This spread was definitely a difficult one for me. I didn't have many photos for that week which always makes it a bit more difficult and I also wanted to try and use some other supplies. I also want to say, I have no idea what is going on with the photos and them being dark on the bottom. When I edit them, the light is even but for some reason, when I upload them on here, they are different..

Week Twenty

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing my spread for week 20. I am still a bit behind but I am slowly catching up. I used mostly Studio Calico cards for this spread but the embellishments and a couple of cards are from the Gossamer Blue kits this month. 

Speaking of Gossamer Blue, you can see my week 19 spread on their blog. 

Mini Cards

Today I am sharing some mini cards with you! The cards measure 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" and are absolutely adorable. I tend to keep these sized cards quite simple although I am starting to get a bit more creative with them.

1 Design, Different Cards - Tags

Since I have been trying to create as many cards as possible to get to my goal of 50, I often recreate different designs. These card tags are probably my favorite of all of the designs I've done even though they are fairly simple. 

Week Eighteen

This spread is probably my favorite spread I have done this year. It's crazy to think that I used to hate red and pink together because it is one of my favorite color combinations now. My spreads aren't usually this girly, yes, this is girly for me, but I'm totally loving it!

Week Seventeen

Recently, I have been trying to use more of my stash instead of sticking with Studio Calico cards and I am loving how the spreads are turning out.  

Week Sixteen

Week sixteen is finally in the books! That week was pretty crazy but also very productive. 

Week Fifteen

I've gotten a bit behind on Project Life lately, but it is nice to get back to it. Week fifteen was pretty boring so I was struggling for photos, but it turned out pretty nice. I think my favorite part is that adorable Easter egg card, super cute right? 

Whenever I try to take a nice selfie, I always end up with a ton of silly photos and I thought it would be fun to include.

I'm not a huge fan of journaling, although I am getting more comfortable with it. I decided to add a little tag behind the photo and just added some string for easy access!

This is probably my favorite part of this spread. I got quite a bit of mail last month so I decided to make a little vellum pocket so I could include all of it. I hand stitched it, which was, well, a big pain in the butt. Thankfully it turned out really well and I think this is something I will do again in the future.

Letter Album

Last year for my birthday, my mom gave me letters that she had written through the years. Since then, almost a year ago, they have been sitting in a drawer but I wanted to do more with them. I decided to make a mini-album of sorts. 

This is a great project if you have lots of letters from a loved one or even letters from pen pals! They always seem to get tucked away somewhere, why not create something with them?

Week Fourteen

Week fourteen..I'm so glad this spread is finished! It was all down to the last two cards and I just couldn't figure out what to use. I don't think it has ever taken me this long to finish a spread but I think it was worth it. 

Even though I didn't have a lot going on that week, I made sure to take photos around the house, which I think I will be doing more. 

Week Thirteen

I've been focusing on lettering and the #myselfiescrapbook a lot lately which has gotten me a couple of weeks behind on PL, but, I finally got back to it and finished week thirteen. 

Week Twelve

This year, most of my spreads have been pretty colorful but I needed a little break from that and this week's spread was perfect for that. I didn't actually plan to have it mostly black and white but I'm really glad it turned out that way. 

The title card is from One Little Bird which I just purchased. I love these week cards and will probably be using these for most of my spreads from now on. 

Week Eleven

Yesterday I posted about my trouble using the Odyssey kit and I am not alone. I'm not quite sure what is making it difficult but I could not get this spread to work.

I decided to just pick out some cards from other kits/scrapbooking paper and this is what I got. This isn't what I had in mind at all for this spread and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it.

I was one of those spreads that I just needed to complete and move on. I hope you all like it a bit more than I do. 

Week Ten

I cannot believe how fast this year is going! I think part of it si that I've actually been keeping busy instead of lying in bed all the time. That being said, I'm in bed a lot, but I'm still being productive by drawing, digitalizing art prints,  things like that. Week 10 was a pretty busy week though and it was a lot of fun.

The right side of this layout had all the journaling and a ton of white space which I didn't notice until I went to take pictures. Oops! I still love how it turned out. I love the colors in this month's Studio Calico kit, Odyssey. Yellow is definitely a color I've grown to love working with and I especially love it agains the light blues. I've also challenged myself not to use all my favorite cards first. I always do this and when I get to the last few cards, I never quite like how they look together. 

Week Nine

Although not much happened last week, I reminded myself to take plenty of photos. The most exciting thing for me was getting succulents! They are so adorable and work so well in my craft room. I also got food allergy testing and it has been difficult chaining my diet but not as hard as I thought it would be. 

I attempted to make a process video for this spread but it was way out of focus. I'm gonna do some googling and try and find a better way to do it! 

Week Eight

Most weeks, I struggle to find pictures that I can use in my spreads but this week was the complete opposite. I had so  many photos that I wanted to include but I didn't want to overwhelm the page. We got some snow/ice so obviously I took a ton of pictures of that. I also hung out with Laura, had to get an X-ray to make sure my Hickman was still in the right place and got some gorgeous picture of our trainer's dog.

For the past few weeks while using this Studio Calico kit, I've been trying to do a pink/yellow combination but the colors just seemed to clash...until this week! I'm so glad I finally got the pink and yellow to work.

Week Seven

This is the first spread this year that I wasn't totally happy with. I'm not quite sure what it is that I don't like but that's ok. You can't love every spread you make! I think part of it is the lack of pictures since not much happened. Also, I need some suggestions for a journaling pen! As you can see, the pen I used on this spread was way to big and I'd like something quite a bit thinner. 

Weight Loss Journey - Week 2 & 3

I'm so excited to share this layout with you, mainly just because of how much weight I've lost! In my second week, I lost 2.4 lbs and this week I lost 2.8 lbs! With loosing 1 lb my first week, that's 6.2 lbs in 3 weeks! I was so sure I had gained or least not lost weight this week. I ate more junk than usual, didn't walk and used some of my weekly points. I am over the moon! I don't have many pictures in this spread but I'll try and take more pictures of favorite meals and things like that for this week. 

Week Six

I didn't take many pictures during six so I did a lot of journaling to make up for it. Journaling is one thing I am trying to do more of this year because although we may know the stories now, I'm sure in a few years, we won't. We actually did a couple of exciting things like going to the Dog Bar as well as going to Red Robin. That was Clara's first proper restaurant experience and she did very well, I was very proud of her. 

I'm really pleased with how the pictures of my spreads turned out this week! I decided to try and do them outside since our house doesn't get a ton of natural light and it's amazing what a difference it made! I may even go back and retake photos from previous spreads.

Week Five

I finally finished Week 5 and I'm so excited to share it with you. I used the Studio Calico kit, Cirque which is full of bright and fun colors! One thing I forgot to include was that it was Clara's first birthday on the 29th! I think I'll have to find a little place to include that!