Sunday, March 13, 2011

Project Joy 365 - March Part One

March is half over and we are starting to see glimpses of spring! Yippee!! As we bide our time, waiting for the snow to melt and the mud pits it makes in our yard to disappear, we have found JOY in the simple things of life. There has been lots of reading (March is reading month at our school), building of secret places, cooking, baking and even a mini family vacation.


1 - Sage enjoying the rain outside, despite the cold temps. 2 - The girls playing on the new Ipad. 3 - Enjoying our beautiful Spring Lake library. 4 - Mementos from our family trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City. 5 - Regan’s drawing of her (in her favorite outfit) and Marley. 6 - Making a secret hideaway under the stairs, complete with gate so Marley can’t escape. 7 - Regan and Daddy work on her first Pinewood Derby car for Girl Scouts. 8 - Beautiful bottles Mommy purchased for a new rewards system.



"2011 - March - Part One" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


Hope your days have been full of JOY!
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Friday, March 4, 2011

Project Joy 365 - February Part Two

Somehow February flew by and it's already March! Not sure how that happened! :) We ended our Month with a fun family get away and now it's time to get caught back up on this project!

I normally work on my layout as I go, adding a photo to the page almost nightly. I didn't do that this time, and felt like it was a lot harder to put the layout together. Things seem to flow better when I work on it a little bit at a time. I think I will definitely go back to the nightly approach for the next one!


1 - I still enjoy playing with scissors and glue - working on a scripture verse flipbook. 2 - February moon. 3 - Found the girls together reading while they let me sleep in a bit on a snow day. 4 - Valentine’s breakfast for the girls. 5 - My favorite way to start and end the day, a hot cup of tea. 6 - Regan’s valentines for school. 7 - Celebrating Sage’s 5th birthday with ice cream and brownies before bed. 8 - Making paper mache on our snow day. 9 - The girls bust a move on Wii, Just Dance. 10 - The girls and I are loving freeze dried fruit. 11 - ‘Love notes’ passed at bedtime.



"2011 - February - Part Two" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:

How is your 365 project going? I would love to see!!
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Friday, February 25, 2011

Inspiration

Hey my friends! I hope you are all doing well and carving out some time to create! :) Here are some layouts I have worked on recently.


"Snow Jumping" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


"My Cup of Tea" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


"First Snowman" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


    "The Story" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


      "Shutterbug" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


        "Mother & Daughter Time" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


          "Bowling" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


            "Pedal Cart Racing" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


              "Crazy Hair Day" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:




              "Four Years Old" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:



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              Monday, February 14, 2011

              Project Joy 365 - February Part One

              Happy Valentine's Day to you! I hope you are spoiling your loved one's rotten, and they are spoiling you! :)

              We have found JOY in lots of things so far this month:
              • Snow days
              • Ice Sun Catchers
              • Secret JOY missions
              • Painting projects
              • Homemade meals
              • Hot Tea
              • Surprises in the mail
              • Playdates
              • Blanket forts
              • Wildlife
              You can read more of the details at my family blog - Mommy Ramblings.

              Here is my first February Layout. Looks like I will probably end up with two spreads this month. 


              1 - Our first snow sun catcher. Sage’s first impression - “It’s so pretty!!” 2 - ‘Blizzard 2011’ dumps a lot of snow overnight, leaving us stuck at home all day. 3 - The girls and I start working on more sun catchers for our ‘secret mission’ to share them with the neighbors’. 4 - Thankful to have the right snow gear! 5 - Day two of our secret mission, finishing up eleven sun catchers to give away. 6 - Puffy Apple Pancake, it’s what’s for dinner! 7 - A cup a day. New house rule to prevent having to wash a plethora of various cups each day! 8 - Regan spends a relaxing Sunday afternoon painting. 9 - Sage gets her turn to paint while Regan is away at school.



              "2011 - February - Part One" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:
               
                       EnJOY the rest of your week!! =)

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                Wednesday, February 2, 2011

                Project Joy 365 - January Part Four

                Can you believe it is already February?? I can't believe how fast January flew by! I am thankful to still be on track with my 365 project. One month down, eleven to go!! :D

                Here is my fourth and final layout for January.


                1 - My little kitchen helper. 2- Experimenting with balloon powered paper airplanes. 3 - Backwards night. 4 - Visiting with the duck. 5 - First snow fire. 6 - Sunday afternoon photowalk. 7 - The chickens come out to greet us on our photowalk. 8 - Preparing to make winter suncatchers.




                "2011 - January - Part Four" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:

                How are you doing on your project? Have you been able to think of things to take pictures of each day? Here is the list of prompts I used for the the first four weeks of the year (taken from the Project Joy 365 - Tool Kit). Maybe they will give you some ideas for the next month.


                Week 1 (January 1 – 7)
                • New Years morning - house a mess? Have a party?
                • What brought you joy this week….
                • Where is the mess right now at your house?
                • Exercise Shoes
                • TV
                • Sign with gas prices
                Week 2 (January 8-14)
                • Kids together (or separate) in same spot - maybe with a measuring stick? 
                • Kids/pets sleeping in bed
                • Kids/pets napping
                • Pet(s) - playing, with kids, outside
                • