Welcome to another week of Project Life at Elle’s Studio. This week’s Project Life covers the week of January 9- 15th.
To be honest, I didn’t take a lot of photos this week. Or should I say, I didn’t take many stellar photos this week. I was kind of kicking myself when I was putting together this week’s Project Life spread. But then I realized, a story doesn’t always need a (perfect) photo. Sometimes a story is best told in words.
I embraced this idea and took what little photos I had, and matched it with written stories (or stories that didn’t even have a photo).
I think sometimes we expect too much of ourselves when putting together Project Life or even scrapbooking. We expect ourselves to ALWAYS have a camera with us, ALWAYS capture that moment, ALWAYS keep up with journaling during the week, ALWAYS have documentation in the forefront of our minds.
Let’s be honest, Life happens.
We get busy and the days fly by. The camera may collect dust for a few days. We get discouraged and begin to think this is “too big” of a project. Then you start to fall behind. Sound familiar?
I just want to share that I have had weeks like this. Weeks that were jammed packed and I didn’t think much about the camera. As you can see, I have seven photos in my Project Life this week. Three were simple photos of my kids, two were taken by my iPhone, one was taken by someone else (the black and white photo of my husband and I at dinner), and one is of cereal boxes– that’s it! And that’s enough.
Even though I lacked many photos, I still had a multitude stories and memories to share. So I wrote them down. There is something incredibly fun about writing a story down on a journaling card, embellishing it, and being done. No photo needed.
I used various Elle’s Studio journaling cards : the Daily 3×4 cards and This Week Lil’ Snippet to write my stories and added simple embellishments like punched hearts, handcut banners, or a stamp. I also kept my eyes out for “found items” this week, like a Apple product sticker, ticket stub, and even the candle from my birthday dessert (my husband’s face was priceless when I blew out the candle, and then put it in my purse).
My advice is to enjoy the process. Allow your Project Life to be a true representation of your week. Don’t force yourself to make it look like something it wasn’t. Don’t be discouraged if a Project Life spread doesn’t always meet your expectations of what you “think it should be”. That’s the beauty of Project Life, every week is different.
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