Today I am sharing the week of June 23-29 in my Project Life album.

Still loving how I have switched things up this summer, different pocket pages/different sizes.  It's made me really think about what I want to include in the smaller real estate space.

This week I really focused on my journaling.  To be honest, it gets the back burner at times.   I focus so much on getting the photos, found items, and embellishments that (unfortunately) journaling is sometimes an afterthought. 

But really, it's truly what connects your photos with the stories.  I had fun this week being artistic with journaling by using a sunburst journaling card (from Elle's Studios July 2014 kit) for my "stream of consciousness journaling-- want to add more of this in my albums).  Honestly, when i look back to albums of the past, it's other peoples journaling (not necessarily the photos) that connects me with them.

Jordan had a big week this week by participating in the Indianapolis Christian Youth Theatre Camp-- oh and she LOVED it (not a surprise to us), but she pitched a FIT the week before about going.  To HER surprise she LOVED it. Made my heart so happy.  These photos (taken by my father in law) were from her Showcase that friday night.  

I hope I've shared a few encouraging words with you about journaling--it's something I am truly going to be working on these months ahead as I work to bring that authenticity (and not JUST art) back into my albums.

July 2014 kit	Shine Paper Collection Pack	Letter & Number Stickers- White	Shine - Let Love Shine Wood Veneers
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Honestly, I want to see you be brave.

We have a joke in our family where my dad pretends to sing Sara Bareilles', "Honestly, I want to see you be brave" but he does it in a high pitched voice and totally muffles every word after Honestly.

It cracks us all up, and even the kids do it sometimes.

Anyway,  that has been Jordan's theme this summer as I have seen her BE BRAVE (honestly) and grow so much in a few short weeks.

She's a very outgoing child, so when she displays timidness in certain areas, it's a little bit of a shock to me.

Just two weeks ago, she finally decided to jump into the deep in for the first time ever (with life jacket of course).

And then last night, she did this:

Such a change in 2 weeks!  We had fun celebrating this big BRAVE accomplishment for her!

Early in the summer we had talked to her about doing a little theatre day camp, and she INSISTED she would not go.  After some coaxing the week before the camp would start, she said she would go... however, after she said yes she held up this sign.

mmmkay, clearly theatre is not her thing.

She had a BLAST at camp and performed wonderfully on the last night-- and even had a line.   She was a natural on the stage.   Once she got over the initial fear of something new.

It's so fun watching both of my kids grow-- and when faced with new situations, watch them BE BRAVE.

honestly. 

Project Life: Coin Pocket Pages

Today I am sharing my cover page for our recent Walt Disney World album.

It's no secret I LOVE coin pocket pages.  They are perfect for opening pages of any album- or for creating a collage.  They can be trimmed down (like what I did here) or you can use the full page (which is about 10x8).  I purchased this coin pocket page from Archivers, but you can find something similar here.

I have used the coin pocket page various times in the past-- for my 2014 Project Life cover page, my 2014 Summer Project Life cover page, and my December Daily 2013 cover page.   I just love the look it provides.

For this cover page, I used Elle's Studio's Shine Collection, the Elle's Studio June 2014 kit (the transparent heart), maps from the Disney Parks, and my own photos. 

Below is the backside of the cover page.  I love that so many elements -- sequins, transparencies, wood veneer can be seen on the back page,

Below you can see how the cover page looks with a few pages of the actual album behind it.   Just LOVE how it all pulls together with multiple layers of pages showing through.

Project Life was created by Becky Higgins as a way to simplify how you document life and preserve memories. Photo pockets used in my Project Life are created by Becky and can be found here. You can read all of my Project Life posts here.

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