I am still doing Project Life and loving it. In the past few months I've taken a simpler approach than previously. Here are a few of my current favorite things to do in my Project Life album:
I use my handwriting — messy and sloppy and so not perfect. But, it's fast and easy and makes every page personal.
I use paint – paint is an easy way to add lettering and/or color to a photo or jazz up a journaling card.
I try to tell a story — There's no way to actually capture every bit of life, but each week when I sit down to choose photos, I try to choose the ones that tell the story of the week rather than the pretty ones.
Every photo gets a date — I don't know why, but it's important to me to date absolutely everything in my Project Life album.
I include screenshots — So much of my life is on the computer these days and it gets lost immediately. I want to remember. If you don't know how to take a screenshot, click here.
When I don't have a photo, I still include the event — I think of my Project Life as a snapshot of my week. If something important happens and there's no photo, I simply capture it on a journaling card.
Food photos trigger my memory — and so you'll see them throughout my Project Life. I love and adore food and swear to you that I remember vacations based on what I ate along the way!
For a big trip or event, I include an extra photo page insert — My week in Hamburg included a lot of photos and I wanted to make sure that I really told the story of the trip. I used a shorter (it's not 12×12) page protector (G Design) as an insert into the weekly spread.
I let really pretty photos stand on their own — without anything more than a date stamp, that is. Sometimes I don't want to clutter a pretty photo with writing and embellishments and such.
Texts get included — I've redacted them for the sake of privacy, but texts are an important part of my life and I like to make sure they're included in my Project Life.
I'm all over my album — perhaps it's an ego trip? Or maybe it's just my life. But, I have no problem putting a thousand photos of me in the album. :)
I use the memorabilia pockets — I'm not a good enough planner to make room in the page protectors for all the memorabilia from daily life. Instead I shove it all into a memorabilia pocket.
I use page protectors — When I don't have enough to fill a memorabilia pocket, I grab a regular old page protector. I like to throw in to-do lists, invitations, cards, delivery slips — all the little bits and pieces of life.
I include images of my artwork — It's an important part of every week, so lots of photos of what I made or was working on land in my Project Life.
My Project Life is hybrid — that means it's a mixture of digital and traditional. When I'm editing my photos to print them, I already have Photoshop open, so I tend to add text to make the process a little more speedy. That said, I never like to have everything be computer generated. I always like some handwriting!
I print Pinterest quotes — I love to collect quotes on Pinterest. If I find one I really like I'll often print it out and stick into my Project Life for that week.
I love making photo collages — when I have a lot of photos, I find that making a collage of them is an easy way to fit them all in! If you don't have Photoshop, you can make photo collages on your iPhone using PicStitch or another photo collage program!
I use word stickers & stamps — I've never been a fan of word and phrase stickers or stamps on layouts, but I love them in my Project Life! They make it easy to tell the story quickly!
I hole punch memorabilia — sometimes it's easier to simply punch a hole in a ticket or a business card rather than wrangle a page protector for it.
I cut photos in half to make them fit — The page protector pockets aren't always arranged in a way that works for me, so I often cut photos in half to make them fit the way I want.
I love to type directly on my photos — I simply feed them into my typewriter and go to town! It's an easy way to cram a ton of journaling in.
I love to write directly on my photos — My favorite pen to use is the Sakura Microperm. Writes on photos so easily, without any skipping!
Are you keeping up with Project Life? 2014 is drawing near…it's a chance to get started if you've been thinking about it and are on the fence! I love it!
To read my previous posts on Project Life, please visit these links:
- January 4, 2012: Project Life & Days of the Week Stamps
- January 19, 2012: Project Life: Keeping it Low Key
- March 5, 2012: My Experiences with Project Life
- March 6, 2012: Custom Page Protectors
- May 29, 2012: Project Life: Six Months In
- September 10, 2012: The Way I Do Project Life
- December 20, 2012: Project Life: Worth the Trouble
- January 12, 2013: My Project Life Must Haves
- April 8, 2013: Project Life: Ten Things That Work For Me
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks so much for sharing your pages for Project Life. I’ve played with the idea of doing it and I’m still not sure. At least I have a good clear sense of what it can be thanks to your posts Julie. Food is pretty cool and I think it adds some interesting pics to the week.
Thanks so much for sharing your pages for Project Life. I’ve played with the idea of doing it and I’m still not sure. At least I have a good clear sense of what it can be thanks to your posts Julie. Food is pretty cool and I think it adds some interesting pics to the week.
Thanks so much for sharing your pages for Project Life. I’ve played with the idea of doing it and I’m still not sure. At least I have a good clear sense of what it can be thanks to your posts Julie. Food is pretty cool and I think it adds some interesting pics to the week.
