project life 2013 | weeks 39&40

{Sept 22-28}

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Project Life is awesome because I now record random moments that would be otherwise forgotten.

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That said, I don't take as many photos as I used to. Not because I don't love photography, but I think I am getting a bit burnt out. Trying to be creative with how you take photos takes a lot of energy!

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And when I do take many photos at a single event, I try to include as many as possible in the album; otherwise they will be just left on the computer for no one to enjoy :)

{Sept 29 - Oct 5}

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I have also been keeping my pages VERY simple. Cards from either one of the many core kits I have (it's an addiction I can't seem to stop, especially now that I can use 40% off coupons to buy them!) or the random Studio Calico kits I have purchased. I add little stickers/labels here and there and stamps or digital brushes to liven things up but I want my pages as flat as possible so I can fit more in one album!

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The hubs will take random photos, which I try to include as much as possible, since the album is definitely more EE-centric.

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I also like to mix up full pocket-sized photos as well as photo collages. To me, that makes it easier on the eye to take everything in.

As we wrap up the year, I am thinking about how I want to document 2014. Got a few ideas brewing but nothing concrete yet. Will keep you posted!

project life | weeks 37&38

{Sept 8-14}

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I have been remiss about posting PL layouts, but as of yesterday, I am caught with with 2013! Go me!

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This was the week that everyone and their mother (well, maybe not everyone, but anyone interested in reading this post!) participated in Ali Edwards' Week in the Life. I have a separate 8.5x11 album that houses the past 2 years, but this year, I just wasn't feeling it so I just used photo collages in Project Life instead.

To add continuity to the pages, I used striped filler cards from different core kits. Definitely love the way this looks.

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Ali's digital brushes came in handy to label the photos and the rest of the page was kept pretty simple.

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I did bust out the big camera everyday, which is something I also plan on doing in December. Said this before and I'm sure I'll say it again: the iPhone is great for convenience and ease of taking photos but nothing beats the quality of the good dSLR pic.

{Sept 15-21}

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This was a fun week, full of food, family and friends, just the way we like it!

Lots of the Blush edition and digital templates were used on this spread.

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Looks like I've been focusing on taking people photos these days instead of things/details photos. But aren't people the reason we do this memory keeping for?

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We drove up to Dallas this weekend with some friends to see Depeche Mode!

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Our friend got us pretty good seats - the show was amazing. Dave Gahan sounded great and while they played a lot of new songs that we didn't know, they sang tons of old favorites as well.

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One of our favorite parts about our mini vacation was reconnecting with old friends.

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Two of said old friends have been busy making minis! Z is such a doll and I can't get over how much hair he has (unlike his daddy). Our friends make such beautiful people :)!

If you made it to the end, thank you! How are you doing with your PL?

Got more to come soon!

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I've been experimenting with the more interesting ways to take photos with the iPhone. I think I've finally figured out a way to get a bit more depth of focus into my pictures, although some might say the photo is just blurry. I kind of like it!