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May 26, 2015

Project Life CT: May

The beauty of Project Life: Even though I had a lot on my plate these past two months, I was still able to get some scrapbooking done! All I needed was a pen, page protectors, photos, memorabilia, cards and a 'non-overthinking mind'! These are probably the fastest and simplest projects that I made - and I'm happy with the results!

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01: My Daily Roadtrip

Album: Everyday / 2015 Project Life

Supplies: Heidi Swapp September Skies Core Kit, Design A page protector

Don't you just love the new kits that are available in Becky Higgins' online shop?!! Cards that are featured on this layout are from Heidi Swapp's September Skies Value kit. Love the patterns, colors, and fonts used in this kit - so modern! If you're looking for cards to use on your "All About Me" pages, I suggest that you check out this kit because the designs are less "kiddie" compared to the others.

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02: Pattaya, Thailand

Album: Travel Highlights

Supplies: Summer Themed cards (printed from digital files), Design A page protector, Design G page protector

Tried the "big tiled photo" effect & now I know why it's the favorite technique of my fellow Project Lifers! :) This is easy to make if you know basic Photoshop :)

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03: March 2015 Favorites

Album: Everyday / 2015

Supplies: Personal Yearbook themed cards (printed from digital files), Seafoam, Midnight, Inspire Kits, Design A page protectors

I got this concept from Lorra Elena - a watercolor artist in the Philippines. Every month, she creates watercolored artworks of her favorite things, food, activities and events. I wanted to do the same project too but lacked time - so I chose the fastest and simplest approach - PL! :) Some photos did not make it to this spread, so I opted to doodle the missing ones on the 4x6" "Illustration" card (from the Personal Yearbook card set) instead of adding another page. The "favorite" stamp is from Christine Herrin x Kelly Purkey's Good Vibes kit, while "Yes Please" is from the Kelly Purkey x Simon Says "Bon Appetit" stamp set.

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04: Museo Orlina

Album: Activities

Supplies: Jade Edition, Design A page protectors

When we visited this museum, I knew right away which core kit will be perfect for documenting this experience! Love how the Jade cards matched the glass sculptures of Ramon Orlina! Sadly, these cards are not available in Becky's online shop anymore but you can still purchase the digital version and print the designs that you like. If you live in Manila, check out Life Documented Manila's online shop.. kit shares are available there :)

Will post my April submissions soon! Check out these links for more Project Life inspiration:

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Instagram hashtags: #projectlife_rianne • #ProjectLifeCT

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Project Life 2015 Creative Team

March 30, 2015

Project Life CT: March

Today I'm sharing with you a quick post about my March submissions. I'll blog about each layout separately & post more photos and tips soon (like I did with my past submissions) :)

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01: Caylabne Bay, Philippines

Album: Travel Highlights

Summer's almost here in the Philippines, that's why I thought of creating beach-related layouts in the upcoming months. I'm planning to write a separate post about different Becky Higgins kits that you can use for summer-themed layouts, and the first item on the list is the Heidi Swapp Dreamy Edition! The kraft cards and watercolored backgrounds complement the beach photos! This is the fastest layout that I ever made because 1) I used just one kit (made the decision-making process faster) 2) Most of my photos are 4x6" -- I followed the ideal simple/basic layout of Project Life that I often see on the packaging --(one title card, more 4x6" photos, 8 3x4" cards) 3) Only used few embellishments - letter stickers for my title and a cork geotag (inspired by Jennifer Lake). These are old photos by the way (taken in 2003!)

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02: Cover page
Album: Singapore 2013

Another quick layout. I followed Becky's tip: Don't overthink! Just copied the suggested placement of the first page cards closely, except for the bottom part where I replaced one card with a photo. Added a few embellishments (letter stickers, a DIY airplane icon, and printable date stamp (that I got for free, I can't remember where I downloaded this, must check the filename and share the name of the designer) Love how it turned out! Black-and-white photos (matched with the Midnight kit) never fails!

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03: Things I Love
Album: All About Me

I love using similar cards because they make my layout appear clean/graphic/simple. Printed the "I Love" card (from the Sunshine kit digital files) and changed the background colors on Photoshop. The tools I used were Eyedropper (to copy the exact colors of the other cards on the Sunshine kit) and Paint bucket. On the black "I love" card, I typed the text before printing because I have no white pen that wouldn't smudge on coated paper :D The best type of page protector to use for this layout would've been Design U (all vertical 3x4" pockets), but I only had Design A in stock so I had to make it work by pasting some of the 3x4 cards and photos together :)

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04: Singapore 2013 Highlights
Album: Travel Highlights

I mentioned in my Week in the Life post last month that you can use Project 52 cards in many ways. It's not just for weekly "everyday" photos. You can pair them with other kits, like the Lovely mini kit (designed by Shimelle) and make a travel spread! These are also printed from the digital files.

You might be wondering how I got square corners... I used a variety of tools on Photoshop to extend the backgrounds:
1) Clone Stamp - if the card has a textured background
2) Paint Bucket - for cards with solid background. I created a new layer and placed it at the bottom, used the Eyedropper Tool to get the right color and then filled the background with the Paint Bucket tool)
3) Pen tool / Brush - for cards with patterns like "Wander For A Bit", "N Boarding pass" and the map.

