Scrapbookers across the country are involved in Project 365 this year, taking (and scrapbooking) a picture a day to give a realistic snapshot of a year in their life. The project was designed by Becky Higgins, one of my favorite scrapbooking people at Creating Keepsakes. She even designed a complete Project 365 kit. Me? I was a day late in finding out about the project and kit (it completely sold out in 4 hours!). Since I missed it this year, I'm putting my own kit together for next year - 2010! At first, I wasn't sure how I would go about doing that. Even checked ebay for the sold-out kits - they are available, but for hundreds of dollars (much higher than the original $35 kit!). Looks like I'm back to creating my own kit. But, bless Becky Higgins' heart, she posted a sampling of the journaling cards, 'week of' cards, as well as the project title on her blog. I've downloaded the files and have started printing the cards to be ready for next year. I'll need 52 'week of' cards, and 365 journaling cards (one for each day, you know) ... what makes the project doable from my point of view is the page protectors designed for the kit, which hold 6 4x6 photos - so, facing pages would have 12 slots (1 'week of' card; 7 daily photos; the remaining pockets hold the journaling cards for each picture. I could find the album, I have the downloaded sample cards to print, I have an photo-a-day idea list, but the page protectors....Then I logged on to Scrapbook.com, and viola' they had these page protectors coming soon. I was so excited. I signed up for email notification. In yesterday's in-box, there was an email stating the page protectors were back in stock, but with the popularity of Project 365 this year, they anticipated selling out quickly. Not wanting to miss out on this 'second chance,' I placed my order immediately. Whew! ... I'm excited about doing this project next year, and actually glad I have a year to plan ahead - taking a picture a day is pretty aggressive, even for me. I generally take more than 365 photos in a year, but I don't take one everyday! Fortunately, I do journal everyday. I have started my own list of pictures which will help 'tell my story.' I'll keep you posted...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Project 365
Scrapbookers across the country are involved in Project 365 this year, taking (and scrapbooking) a picture a day to give a realistic snapshot of a year in their life. The project was designed by Becky Higgins, one of my favorite scrapbooking people at Creating Keepsakes. She even designed a complete Project 365 kit. Me? I was a day late in finding out about the project and kit (it completely sold out in 4 hours!). Since I missed it this year, I'm putting my own kit together for next year - 2010! At first, I wasn't sure how I would go about doing that. Even checked ebay for the sold-out kits - they are available, but for hundreds of dollars (much higher than the original $35 kit!). Looks like I'm back to creating my own kit. But, bless Becky Higgins' heart, she posted a sampling of the journaling cards, 'week of' cards, as well as the project title on her blog. I've downloaded the files and have started printing the cards to be ready for next year. I'll need 52 'week of' cards, and 365 journaling cards (one for each day, you know) ... what makes the project doable from my point of view is the page protectors designed for the kit, which hold 6 4x6 photos - so, facing pages would have 12 slots (1 'week of' card; 7 daily photos; the remaining pockets hold the journaling cards for each picture. I could find the album, I have the downloaded sample cards to print, I have an photo-a-day idea list, but the page protectors....Then I logged on to Scrapbook.com, and viola' they had these page protectors coming soon. I was so excited. I signed up for email notification. In yesterday's in-box, there was an email stating the page protectors were back in stock, but with the popularity of Project 365 this year, they anticipated selling out quickly. Not wanting to miss out on this 'second chance,' I placed my order immediately. Whew! ... I'm excited about doing this project next year, and actually glad I have a year to plan ahead - taking a picture a day is pretty aggressive, even for me. I generally take more than 365 photos in a year, but I don't take one everyday! Fortunately, I do journal everyday. I have started my own list of pictures which will help 'tell my story.' I'll keep you posted...
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