favorite photos from 2013

I just wanted to pop in before we get to far into 2014 to share some of my favorite photos I took in 2013. This year was my first year with a DSLR and I think I grew a lot as a photographer. I would love to take some more classes in it and learn as much as I can about it!
Enjoy the photos!

project life 2013

I have been actively working on a project life album for 2013 despite not sharing any pictures of it yet. Maybe actively is the wrong word, but I have documenting each week! You may remember that I tried project life for the first time in 2011 and you can see all of those posts here. This year I am doing a lot of things the same, but a few things are different this time around.
     - I am still using a two page spread for each week, but I am mixing it up with the different style of page protectors. The basic design A continues to be a favorite though.
     - I am not using the day stickers or date stamp in my album. I used those for a while in 2011 but discontinued somewhere around the middle of the year because they just weren't working for me.
     - I am not putting any 'traditional' scrapbook pages in my album, or at least I haven't yet and don't plan on it.
     - This year I am using the Olive edition designed by Heather Bailey. It is super girly but the colors in it are beautiful - greens, blues, pinks and oranges! Product available here.

Design A & D

This week I included a newspaper clipping that I was interviewed in about the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. I also included a screen shot from the online highway hotline showing all the roads that were closed near Moose Jaw from our awful weather.

Design F & A

I like to use design F when I am short on pictures for the week or have several small iphone photos to use.

Design A & C

Design C is great for when you want to include more pictures but don't have the space. I have used this pocket page to high light two trips to visit family as well as house pictures.

Design F & A

Again, just bits of life that make up why project life is so great.

Design A & D

This is by far my favorite spread from the year, the colors in the pictures just work great with the colors in the Olive kit!

Design F & A

Design C

This is exactly why I love project life - getting to document the big and small moments in life like buying our first home!

the study of light

I'm all out of words lately, and I don't want to be fake. Life is hard, life is painful. All I can do is share what moves me, and today that happens to be light. 

december photo challenge part 3

Here is the third and final instalment of my December photo challenge, enjoy!

Day 14 - Christmas tree

Day 21 - Peace

Day 22 - Tradition

Day 24 - The best part of Christmas Eve

Day 25 - Morning

december photo challenge part 2

I am continuing my december photo a day challenge and although I have not actually been taking the pictures on the said day according to the chart and have been missing some days, I have been enjoying the process! See part 1 here.

Day 8 - Ornaments

Day 9 - Something you're reading

Day 10 - Wrapping

Day 12 - A beautiful sight

Day 13 - Family

Day 17 - Presents

Day 18 - Stockings

december photo challenge

While browsing pinterest I came across a December photo a day challenge, and with my snazzy new camera I thought it would be fun to do. I realize that it is only December 8th and I have already missed 3 days but I decided to just go with it anyways. The only way to get better at something, (ie taking pictures) is practice!

 Day 1 - Your view

Day 3 - Red

Day 5 - The temperature

Day 7 - Bright

week in the life: part two

As a continuation from my last post, I wanted to share some more pictures of the latter half of documenting 'A Week in the Life'. I am happy I stuck with this project throughout the week and I think it will be fun to stick it all together next weekend at National Scrapbooking Day. Read some of my thoughts on the process below...

Total number of photos taken this week: 138 (plus a few duplicates and garbage ones)

I think that today was the hardest day for me to have the ambition to take out my camera. It's been raining the past few days and everything seems a little gloomy. Sunday's are super low key here usually so I was at a bit of a loss as to what to photograph. Like I mentioned earlier I am really happy I stuck with this though and when I look at all the pictures together I love how they capture a little glimpse of our life right now.

My plan for the album is to use an 8.5" x 8.5" and do a two page spread for each day. I am also planning on printing the pictures to be 2" x 3" and do a similar grid layout on each spread. I have quite a bit of supplies left over from my project life album and I am hoping on incorporating those into this album as well since the theme goes so well.

week in the life

I have always loved Ali Edward's 'Week in the Life' series that she does each year. I decided to take the plunge this year and attempt my own week in the life album. I take no where near the amount of pictures she does each day (she averages like 80!) but I am trying to be more intentional about taking pictures throughout my day and capture little details. Here are some of my shots so far:

One thing that I have noticed throughout this week is the lack of photots of Jordy and his own activities. He's been working a lot this week so maybe that's why I'm missing out on these photos but I am hoping to make up for it on the weekend!

I've also realized that I take a lot of pictures of food (lol).

My plan is to print off all the pictures and write up some simple journaling blocks so that I can assemble the album next weekend at National Scrapbooking Day. I will be sure to post pictures once it is complete!

Have any of you participated in a 'Week in the Life' before? What has your experience been?

a picture a day: 1st

So this december I have made a little goal for myself to take a picture a day. I am notoriously bad for taking Christmas pictures, and I don't want to miss a thing this December! I probably won't share them all but I will do my best to show at least one or two a week.

Happy first day of December! Here's to documenting life, and loving every minute

project life: february

1st week of February

- Jordy's Birthday

- Breakfast date at Smitty's 

- Re-decorating the craft room

2nd week of February

- Lunch with Lanah

- Mom coming for a visit

- Lemon meringue pie

- Valentine's Day flowers

3rd week of February

- New hot pink slippers

- A complete baking failure

- YQ weekend

- A sad trip to Cold Lake

4th week of February

- Making nerdy monsters

- 105 skeins of craft floss

- Date night at Timmies

- New shoes!

- Progress on my quilt