project life 2012 | week 43 (and I'm going to cha!)

Monday, January 7, 2013

I've probably made half a dozen Project Life layouts in the last couple of weeks, but in some cruel twist of fate they were all done as assignments, and I can't post them just yet! I was determined to have something to share today, though, so over the weekend I picked up the same stack of supplies that I used to make my layout for the January Garden at Two Peas in a Bucket. Some people make cards with leftover layout supplies while they're still out on their desk, and making Project Life pages is kind of my version of that.

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Supplies:




There was a lot going on this week- I spent most of it in Ohio for work and then spent a couple of days at my parents' house for Dad's birthday (which we finished off with a round of dancing to Star Wars Kinect). It was a happy, full week, and all of these bright colors were just perfect for it!

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I dove right in to my experiment with printing on my journaling cards (one of my Project Life goals for 2013), and I love it!! I used a combination of Christine Newman's (listgirl) and Liz Tamanaha's (Paislee Press) tutorials, but instead of Photoshop I set up my template in Pages (Apple's word processing program). The initial set up took a little bit of time, but now that it's done the process is really quick and easy, and maybe even a little bit faster than when I was writing everything by hand! I love being able to look at the amount of space I have and plan and edit my words instead of just diving in with a pen and praying that I don't run out of journaling space. I do still include little bits of my writing here and there, and I feel like I have a good mix going on now.

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Okay, I have to run now and do about a million things at once, because suddenly I have a to-do list a mile long now that I've scheduled a last-minute trip to CHA! I'll have my own press badge this time around (thanks to all of my wonderful readers who helped my blog stats reach that goal!) and will be sharing lots of photos after the show (I will only be there two days and want to spend as much time taking photos as possible, so I won't be taking time out to write while there). For instant, from-the-floor updates, be sure to follow May Flaum on both Instagram and her blog. She's going to be posting lots of eye candy for you all to see!

And, as I do before every CHA show I attend, I want to ask all of you to chime in if there's anything in particular you'd like me to cover. I love taking requests!

geek girl | january 6, 2013

Sunday, January 6, 2013

It seems that the recent Doctor Who Christmas special (and oh, how I loved it!) has brought the TARDIS and all things Whovian back into the spotlight after a brief break. There's lots of the Doctor in today's roundup, along with some fun Star Wars picks- especially for the readers in the audience!

 
From the top left:
  • This lovely (and completely handmade!) replica of River Song's sonic screwdriver will set you back quite a lot, but it's lovely to gaze at in any case. (via Nerd Approved)
  • Younglings learning to snowboard at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort will find they have some company from a galaxy far, far away. (via Suvudu)
  • If you haven't yet picked up Timothy Zahn's new novel, Scoundrels (I haven't even bought it yet- don't know what's wrong with me!), you can check out a 50 page excerpt at Suvudu.
  • Set to release in late March, this set of First Class stamps from the Royal Mail depicts all 11 incarnations of Doctor Who, plus a miature stamp sheet featuring several well-known villains along with the TARDIS. (via Doctor Who News)
  • Checkout out this painstakingly handcrafted silver TARDIS pendant at Miriel Design.
  • Disney has announced dates for the 2013 round of Star Wars weekends, along with host information.
  • Looking for a bit more reading? Knights Archive reports that the first chapter of the upcoming Last of the Jedi novel is now available online.
  • In quite possibly the first Star Wars/A Christmas Story mashup ever, Gordon Tarpley has recreated the latter movie's iconic lamp using C3PO's leg. (via Tie Fighters)
  • Fashionably Geek linked up this fun Doctor Who "The Game of Time" t-shirt.
MTFBWY!

friday favorites | january 4, 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013

Happy Friday, everyone!

I have to admit, I love this time of year. The beginning of the year is my time to clean, organize, and start new projects. The scrap room got a thorough cleaning last weekend (no rearranging this year- I'm pretty happy with the way it is!), and I've been happily crafting away in the moments I get between work, the gym, and chores around the house. It's been a lovely, cozy week!

If craftiness is on your agenda for the weekend, I've rounded up some fun projects, tutorials, and articles that you might want to check out. So let's get started, shall we?

 

From the top left:

  • I love the rainbow of neatly organized supplies in Dawn McVey's crafting space, shown on the Studio Calico blog.
  • I'm guessing that this hot chocolate play-dough on Tori Spelling's ediTORIal blog smells divine!
  • Magda Mizera shares her process for creating this layout from start to finish.
  • Photojojo posted a great guide to photography in the kitchen.
  • Looking for a few good fonts? Stephanie Baxter linked up a massive list of her favorite journaling fonts!
  • Lisa Dickinson posted a genius idea for both storing and using those tiny little Lily Bee alphas.
  • I love all of the gorgeous quote/typography posters that I'm seeing lately. If you want to generate your own, Recite This lets you enter your own text and choose from a number of formats and backgrounds!
  • Photographer Katelyn James recently guest posted on Jasmine Star's blog with a behind-the-scenes look at finding great locations to shoot portraits.
  • This adorable ornament-on-a-card at The Witchcraft was designed as a Christmas gift, but I can totally see something similar being done for Valentine's Day, as well!
TTFN!
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