Hello! I hope youre having a great day! It's Monday, so I am trying to get into the swing of a new week. Last week our daycare was closed so we had the grandparents watch L. Needless to say, he had a great time with them, and when I took him to daycare this morning, he was not a happy camper! I have to be honest, I don't blame him! So, we will get extra cuddles tonight probably and just try to keep things simple this week. Hopefully we can have a smooth transition back to reality.
Ok, now on to business. So, you all know I am all about the Project Life App to record our memories and scrapbook. Well, as wonderful as this app is, sometimes I find myself looking for more. Therefore, I am sharing some of my favorite apps to use in conjuction with the Project Life App. These are going to be editing apps, and later I will share some apps I use for storage and other things. Lets dig in! -Phonto The one thing that the Project Life app does not have is the ability to add text to pictures (besides overlays). And sometimes you just need that extra something, or maybe just a different font. That's where Phonto comes in. It's very easy to use and has a good selection of fonts and colors. It even has a curve and shadow option. While it is not journaling friendly, I still think this is a great app for adding little touches here and there. See below to see how I have used it.
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hello! ***this post contains affiliate links*** A cookbook?? In the palm of your hand??? Why, yes! With the Project Life App, of course!
As I talked about in a previous post, my fiancé and I have always talked about "The List"- every time I make a new recipe, we decide if it is good enough to go into rotation, or what we affectionately call, The List. And I knew at some point, I would like to turn that list into a cookbook. I envision myself completing this beautiful cookbook with high quality pictures and wonderful stories, but you kow, life happens, and we don't always have time to do such things. So, how convenient is it that I can throw a few pics and a recipe in a PL layout and when I'm done, I can just print it and start cooking! I would also like this to be nice enough to give to family members and such, so this is the perfect way to do that. Ok, so whats my process? Well, since this is an ever-changing, on-going project, I kind of just go with the flow and as I please. Sometimes I have pictures of the actual food, like say, I make something for a potluck or just cook it at home. Other times, I will just pull pictures off the internet (I know Becky Higgins uses a lot of the Pioneer Woman's pics, because they are gorgeous!), and use those. I'm no professional picture taker, so this way I end up with some good quality, pretty pictures. As for kits, I just use whatever looks good with the food. I'll pull colors from the pictures and then just coordinate from there. Then you just add a card or two for the recipe and then, Voila! Your on your way to cookbook domination! So, for a little inspiration, here are a few of my pages! Hello! I am so excited to share my vacation album with you all!! Lets jump in! So, for this album, I used the Dream Chaser, Dream Chaser Overlays, Explore Edition, and sprinkled in a little of the Bright and Bold kit and the Essentials overlays. I love the all of these kits, but I did find I preferred the look of the Dream Chaser - I only wish it was a larger kit. But what it does have is fabulous and worked really well for a vacation in the woods! The thing I love about the Project Life App is the fact that I almost had all my layouts done by the time I got home! There were a few things that I added after the fact and some pictures that I borrowed from family members, but mostly everything was done on vacation. (Which was hard at times because the forest doesn't care if you need cell phone service or not, lol) I didn't really go into it with a theme or anything, I just scrapped whatever I felt I would like to remember. Of course, taking L out on the lake in the boat for the first time, but also just the everyday moments like family hanging out and enjoying each others company. I plan on printing a photo book for this one. It's fairly small, only about 20 pages, so I am trying out Shutterfly. I have only printed one photo book from them and it was "BPL"-before Project Life, so this will be a learning experience for me. I'll show it to you on another post :) So, here are a few of my pages. Enjoy! Hopefully you're getting the chance to go somewhere awesome this summer! And if you are, hopefully you're documenting your adventures!
Peace, Anne Remember the smell of fireworks as a kid? That metallic, gun powdery smell that filled the air as you held your punk out, listening for the hiss of a spark so you can take off running? That spark made lights glow, pops go boom, and fountains spew. And so it began, the Fourth of July.
I have very fond memories of Independence Day. My parents were always ready to watch my brother and I's firework show-and join in the fun as well. We would go down to the local firework stand on the edge of town and load up. I always had to get a fountain or two, my brother got the typical black cat fireworks (and some tanks too), and my dad would pick up morning glories for my mom. Then we would run home and wait impatiently for the sun to start going down. We had a few stages for our shows - the backyard, driveway, front yard, and of course, the road out in front of our house. That's the thing about small towns, you can shoot off fireworks in town, just make sure you drive through town slowly and wait for the roman candles to finish before crossing the street. I can still see my dad bending down with a cigarette in his mouth, helping to keep my hand steady as we celebrated the holiday that signifies so much for our country. And when we finally blasted through our goodies, we would settle down and watch the big fireworks show. Sitting in our lawn chairs, eating homemade popcorn or popsicles, waiting for each colorful boom and saying at each one, "Ohhhh, Awwww." Eventually I will teach L to light fireworks and hopefully he will love the holiday as much as I do. For the past couple years we have celebrated with our friends, and this year was so much fun as our babies are older and can all play together. I ended up completing a two page spread for this years festivities. I used the Bright & Bold, School Themed Cards, Essential Overlays - White, and Just Add Color Overlay kits. Enjoy! |
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I'm Anne! Follow me as I go through life as a new mom and soon-to-be wife. Always looking for a creative outlet, I want to share all my ideas with you here at Life by Design! Archives
February 2018
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