I watched her design debut with American Crafts unfold at the Craft & Hobby Association show last year and I was totally hooked. Having an active family with two young children, she obviously has the scrapbooking answers I am looking for. Her product line is:
- Quick
- Easy
- Trendy and
- Clean
Quickly, I bought two different sets of the her Core Kit (one for each child) with extra journaling cards, albums, photo pocket pages of all description. I love, love, love my Project Life products! Even the packaging is sleek, stylish and best of all, organized.
I have a wonderful way to use her organizational features found on her website to help you get a jump start on your Project Life layouts:
First: From the "Freebies" tab on her homepage, I printed out the two-page "Project Life Photo Pocket Page Design Reference" on card stock. I wanted to add it to a dedicated 12 X 12 album, so I overlaid Becky's pocket page onto the printout to use it as a template.
I outlined where the holes needed to be punched.
Viewing the Design Reference side-by-side allowed me to see the whole collection in one glance. I punched the holes out so I could use them as a "book view."
I added all the different Project Life page layouts I had into a dedicated 12 X 12 Project Life album, each under a separate tab, and added the hole-punched Design Reference sheets to the front, and highlighted the type of layouts I had on hand on the Design Reference.
Next, I considered which photos were absolutely necessary to the layout that I wanted to create.
Laying out my "must have photos" with the design options in view, I could easily begin to see which layout would be most appropriate for my "must have" photos.
I flipped to the back of my album to pick the pocket page layouts I wanted to use.
Lastly, I did a quick check of my layout by using the Project Life pocket page as an overlay to my photos. I began by adding my "must have" photos first, then I plugged in some additional favorite photos where appropriate.
Once I had a dedicated album of:
- my stacks of different Project Life pocket page layout designs organized and tabbed,
- and the Project Life Design Reference pages printed and highlighted with the pocket pages I had on hand,
it was smoooooth sailing after that! Treat yourself by making a Project Life Design Reference book of your own - you'll be smooth sailing, too, before you know it!
Tell me, what's the best way you stay organized with Project Life?
Laurel Lee Pollard, Online Publisher, Promoter
New England Paper Crafts
"Ensuring the inspiring world of paper crafts continues to bloom."
"Ensuring the inspiring world of paper crafts continues to bloom."
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