Nanay DIY: July 2015

Friday, July 17, 2015

Project Life: Full Page Layouts

Journaling cards are pretty expensive, that's why when I found 12x12 sheets sold per piece at Bee Happy Crafts I had to make projects using them.

There are generic patterns that you can mix up with other papers, but there are also some that really has the full page design that you have to work with.

I am sharing a project I worked on today using a doily as an embelishment.

This is my 12x12 paper stock that I had already cut up before I decided to do this post ;)

Hello doily!

Also prepared my choice of embelishments. Stickers are my most favorite because the chipboard embelishments are also pricey.

I am also using some stuff from this kit. My first ever scrapbook kit set that I only bought because it was on sale.

My layout. This was from Holiday 2013.

Make sure that the back of the photo is secured from all sides because the layout will cut up the photo.

What the page looks like at the back.

And this is how it will look like in your project life pocket age 😊

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Thursday, July 2, 2015

I discovered Project Life this May, hen we were organizing a craft fair for the mall where I work. I just googled the word "PL" and it was love at first sight. Since the kits are not available in malls I mustered enough courage to message one of my PL inspirations, ocdscrapper in instagram. She kindly told me where to get the materials locally.

My search for the materials is on, and because I am a nanay, my budget didn't permit me to splurge on buying these new scrapbook materials. The albums and page protectors aren't cheap, and let's not even start with the journal cards. So I started small, I didn't buy the album yet which was already more than one thousand pesos. I just bought the page protectors, bought some paper at National bookstore and the single paper cards at Bee Happy Crafts and I started working.

I was already making pages for my son's album (about 6 already) when the opportunity came for me and to buy online bacause we had a friend who was coming home from the States. Now, I already have my album (the cheapest one I can buy online) which holds all my creations and my son's photos. I have been hooked because working on the pages also takes me back to happy moments with my family and friends.

My first PL kit. Bought the wrong journal cards, the theme was zoo and have not used it yet. I have to print our visit to the zoo photos soon!

My first DIY journal card which I placed at the beginning of my set.