Thanks so much for sharing your pages for Project Life. I’ve played with the idea of doing it and I’m still not sure. At least I have a good clear sense of what it can be thanks to your posts Julie. Food is pretty cool and I think it adds some interesting pics to the week.
Thanks so much for sharing your pages for Project Life. I’ve played with the idea of doing it and I’m still not sure. At least I have a good clear sense of what it can be thanks to your posts Julie. Food is pretty cool and I think it adds some interesting pics to the week.
Hi Julie!
Do you think you’ll ever do an online class about project life?
Hi Julie!
Do you think you’ll ever do an online class about project life?
Hi Julie!
Do you think you’ll ever do an online class about project life?
Hi Julie!
Do you think you’ll ever do an online class about project life?
Hi Julie!
Do you think you’ll ever do an online class about project life?
I know that project life is not for me…right now I use instgram to document my day…still, I like to see how it works for you. I especially like the layouts where you use 2 pockets and cut the photos in half. It’s a really cool-looking design element in a non-design type photo diary.
I know that project life is not for me…right now I use instgram to document my day…still, I like to see how it works for you. I especially like the layouts where you use 2 pockets and cut the photos in half. It’s a really cool-looking design element in a non-design type photo diary.
I know that project life is not for me…right now I use instgram to document my day…still, I like to see how it works for you. I especially like the layouts where you use 2 pockets and cut the photos in half. It’s a really cool-looking design element in a non-design type photo diary.
I know that project life is not for me…right now I use instgram to document my day…still, I like to see how it works for you. I especially like the layouts where you use 2 pockets and cut the photos in half. It’s a really cool-looking design element in a non-design type photo diary.
I know that project life is not for me…right now I use instgram to document my day…still, I like to see how it works for you. I especially like the layouts where you use 2 pockets and cut the photos in half. It’s a really cool-looking design element in a non-design type photo diary.
I was not too interested in Project Life until now. Now I am considering it for 2014. I do a lot of scrap booking but I like it to be my creation and I always thought Project Life was too much “done for you”. But you make it look like, well Julie made these pages!!!
I was not too interested in Project Life until now. Now I am considering it for 2014. I do a lot of scrap booking but I like it to be my creation and I always thought Project Life was too much “done for you”. But you make it look like, well Julie made these pages!!!
I was not too interested in Project Life until now. Now I am considering it for 2014. I do a lot of scrap booking but I like it to be my creation and I always thought Project Life was too much “done for you”. But you make it look like, well Julie made these pages!!!
I was not too interested in Project Life until now. Now I am considering it for 2014. I do a lot of scrap booking but I like it to be my creation and I always thought Project Life was too much “done for you”. But you make it look like, well Julie made these pages!!!
I was not too interested in Project Life until now. Now I am considering it for 2014. I do a lot of scrap booking but I like it to be my creation and I always thought Project Life was too much “done for you”. But you make it look like, well Julie made these pages!!!
Yet again, you’ve taught me something new. I am so appreciative that you take the time to tell us about the digital world and give us links. It really sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you, thank you. Saving Screenshots? Who Knew. I’d love to see you give us your take on Instagram. I think you posted something just when you started using it but I’d like to see how you incorporate Instagram into your journals. I’m clueless but willing to learn.
Yet again, you’ve taught me something new. I am so appreciative that you take the time to tell us about the digital world and give us links. It really sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you, thank you. Saving Screenshots? Who Knew. I’d love to see you give us your take on Instagram. I think you posted something just when you started using it but I’d like to see how you incorporate Instagram into your journals. I’m clueless but willing to learn.
Yet again, you’ve taught me something new. I am so appreciative that you take the time to tell us about the digital world and give us links. It really sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you, thank you. Saving Screenshots? Who Knew. I’d love to see you give us your take on Instagram. I think you posted something just when you started using it but I’d like to see how you incorporate Instagram into your journals. I’m clueless but willing to learn.
Yet again, you’ve taught me something new. I am so appreciative that you take the time to tell us about the digital world and give us links. It really sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you, thank you. Saving Screenshots? Who Knew. I’d love to see you give us your take on Instagram. I think you posted something just when you started using it but I’d like to see how you incorporate Instagram into your journals. I’m clueless but willing to learn.
Yet again, you’ve taught me something new. I am so appreciative that you take the time to tell us about the digital world and give us links. It really sets you apart from everyone else. Thank you, thank you. Saving Screenshots? Who Knew. I’d love to see you give us your take on Instagram. I think you posted something just when you started using it but I’d like to see how you incorporate Instagram into your journals. I’m clueless but willing to learn.
