer dividers from IKEA because they are perfect for storing pocket page cards. I might have over bought. So, some reside in my kitchen drawers, too. It doesn't seem to currently be helping my junk drawer, though. So, this drawer is on my never ending To-Do-List!

Our big pile of shoes that collect by the front door. There are five of us living here. And we are urban, which means we walk around our city a lot. We are in Chicago, which means the weather changes daily. All this equates to lots of different types of shoes. I might need a new system...To-Do-List!

My new thing is to try to keep a lot of the toys downstairs, but these blocks stay in our main living room space. And they like to build right on the picture window sill. And boy that window gets lots of fingerprints!

My ugly, comfy old lazy boy. I wish I had a photo of a beautiful, colorful, calming reading nook, but I don't (yet). This old lazy boy was bought through craigslist when I needed a low-to-the-ground rocker/recliner that was small enough to fit in my bedroom after giving birth to my third c-section baby. I swore I'd get rid of this eye-sore after I was done "needjng" it. Well, my youngest is 2.5 and it's still here. I've tried selling it/practically giving it away and it didn't work. I tend to eat a light lunch at this chair, while reading during nap time. I think I'd miss it. It needs a facelift....To-Do-List!

And this one really talks about my life with a 2-year-old right now. It's always my fault, really. In this case, I left the box of cereal outside of the LOCKED cabinet it usual is stored in. I was trying to swap out summer and fall clothes in the kids' room, when I heard some rustling that I knew couldn't be good. I come around the corner, and he had dumped the entire box of mini-wheats on the table!!! Usual, I'm immediately having him help me clean it up, but today I stopped and took some pictures.

Can't wait to put this together on some pocketpages! I'll be back to share.

Holly Genc

Finding Their Way Pocket Page

Today’s post is a layout of a day spent at our local arboretum. It is such a fun fall place to visit. The Children’s Garden is amazing. 

Using the Homestead Take 10 Kit by The Studio 29 Designs.

I attached a 4×6 flip pocket to get a couple extra photos in! 

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Rock On!

My last layout I posted for Take 10 Kits Homestead edition featured my youngest finally getting his own mommy time. My middle son reclaimed afternoon time while the youngest naps and the oldest is at school. We like to make cookies! 

My dear little ones. I love these photos so much. Each one received a rocking chair with their name on it when they were born from their great-aunt. Rock on!

I paired some Amy Tangerine puffy stickers from my stash with this kit to make my "Kendall Time" card. 

I used the big word die cuts to flank both sides of my layout. Love this look. I typically handwrite my journaling, but I did a quick word document with some "old typewriter" font here.

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Oregon Midori Traveler's Notebook (Part 2)

I'm back with more work on my Oregon Trip Midori. I decided this will be my main album for this trip. I might also do a page or two my 2015 Project Life book of the highlights.

On my first pages, I used a photo of the coast and the calendar page from the August Cocoa Daisy DaisyDori to show the dates we were there. I used some watercolors behind the photo and embellishments from my August Take 10 Kit.

The next page was a pre-stamped page I made for recording the summary of each day. I was not able to journal every night, so this was a big help.

I used some fun cards from the kit. My photos were collaged with the picstich app and cut apart.

When journaling, I left a few spots for photos here and there.

-Holly

Mommy + Me Time

Last year was the first time I had one in full-time Kindergarten and one in his first year of morning Preschool. That left my youngest (15 months old at the time) with some much needed mommy time all to himself.

The September Take 10 Kit is spectacular for this month. The colors! The designs!

I just love the look of this title card and it was perfect for my page theme. I added a heart from the glam bag with a pop dot to give some dimension and those glossy red enamel dots!

The cut-apart sheets are so genius! I love making little labels with them that coordinate.

Got your nose! The Washi "cards" in the kit are so convenient! They include little strips the same width as your journal cards. I put two together with a "pop-dotted" piece here.

On the filler card, I used one of the new stamp sets. The little banner (again, another pop dot!) was made with the stamp, colored in with marker and fussy cut (didn't take long).

I loved this little saying in the cut-apart sheet - Believe in Your #Selfie. I get an A+ for selfies in this layout! I don't think I've ever put myself in a single layout more than I did in this one.

-Holly

Basking in a Summer Layout as the Days Get Cooler...

I'm already missing the lazy days of summer, as we are swept up in the day-to-day of the school year. So I'm bringing you a summer pool day layout, using the gold pieces from my July Take 10 Kit and some of the Citrus Bliss papers.

Yep, I did it, I used all that gold in a one-pager. And I love it. I admit that I usually only add a splash of sparkle to any one layout, but I spilled the whole bottle on this one. My 6-year-old daughter is proud.

I like looking at this page and remembering those warm days. But, I also am looking forward to fall hitting my town with all the gorgeous changing colors, pumpkin spice latte and fires in the fireplace.

Holly