Project Life - Be You

This week was a first for me. I attended a real life crop this weekend (with my friend Viji).  It was actually our first time meeting in person and it was so fun.  We have talked online quite a bit so it was nice that the transition to real life felt so natural.  I ran into another girl from the 2peas forums and hit it off with her really well too.  There were alot of other great women there so I hardly got anything done because we were talking so much.  I felt like everyone else was such a pro, just chatting and swiping paper through their big trimmers and portable die cut machines while I just shuffled photos around from pocket to pocket very sloooowly.  I ended up finishing up most of the journaling and embellishments at home, but I had a great time anyway!

I used one vertical and one horizontal page this week.  Ryan and I laughed about the top picture of Nandini - just letting her do her thing, ie, drink water out of the patio bucket....  I mean, I always try and stop her, and keep the bucket on the table now, but the fabric swatch seemed appropriate somehow, ha!   

I bought this packet of Basic Grey die cuts when I was at the store because they looked so nice in person.  Each piece is die cut and letterpressed.  Very nice quality, thick paper too.  I used the big piece on the Wed. card.  I sort of failed at coloring in my JBS letter stamps to mimic their day of the week stamps.  I figured I didn't need both sets of stamps, but maybe I do? 

I added a new 9to5 today sticker to the photo of Avinash and I with a bit of hambly woodgrain washi for good measure.

The last three photos are all instagrams too.  Avinash hiding among mannequins.  Trying to teach Avinash to play fair during lots of games of Candyland, And Avinash with his new toy. Hmmm..  I left the eye holes in the mask from last week because I think it cools like it is. 

Another stellar parenting moment recorded from when I bought Avinash this $2 sword at Target.  It didn't take long for the thing to be confiscated.  I still think he looked cute holding it though. Another BG letterpress piece for the date. The thickers are Amy Tangerine and the die cut hello is pacifico font, leftover from another project (I downloaded the font free here).  I ran out of space so I journaled directly on the photo with a thin sharpie.

  

We had another girls' outing last Saturday that I brought Nandini along too.  She was so happy the whole time.  Not sure if it was the copious amount of dessert or the fact that she had all of my attention to herself for once.  Either way, we both had a great time.  Friday was another nice playdate outing with friends, though Avi and Roshan spoiled the whole ladies at lunch theme.  I used some printable cards from the Tattered Pear and added my own stamping to each one of course.  I use mostly distress inks black soot, vintage photo and this JBS red a lot.  Stamping is such a pain, I like to use high quality and reliable inks when I do it. I could have done a star wash to the photo of Nandini at the top, but didn't want to cut out the bit of 'sprinkler rainbow' in the picture.  Turns out you can hardly see it after I printed the photo anyway. 

I stapled a camera to the basicgrey Be Happy die cut and journaled on another one as well (there are a lot of great pieces in that one pack!). 

 

 

I figured I might as well use this photo of Nandini at brunch to write about some of her current favorite foods.  The Nandini monthly update type posts and scrapbook pages keep getting put off, so at least I can write down a few things about here in project life each week. I realized I could get that 'stepping stone' effect with an old globe stamp duo, so I just used it here even though it doesn't really apply.  I used light blue and dark blue chalk inks (which DO NOT work well on textured cardstock, fyi). I added a little warm calico mist around the edges (painted, not sprayed).

Loooove these new graphic bags at 2peas.  I have striped and chevron in many colors just waiting to go into project life pockets.  In the future I may even stuff some of that memoribilia I've collected in there.  The wood arrow points to them holding hands in their car seats.  Melted my heart when Ryan showed me that.   I might even do a layout about that as well. 

I would also like to do a mini-giveaway this week.  I have never used the butterflies or the frame stamp from my SC Daydream Believer kit and feel that they should find a better home.  There are no requirements, other than leaving a comment and please domestic shipping only. I will end this giveaway next Monday at midnight for all those interested. 

Linked up with The Mom Creative for Project Life Tuesday. The PL kit I am using is the Clementine kit. Thank you so much to everyone in this wonderful community. I love all the feedback and looking at everything people do each week. It definitely keeps me motivated. And, please, link me up to any of your inspiring pages this week as well in the comments!