Thank you for the post
that shows how to save a screenshot.
Learning something new everyday!
Thank you
Thank you for the post
that shows how to save a screenshot.
Learning something new everyday!
Thank you
Thank you for the post
that shows how to save a screenshot.
Learning something new everyday!
Thank you
Thank you for the post
that shows how to save a screenshot.
Learning something new everyday!
Thank you
Thank you for the post
that shows how to save a screenshot.
Learning something new everyday!
Thank you
Good job Julie, keep going. Working in small size is best for me so, PL is a great option.
Good job Julie, keep going. Working in small size is best for me so, PL is a great option.
Good job Julie, keep going. Working in small size is best for me so, PL is a great option.
Good job Julie, keep going. Working in small size is best for me so, PL is a great option.
Good job Julie, keep going. Working in small size is best for me so, PL is a great option.
Thank you for sharing! I like all the personal touches you do by adding a lot of yourself in the art around the pictures. I like to use a collage app to make 4x4s with lots of pics (I’m an over picture taker especially when I travel). Do you print 4x4s at home at all? I print 4x4s from my phone with postal pics (29cents ea) and 3x3s from kanvess (25cents ea) but can seem to figure out how to print them at home. Thanks for the tip on memorabilia pockets. I collect so much ephemera I can never put it in all my photo pockets!
Thank you for sharing! I like all the personal touches you do by adding a lot of yourself in the art around the pictures. I like to use a collage app to make 4x4s with lots of pics (I’m an over picture taker especially when I travel). Do you print 4x4s at home at all? I print 4x4s from my phone with postal pics (29cents ea) and 3x3s from kanvess (25cents ea) but can seem to figure out how to print them at home. Thanks for the tip on memorabilia pockets. I collect so much ephemera I can never put it in all my photo pockets!
Thank you for sharing! I like all the personal touches you do by adding a lot of yourself in the art around the pictures. I like to use a collage app to make 4x4s with lots of pics (I’m an over picture taker especially when I travel). Do you print 4x4s at home at all? I print 4x4s from my phone with postal pics (29cents ea) and 3x3s from kanvess (25cents ea) but can seem to figure out how to print them at home. Thanks for the tip on memorabilia pockets. I collect so much ephemera I can never put it in all my photo pockets!
Thank you for sharing! I like all the personal touches you do by adding a lot of yourself in the art around the pictures. I like to use a collage app to make 4x4s with lots of pics (I’m an over picture taker especially when I travel). Do you print 4x4s at home at all? I print 4x4s from my phone with postal pics (29cents ea) and 3x3s from kanvess (25cents ea) but can seem to figure out how to print them at home. Thanks for the tip on memorabilia pockets. I collect so much ephemera I can never put it in all my photo pockets!
Thank you for sharing! I like all the personal touches you do by adding a lot of yourself in the art around the pictures. I like to use a collage app to make 4x4s with lots of pics (I’m an over picture taker especially when I travel). Do you print 4x4s at home at all? I print 4x4s from my phone with postal pics (29cents ea) and 3x3s from kanvess (25cents ea) but can seem to figure out how to print them at home. Thanks for the tip on memorabilia pockets. I collect so much ephemera I can never put it in all my photo pockets!
Thanks for sharing your project life 😉
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Thanks for sharing your project life 😉
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Thanks for sharing your project life 😉
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Thanks for sharing your project life 😉
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Thanks for sharing your project life 😉
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Thanks so much, Julie! I am learning so much from you. Loved the layouts, but was excited to learn how to save a Screenshot. Amazingly easy thanks to the clear information. I so appreciate that you always to the extra mile to help the rest of us with the “how-to’s”. Really makes exploring new things fun, and sets you apart.
Terry Frank
Thanks so much, Julie! I am learning so much from you. Loved the layouts, but was excited to learn how to save a Screenshot. Amazingly easy thanks to the clear information. I so appreciate that you always to the extra mile to help the rest of us with the “how-to’s”. Really makes exploring new things fun, and sets you apart.
Terry Frank
Thanks so much, Julie! I am learning so much from you. Loved the layouts, but was excited to learn how to save a Screenshot. Amazingly easy thanks to the clear information. I so appreciate that you always to the extra mile to help the rest of us with the “how-to’s”. Really makes exploring new things fun, and sets you apart.
Terry Frank
Thanks so much, Julie! I am learning so much from you. Loved the layouts, but was excited to learn how to save a Screenshot. Amazingly easy thanks to the clear information. I so appreciate that you always to the extra mile to help the rest of us with the “how-to’s”. Really makes exploring new things fun, and sets you apart.