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For more PL inspiration, check out these links:

Instagram hashtags: #projectlife_rianne • #ProjectLifeCT

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Project Life 2015 Creative Team

February 28, 2015

One Spread At A Time: Project Life Layout Prompts

Sharing this list to people who are new to Project Life (& don't know where to start) and for Project Lifers who are running out of ideas

The Washi Tape Project

*Digital washi tapes from Sugarplum, Akizo, Digital Scrapbook Ingredients and Miu Creation.

Washi lovers, time to use the "too-pretty-to-use" tapes that we hoarded! (redundant, hehe) Here are some simple prompts and ideas for your journal, planner, scrapbook, etc. This isn't a 30-day challenge / you don't have to do this consecutively. These are just ideas to get you started, when you're stuck with a blank page.

Share this list with your crafty friends! Post your works on Instagram with the hashtag #thewashitapeproject . I also set up a Facebook group for those don't have an Instagram account, click this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewashitapeproject

Here are some samples of my old projects...

February 23, 2015

Project Life: Gratitude Journal

Here's a Project Life layout idea: Use similar cards on one spread. I came up with this idea after reading a fellow Filipina's blog review on the Jade edition kit, where she posted photos of the cards, including one with Lili Niclass' handlettered cards side by side. I thought that these will look great on a Project Life layout.. so I gave it a try for my February submission. Love how it turned out -- it has a "clean & simple graphic design" feel to it... I paired the cards with black and white images so that the cards' colors will pop out...

February 22, 2015

Project Life Travel Spread: Baler, Philippines

Remember my "Road Trip" spread? This was our destination - Costa Pacifica, Baler! Yes, the eight-hour trip was worth it :)

I'd like to share with you a simple and short description on how I assembled this spread...

February 20, 2015

Project Life: A Week In The Life / Project 52 Core Kit

I mentioned on my previous post that I document my everyday photos by month & not by week. When Becky Higgins announced the release of the Project 52 core kit on her blog and showed some layout samples on Instagram, I couldn't wait to try out the weekly format on one of my spreads...

February 18, 2015

Project Life: Using PL Cards as Embellishments

Sharing one of the 4 CT layouts that I submitted this February: a spread from October 2014. I haven't blogged about how I document my everyday spreads yet so here are some details: ...

January 25, 2015

Project Life: Road Trip

Today I'll share with you a spread from my recent trip to Baler, Philippines! :)

January 17, 2015

2015 Project Life Creative Team + Plans

I'm part of the 2015 Creative Team of a brand that I looove - Project Life By Becky Higgins LLC !!! This was announced last December 30 already but I haven't written a blog post about it yet. I've always dreamed of being a CT member, every month I look forward to reading and pinning images from Becky's "Inspiration from our Creative Team" blog posts. So happy to have the opportunity to share tips and ideas with you, fellow Project Lifers! :) I hope I could inspire my friends/acquaintances (even the non-scrapbookers) to print photos and try out this simple memory-keeping system, too!

You can view the other members' profiles on Becky's site - under Meet the Designers.

PROJECTS + PLANS

I'll be working with the physical products! :) If you've read my profile on Becky's site, I mentioned there that I use Project Life in many ways. To be easier for my readers, I organized my Project Life-related posts by category and kit - please check out the right side bar. More labels will be added as I write new posts and share more projects.

Here are some layouts that you'll expect from me! :)

1. *A lot of* Travel highlight spreads
- I have an album called "Travel highlights" (I need a better name for it, suggestions please!) where I create one spread for each place/city/country that I've been to. My destinations are mostly in the Philippines and other Asian countries.

2. Travel albums
- I'm currently making a 60-page album about my Bacolod trip, hope to finish it soon so I could share the pages with you all! :) Planning to make one more album this year.

3. Monthly spreads
- For "everyday" moments with family and friends, my current projects and favorite things

4. Food & restaurant discoveries
- I love trying new restaurants and taking food photos - and the best way to document this is through Project Life!!

5. Experiences / activities
- trips to museums, my first (and last!!) fun run, concerts watched

6. Hobbies
- workshops attended, my favorite things

7. Special Events
- Christmas, birthdays, weddings..

SUPPLIES

I'll try to use different kits on my layouts so that there'll be variety on my posts! In case you'd like to know if we have the same supplies... here's a list of kits that I have acquired in the past two years:

Core Kits: Midnight Edition, Seafoam Edition, Jade Edition, Vintage Travel (share), Heidi Swapp Dreamy (share)
Mini Kits: Dear Lizzy Daydreamer (gift from my sister) and Polka Dot Party, Amy Tangerine Plus One
Value Kits: DIY Shop, Heidi Swapp Gold Foil, Heidi Swapp Glitter (gift from my sister)
Themed Cards: Roadtrip, Travel, Summer, It's A Man's World, The Great Outdoors

I will also work with new products and some digital kits! Printed some cards already and I can't wait to use them!!

So excited to make more layouts and share tips and ideas! :) I've written a few Project Life-related posts this month, please check out the label "Project Life CT". :)

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Project Life is a memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins. To know more about her products, visit www.beckyhiggins.com