Kelly Purkey | Retrospect

Hi, everyone! I’ve been back in the Project Life groove once again and having a great time getting “elbow deep” into my creativity, and making a complete mess of my bedroom!

Uh, as you can see, I’m not a very organized scrapper! But, I had a blast! I received a new kit in the mail just as I was going to get started catching up, and that added lots more fun and creative resources. My kit was the Kelly Purkey Aug/Sep kit from Simon Says Stamp, along with one of Kelly’s sticker packages, white washi tape (great for stamping on!), and some Hero Arts ink.

Using these products along with Studio Calico’s Valley High and Roundabout PL kits (as well as other past kit tidbits) made catching up way easier than I could have imagined because my creative juices just kept on flowing with every new little pretty I put into my hands! So here are my weeks, and I warn you now, there are a lot of photos:

This is the style album I’m using, by Amy Tan from American Crafts. Notice the blank window in the middle? I want to put the title in there, but for the life of me, can’t figure out a design I like! If anyone out there has any good ideas (I want to include the words “Project Life”, “2013”, and the album # because I end up needing 2 albums per year), please, please let me know!! Thanks!

Too much star confetti on the title card, I know!

On this page, above, I included this striped envelope on the bottom left to hold some special notes my daughter gave me, and the letter “N” is the initial of her first name. It was an older wood veneer letter from Pink Paisley, and I didn’t want to leave it plain, for some reason. I didn’t want to paint it, either (laziness), so I put washi tape on it:

I just adhered the tape straight across the letter in rows and used my craft knife and scissors to cut away the extra tape. It wasn’t easy getting the little corners, but sandpaper helps.

This is where I ended. I was trying for a more color-coordinated look, like my mom’s pages. I may not always keep things that way, but it was fun to try. I just can’t prepare ahead like Mom, unfortunately; that’s a gift I just do not have. I guess I just never know what I am going to put into my pockets, and I’m a bit more of a spontaneous spirit, too.

Anyhoo, chemistry starts today, so I won’t be able to scrap or post as much as I would like, so please forgive me. Thanks for dropping by, and see you next time!

Jennifer

I signed up for Kelly Purkey’s new self-paced class at Big Picture Classes called A Week of Life Lists and had a really good time making this book. Each day I will take a photo of something that represents the day, and complete my list whenever I have the chance. I think it will be fun to look back at this someday and remember exactly what I was thinking and feeling at a given moment. I also find the concept of our changing thoughts/feelings/experiences from day to day very interesting. I’ve never been much of a list-maker, but with respect to self-discovery at a future date, it could be rather illuminating, so I’ll do it. What have I got to lose?

inside pages, and the back (for fun)

The patterned papers and stars are by Studio Calico; kraft paper and gems by Bazzill Basics; washi tape by Paislee Press; stamp by Cat’s Life Press; baker’s twine by Whisker Graphics; white acrylic paint from Michael’s.

Like making lists? Feel like making a cute little book for fun? Want to document where you are in your life right now? This is your class. It’s fun, inexpensive, will be an interesting piece of your life to savor at any time. I recommend it! Happy list-making!