january 1st started a new thing for the year 2009. project 365, created by Becky Higgins for Creating Keepsakes. this concept is a three ring binder with page protectors that follow all 52 weeks of the year. all you need to do is print your pics from everyday of the week and slip them into their slots! a ton of stuff is included in this kit of the month. binder, protectors, journaling cards, stickers, date stamp, ribbon, paper, etc. Becky's concept is that this album would replace a lot of your everyday life scrapbooking for the year. at the end, you would have finished an entire years' worth of documentation, photos, journaling, memorbilia, etc.
you can visit
www.kitofthemonth.blogspot.com to view project ideas, concept and kit contents. as far as i know, the kit is sold out, but you may be able to pre order.
check back with me at the end of the week and i will have a photo posted that sums up this first week of P365. my goal is to publish at least one photo per week and some journaling so i can stay up to date and inspired to complete this project.
if you dont have the P365 kit, the project can still be accomplished with whatever you have. just take one photo a day and dont forget to journal on paper or in a file in your computer. then print your pics for the wk or month to add to an album. keep it simple and avoid a ton of traditional scrapping. just pics, words and memorabilia.
well, ta ta for now!
this is from friday, before valentine's day, but i couldn't resist putting it in today. it just looks great as a mid-winter reminder that there's a lot more out there than frozen grass and high energy bills. love is trully there, here, around us all the time.
i was going through the one thousand pictures i have taken this month-yes, one thousand already-and came across this wonderfully sunny snow shot and my first thought was, aaaww the powerlines and street signs are in the way of a great shot! then, wait...this is the view out my front livingroom window and i see this every morning, noon and night. it's ok. and it even has my street, usa included.
it's the little surprises that you just cant miss. the girls and i were headed out to my parents place and were rushing in and out of the house, loading the car. i had just jumped in when devan said, "mom, look! a woodpecker!" it was all i could do to get my camera out of my large case and get the soft case unsnapped...what a rush! that bird let me snap away and get very close. about 2.5 feet away from it. then it started to hop around the tree and so we went, round and round all the while my camera is up to my face and clicking away. i must have shot 20 frames! in the background, cars are driving by...wonder what they were thinking!?...oh well, when you come upon something good, you just have to stop and click-away.
can't believe its the middle of december already. havent been on this blog for a while, but after school started, a move to town and the holidays railroading us, we are finally more blog-conscious. i will try to keep this updated now that we have high speed internet. jordyn was enjoying the very rare december snow in our backyard, playing with jeffery and i got this from the safety of our back porch. this mama doesnt really like to be in the snow, she just likes the looks of it.