project life weeks 28 - 32.

July 6 - August 9.What went on during these weeks: Summer was truly in full swing, which meant going to outdoor bars, eating al fresco, drinking iced coffee (and coronas), sitting by the pool, and devouring strawberries by the pound.Details + interesting tidbits: Summer sun equals great lighting, so the spreads with outdoor photos were so clean and bright, which made me happy (especially since there's snow out my window right now). I have been using tons and tons of journaling cards in the spreads I didn't have enough photos for, and rather than stressing me out, I'm actually enjoying those. I also decided to start including my monthly train passes (week thirty one), because they're full of color and add a bit more of the mundane details of my life to the album.Photo Breakdown: W28: phone photos: 8 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W29: phone photos: 9 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W30: phone photos: 11 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W31: phone photos: 8 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W32: phone photos: 10 // DSLR photos: 1 // polaroid photos: 0. | Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: PL Core Kits: midnight edition & seafoam edition, PL Add-On Kits: heidi swapp foil kit & Studio Calico PL kits, smash date stamp, fiskars corner rounder, tiny attacher stapler, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // weeks 23 - 27.

May 18 - July 5.What went on during these weeks: I spent some time with my nuggets, remembered how much I hate the city during the summer, and celebrated my best friend and roommate's 24th birthday for a full week. I went to SF for an editor training week with all of my coworkers, and finally got to meet my work wife, Kate, who normally works remote from Chicago. I saw all of my college housemates in DC for a weekend, which was long overdue, then celebrated my mom's birthday and Fourth of July in the first week of super hot weather we had.Details + interesting tidbits: I'm pretty pleased with the way all of these spreads turned out. They all had a good color scheme that tied journal cards to the photo colors, especially week 27. The whole right side of that spread was American themed for the Fourth of July, and I love the way it turned out. A bunch of these weeks didn't have the normal amount of photos, so it was kind of fun trying to fit in additional journaling cards to go with the themes.Photo Breakdown: W23: phone photos: 12 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W24: phone photos: 9 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W25: phone photos: 11 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W26: phone photos: 7 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W27: phone photos: 9 // DSLR photos: 2 // polaroid photos: 0. | Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: PL Core Kits: midnight edition & seafoam edition, PL Add-On Kits: heidi swapp foil kit, Studio Calico PL kits, smash date stamp, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // weeks 17 - 22.

April 13 - May 17.What went on during these weeks: I started my new job in NYC, caught up with some BuzzFeed friends, moved into a new apartment with my friends Katherine and Meagan (which we call the East MAK Inn), celebrated Max's fourth birthday, and had a housewarming BBQ with all of our friends. Details + interesting tidbits: Each week was a little bit different, but since I'm in beast mode trying to get everything up-to-date, things were kept simple. Most weeks in this grouping had a few less photos than normal because while I was starting up at the new job and moving into my apartment, photo-taking started to go by the wayside. I used extra 6x4 cards and a bunch of see-through pockets — I actually kind of liked how it looked most of the time.Photo Breakdown: W17: phone photos: 7 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W18: phone photos: 11 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W19: phone photos: 7 // DSLR photos: 1 (sky photo credit)  // polaroid photos: 0. W20: phone photos: 10 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W21: phone photos: 6 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. W22: phone photos: 10 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. | Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: PL Core Kits: midnight edition & seafoam edition, PL Add-On Kits: heidi swapp foil kit, Studio Calico PL kits, smash date stamp, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // week sixteen.

April 6 - April 12.What went on this week: This was my first week at Popsugar in NYC, and it was an awesome first week. I started up #alessiacommutes again, and started making plans for moving at the end of the month.Details + interesting tidbits: Not many photos this week, so I used a bunch of black, white, and gold cards on the righthand side.Photo Breakdown: phone photos: 9 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.

Materials Used: PL Core Kits: midnight edition ("hello there" card), PL Add-On Kits: heidi swapp foil kit (love, polka dots), Studio Calico PL kits: galileo (week card); fairground ("loving it" card); lisse street ("you can do this" card), heidi swapp date stamp, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // week fifteen.

April 6 - April 12.What went on this week: This week I was in San Francisco for job training, which was so fun. I got to meet all of the editors who work out there, and check out a bunch of cool SF spots. My best friend Mathew's birthday was the day I got back, so we had a fire in his backyard, and on Sunday, my two best friends and I signed a lease on an apartment. Big. Week.Details + interesting tidbits: I ate a lot of amazing food on my trip, so I kid of highlighted that on the entire righthand page, and stuck with a typical-of-me color scheme on the other side.Photo Breakdown: phone photos: 11 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.

