Free Project Life Template

I've had quite a few questions on my Project Life template that I created with the lines dividing the "pockets". I did alter the original Project Life design just a bit- I made the "pockets" smaller by just a smidge to give my page more of a border around the edge. It's more aesthetically pleasing to my eye, plus if I decide to print my layouts in a photobook, I'll need a little extra space for the binding. I also wanted to visually break up the pockets, so I added the dashed lines in between.

If you like my template, I'm offering it free here for my readers. Simply click the picture below to download:

In other news, I've been quite a busy little bee in my Etsy shop this week, and have a bunch of new products that have totally gotten me in the mood for valentine's day....

First up are new photo card designs- which are perfect to send out if you ran out of time at the holidays and never sent Christmas Cards!

click the images to visit the store

 

And I'm super excited to bring back greeting cards to the shop! These are printed on 100% recycled cardstock, and come with a 100% kraft recycled envelope. 

And my new personal favorite:

I hope you enjoy the free template!

Project Life 2011- Week 51

I tackled another Project Life spread tonight. I stayed digital and am still loving it! This week was actually tough to lay out because it was VERY photo intense! I ended up creating an 8.5x11 double spread to include in an extra page protector with just my Christmas morning photos.

 

On the left side I included: instagram pic of my Amazon.com shopping; picture of me and Jules cuddling; instagram pic of Jules showing me her "magic powers" as given to her by our Elf; picture of Lilly trying to color and journaling about finding Jules in Lilly's crib that morning; journaling about the day from hell when Jules projectile vomited all over the stroller and Lilly at the mall; pictures from Jules' Christmas program at preschool. 

  

On the left side is photos of our Christmas Eve.  

 

Here is the double page 8.5x11 spread I did of our Christmas morning pics. This will go in an 8.5x11 page protector as an insert for the week. 

 

Close up of left:

  

Close up of right:

If you've been following me on facebook then you know I reached 100 fans and I'm due for a new freebie. I thought that there might be a lot of Christmas picture scrapping over the next few months, so I made the above Christmas morning spread available as a template and free download! To download, you need to "like" Amy Jaz Designs on facebook, and then click on the "Exclusive" tab to the left.

Enjoy!

Linking up:

Preparing for Project Life 2012

As we head into 2012, I've been doing a LOT of thinking about how I want to approach documenting our life this year. At first I wasn't going to go for Project Life since I couldn't get past the obstacle of printing my photos at home. Since I figured that out, I made the decision to give PL another go for 2012.

The thing that I really love about Project Life is the ability to include the bits and pieces from every day life. Having a toddler in preschool, I have a lot of art projects that I want to save!

If you've read my blog long, you probably already know that I'm a planner. I need a plan for everything, or I feel overwhelmed. So I've begun my planning and I'm gathering my supplies.

I'm still waiting for this binder to become available:

Please Becky- all I want for Christmas is my 2012 Project Life Binder! ;-)

As of right now, I'm sticking to Design A  for my planner pages. This makes it easier on my planning, but I can see how I might get bored with the same layout for each week, so we'll see how it goes.

I will begin each month with a little 6x12 divider page.

Next I went to Joann's and stocked up on some Smash products, including almost all the Smash Pads they had, paper tape (a MUST- and I want more to choose from), a date stamp, and some other random goodies.

 

At this point you might be wondering which kit I am using- Clementine? Cobalt? Turquoise? Well....IF I was going to buy a kit I would definitely go for Clementine- it's yummy!  However, I know myself, and I will be bored with just using one kit for an entire year. I won't make it past January without being bored! 

So I have settled on this- I will incorporate my own kits (yes, you can expect journaling cards from me in the coming year!), and I will use one kit per month (to reduce a crazy amount of design time, and also to give each month a little cohesion). For January, I am definitely using my new "Fresh Start" kit! It's perfect for documenting the start of the new year. 

Now for the execution of my album...

This year I found that once I started getting behind, it was really hard to remember what happened each week, and getting caught up was becoming impossible. So a few months ago I started using Oh Life, and have found it to be EXTREMELY helpful in remembering what happened when I get behind. I also love it that half my journaling is already done by the time I got to put my layout together. 

However, I also needed help in mapping out what happened each week, and how I was going to get it all in my album, so I created a weekly planner:

 

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And a weekly map, so I can sketch it all out before I go to put it in my album:

 

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I have been using these two pages for my December layouts, and for ONCE in this process, I do not feel overwhelmed because my weeks are already planned out, and thanks to Oh Life, my journaling is half done. I keep my planner pages in 8.5x11 page protectors in my album as a place holder for that week. I made these planner pages a free printable. Just click on the image to download these PDFs.

So that's my plan for 2012! Are you ready? What materials are you using?

Here comes Candy Cane Lane and a FREEBIE!

It's here!! Candy Cane Lane has arrived  and is now available in my shop! Save 20% until Monday on these new products. Click the images below to be taken to my shop at The-Lilypad.com for purchase!

Candy Cane Lane Elements- Brads, Twill Tapes, and Word Strips:

And if you still haven't gotten your Christmas cards done, here is a new quick card template- just pop in your photo and you're ready!

In celebration of the release of Candy Cane Lane, I have a FREEBIE for all my wonderful blog readers and iPhone users- Iphone background papers!

To get your iPhone background, simply right click on any of the images and save the image to your computer. Email the file to your self, and open the attachment on your iPhone. Click Save Image, and then set it as your wallpaper under the settings menu.

I am using the polka dot background on my phone and love it! It's so festive! 

And now for the lucky winner of the Candy Cane Lane Elements and Paper Packs:

Congratulations Terri!

Free Template

Do you like free? Of course you do! In celebration of my new facebook fan page, and Digital Scrapbooking Day, I have uploaded this free template to my page.

To download the template, visit my facebook fan page, become a fan, and click on the "Exclusive" tab to download.