Terry Frank
Thanks so much, Julie! I am learning so much from you. Loved the layouts, but was excited to learn how to save a Screenshot. Amazingly easy thanks to the clear information. I so appreciate that you always to the extra mile to help the rest of us with the “how-to’s”. Really makes exploring new things fun, and sets you apart.
Terry Frank
I bought the inserts and the albums but haven’t started yet but thanks for the tips on cutting pictures in half and putting the date on digitally! Never thought to do that and I am making my future DIL an engagement mini and could have printed dates on the pictures!!! WHO KNEW!! Thanks again!
I bought the inserts and the albums but haven’t started yet but thanks for the tips on cutting pictures in half and putting the date on digitally! Never thought to do that and I am making my future DIL an engagement mini and could have printed dates on the pictures!!! WHO KNEW!! Thanks again!
I bought the inserts and the albums but haven’t started yet but thanks for the tips on cutting pictures in half and putting the date on digitally! Never thought to do that and I am making my future DIL an engagement mini and could have printed dates on the pictures!!! WHO KNEW!! Thanks again!
I bought the inserts and the albums but haven’t started yet but thanks for the tips on cutting pictures in half and putting the date on digitally! Never thought to do that and I am making my future DIL an engagement mini and could have printed dates on the pictures!!! WHO KNEW!! Thanks again!
I bought the inserts and the albums but haven’t started yet but thanks for the tips on cutting pictures in half and putting the date on digitally! Never thought to do that and I am making my future DIL an engagement mini and could have printed dates on the pictures!!! WHO KNEW!! Thanks again!
Thanks for this post! Especially thank you for including all the links to your past posts about project life. While these photo journals have always been visually appealing to me, I wasn’t sufficiently inspired at first to do this myself. But as time goes by, I am more an more interested, and now I can’t wait to begin. Just yesterday, I was thinking that I needed to go back through all your posts and read everything you’ve written and look at the pics you’ve posted to help me get started. Thanks once again for posting everything today. Perfect timing for me! XOXO
Thanks for this post! Especially thank you for including all the links to your past posts about project life. While these photo journals have always been visually appealing to me, I wasn’t sufficiently inspired at first to do this myself. But as time goes by, I am more an more interested, and now I can’t wait to begin. Just yesterday, I was thinking that I needed to go back through all your posts and read everything you’ve written and look at the pics you’ve posted to help me get started. Thanks once again for posting everything today. Perfect timing for me! XOXO
Thanks for this post! Especially thank you for including all the links to your past posts about project life. While these photo journals have always been visually appealing to me, I wasn’t sufficiently inspired at first to do this myself. But as time goes by, I am more an more interested, and now I can’t wait to begin. Just yesterday, I was thinking that I needed to go back through all your posts and read everything you’ve written and look at the pics you’ve posted to help me get started. Thanks once again for posting everything today. Perfect timing for me! XOXO
Thanks for this post! Especially thank you for including all the links to your past posts about project life. While these photo journals have always been visually appealing to me, I wasn’t sufficiently inspired at first to do this myself. But as time goes by, I am more an more interested, and now I can’t wait to begin. Just yesterday, I was thinking that I needed to go back through all your posts and read everything you’ve written and look at the pics you’ve posted to help me get started. Thanks once again for posting everything today. Perfect timing for me! XOXO
Thanks for this post! Especially thank you for including all the links to your past posts about project life. While these photo journals have always been visually appealing to me, I wasn’t sufficiently inspired at first to do this myself. But as time goes by, I am more an more interested, and now I can’t wait to begin. Just yesterday, I was thinking that I needed to go back through all your posts and read everything you’ve written and look at the pics you’ve posted to help me get started. Thanks once again for posting everything today. Perfect timing for me! XOXO
I love some of your tips! It feels really freeing for me to see your Project Life album. It reminds me to do what I like, and make it easy and fun.
I love some of your tips! It feels really freeing for me to see your Project Life album. It reminds me to do what I like, and make it easy and fun.
I love some of your tips! It feels really freeing for me to see your Project Life album. It reminds me to do what I like, and make it easy and fun.
I love some of your tips! It feels really freeing for me to see your Project Life album. It reminds me to do what I like, and make it easy and fun.
I love some of your tips! It feels really freeing for me to see your Project Life album. It reminds me to do what I like, and make it easy and fun.
I love your project life album, it’s so gorgeous + so you! Your style is so different from everyone else’s it’s such an inspiration + amazing to look at. I do a lot of the same things that you pointed out, yet our albums look so different…one of the amazing things about this project, it not only captures your everyday life, but it captures who you are through your style as well! Thanks for this post!!