Materials Used: PL Core Kits: seafoam edition (week card), Studio Calico PL kits: camelot (explore, map); far far away (triangles); carolina moon (about you card), less is more stamps, heidi swapp date stamp, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // week fourteen.

March 30 - April 5.What went on this week: This was my last week with the nuggets, which was bittersweet, but it was a great week. I took Max for a haircut where he let the hairdresser use the buzzer for the first time (which for him is a huge deal), and there were a lot of snuggles and kisses between all three of us, which is my fave. My friends and I tried bringing lunch to the beach on a sunny Saturday, and that ended up as eating lunch in the car and taking selfies because it was freezing. We tried.Details + interesting tidbits: I used the journaling cards to talk about Max and Sky, which isn't that different from normal, but because it was our last full week together, I had a lot to say. I liked the pink, blue, and yellow in all of the photos, so that color scheme for the cards worked out so well.Photo Breakdown: phone photos: 11 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: PL Core Kits: midnight edition (week card), Studio Calico PL kits: odyssey ("I can't even" card); cirque ("remember this" sticker); far far away ("&" card), lisse street ("story of" card), less is more stamps, elise joy stamps, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, smash date stamp, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // week thirteen.

March 23 - March 29.What went on this week: This week I went to TBS with my friend (for the second time in five days), spent time with my nuggets and taught skylar how to smile for a selfie (see below left), and babysat for them on saturday night, when Max walked down the stairs in pajama pants and no shirt like a little teenager — threenagers are a thing.Details + interesting tidbits: Nothing matched this week, I wasn't totally into it, but clearly I'm far too behind in both creating my pages and posting them to be picky.Photo Breakdown: phone photos: 11 // DSLR photos: 0 // polaroid photos: 0. Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: Studio Calico PL kits: odyssey (glasses and week cards); lisse street ("everyday life" card); cirque ("hello," card), project life 3x4 grid card, less is more stamps, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, smash date stamp, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // week twelve.

March 16 - March 22.What went on this week: This week I had done a lot for the blog, including s'mores bars and elephant bookends. I also got hired at popsugar, which meant savoring the moments with my nuggets even more than I ever have. I went to the long island craft beer festival with my friends, which was a gift for my birthday, and skylar turned six months.Details + interesting tidbits: Since Sky turned six months this week, I used that cute balloon card, and because I had a bunch of pretty DSLR photos of things I made and the flowers I bought, I immediately went looking for the "I like pretty things" card. I kept things kind of neutral, as usual.Photo Breakdown: phone photos: 8 // DSLR photos: 3 // polaroid photos: 0. Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: PL Core Kits: seafoam edition (week card), Studio Calico PL kits: odyssey ("3" and calendar cards); carolina moon ("pretty things" card); far far away (balloons card), less is more stamps, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, smash date stamp, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.

project life 2015 // week eleven.

March 9 - March 15.What went on this week: I had a job interview on Monday morning, and then spent the rest of the week with the kiddos. I tried to get a bunch of stuff planned for the blog, and made some insane zucchini chips.Details + interesting tidbits: Most of the photos had really good lighting, which is not something that usually works out for me. I kept the cards in a blue, yellow, grey-ish theme, and let the natural light speak for itself.Photo Breakdown: phone photos: 10 // DSLR photos: 1 // polaroid photos: 0. Taken by me, the self-timer, and shutter remotes.Materials Used: Studio Calico PL kits: odyssey ("said no one ever" card); the underground ("let's hold hands" card); walden ("these moments" card); park ave (wooden banner); camelot ("today" card); far far away (week card), elise joy stamps, less is more stamps, xyron create-a-sticker, fiskars corner rounder, fiskars paper trimmer, staz-on jet black ink, smash date stamp, zig photo signature pen in black (on photos), zig writer marker in black (on journal cards), canon selphy wireless printer, canon selphy ink + paper kit.

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Project Life is a simplified solution to scrapbooking created by Becky Higgins that helps you record everyday memories. Document your story either physically or digitally along with me and so many others. Find out more here, how to start here, & see all of my PL 2014 posts here, and 2015 here. Some links may be affiliate links.