Giving It a Try...Project Life!

It seems like every time I want to begin a blog post these days, I feel the need to apologize for being so absent. And yes, this is one of those times. My last blog post was on the 1st of February, and boy it was hard to stop NOW to get this one in! LOL! We are super busy here and blogging is wwwwaaaaaaayyyyyyy at the bottom of the list...know what I mean?

I am here today though to share a new adventure of mine...Project Life! Yes, it is everywhere and when I first heard of Project Life, I was like "no way!" Take a picture everyday...complete a layout every week...buy MORE scrapbook supplies to make an additional album...really? No thanks. But as I researched more and more, I realized that I could make it anything I wanted! I decided, quite quickly, that a pic a day or a layout a week was not going to happen. Hello? A full-time job, a busy hubby, 4 kiddos, homework, house work, ballgames...get the picture...NEVER! But I did know that the once a month bit, was certainly doable! These are the things I LOVE and that work for me...

1. It is a no fuss way to scrapbook! The sizes are already derived for you and all you do is crop your pics, crop your scraps for where you don't have pics, add journaling, and embellish...EASY!

2. The photo sleeve protectors. There are TONS of layouts! I am using We R Memory Keepers Protectors and there are so many different arrangements. Tammy a The ScrapRoom is a Project Life lover too, and she has most of the WRMK Photo Sleeve Protectors in the ScrapRoom Store!! No kidding!! You can check them out HERE.

3. Quick turn around for documenting your memories. I am behind in my regular scrapbooking and I find myself forgetting the details sometimes. But with Project Life, I can certainly remember the details on a month-by-month basis.

4. Stash buster!! Gotta LOVE this aspect! It makes me so happy to be able to kill a TSR kits or dig a bit in my stash after I have scrapbooked my regular layouts!

Here is a look at my title page using TSR's February's FOTM kit and a Style D WRMK Protector...



And here is my January layout using TSR's February's FOTM kit, a Style D WRMK Protector, and a Multi-Pack Protector...






Well, that's it for today! I'm off to get a kid from practice, make a meatless concoction for dinner since it is Ash Wednesday, church at 6:00, and then home for homework, baths, and a bit of snuggling!!

See ya soon!