I love your project life album, it’s so gorgeous + so you! Your style is so different from everyone else’s it’s such an inspiration + amazing to look at. I do a lot of the same things that you pointed out, yet our albums look so different…one of the amazing things about this project, it not only captures your everyday life, but it captures who you are through your style as well! Thanks for this post!!
I love your project life album, it’s so gorgeous + so you! Your style is so different from everyone else’s it’s such an inspiration + amazing to look at. I do a lot of the same things that you pointed out, yet our albums look so different…one of the amazing things about this project, it not only captures your everyday life, but it captures who you are through your style as well! Thanks for this post!!
I love your project life album, it’s so gorgeous + so you! Your style is so different from everyone else’s it’s such an inspiration + amazing to look at. I do a lot of the same things that you pointed out, yet our albums look so different…one of the amazing things about this project, it not only captures your everyday life, but it captures who you are through your style as well! Thanks for this post!!
I love your project life album, it’s so gorgeous + so you! Your style is so different from everyone else’s it’s such an inspiration + amazing to look at. I do a lot of the same things that you pointed out, yet our albums look so different…one of the amazing things about this project, it not only captures your everyday life, but it captures who you are through your style as well! Thanks for this post!!
I love love love your project life album! I’ve held back starting my 2013 project life album because I’m challenging myself to create my own filler and journal cards using Watercolor paints and pens. Your pictures gives me an idea how my album can look like. I am inspired all the more to include my artwork in my album. Thank you so much!
I love love love your project life album! I’ve held back starting my 2013 project life album because I’m challenging myself to create my own filler and journal cards using Watercolor paints and pens. Your pictures gives me an idea how my album can look like. I am inspired all the more to include my artwork in my album. Thank you so much!
I love love love your project life album! I’ve held back starting my 2013 project life album because I’m challenging myself to create my own filler and journal cards using Watercolor paints and pens. Your pictures gives me an idea how my album can look like. I am inspired all the more to include my artwork in my album. Thank you so much!
I love love love your project life album! I’ve held back starting my 2013 project life album because I’m challenging myself to create my own filler and journal cards using Watercolor paints and pens. Your pictures gives me an idea how my album can look like. I am inspired all the more to include my artwork in my album. Thank you so much!
I love love love your project life album! I’ve held back starting my 2013 project life album because I’m challenging myself to create my own filler and journal cards using Watercolor paints and pens. Your pictures gives me an idea how my album can look like. I am inspired all the more to include my artwork in my album. Thank you so much!
Hello Julie! I came upon your blog while searching for examples of how people are utilizing Project Life. I have to say, I love your pages and your approach the most. It seems like so many Project Lifers have this obsession with making things “cohesive” and matchy-matchy and Martha-Stewart-perfect. Since when is life any of those things?
I appreciate the realness, the art and the colour in your pages. And thank-you for sharing your process – you are an inspiration. I’m so excited to start my project in 2014!
Hello Julie! I came upon your blog while searching for examples of how people are utilizing Project Life. I have to say, I love your pages and your approach the most. It seems like so many Project Lifers have this obsession with making things “cohesive” and matchy-matchy and Martha-Stewart-perfect. Since when is life any of those things?
I appreciate the realness, the art and the colour in your pages. And thank-you for sharing your process – you are an inspiration. I’m so excited to start my project in 2014!
Hello Julie! I came upon your blog while searching for examples of how people are utilizing Project Life. I have to say, I love your pages and your approach the most. It seems like so many Project Lifers have this obsession with making things “cohesive” and matchy-matchy and Martha-Stewart-perfect. Since when is life any of those things?
I appreciate the realness, the art and the colour in your pages. And thank-you for sharing your process – you are an inspiration. I’m so excited to start my project in 2014!
Hello Julie! I came upon your blog while searching for examples of how people are utilizing Project Life. I have to say, I love your pages and your approach the most. It seems like so many Project Lifers have this obsession with making things “cohesive” and matchy-matchy and Martha-Stewart-perfect. Since when is life any of those things?
I appreciate the realness, the art and the colour in your pages. And thank-you for sharing your process – you are an inspiration. I’m so excited to start my project in 2014!
Hello Julie! I came upon your blog while searching for examples of how people are utilizing Project Life. I have to say, I love your pages and your approach the most. It seems like so many Project Lifers have this obsession with making things “cohesive” and matchy-matchy and Martha-Stewart-perfect. Since when is life any of those things?
I appreciate the realness, the art and the colour in your pages. And thank-you for sharing your process – you are an inspiration. I’m so excited to start my project in 2014!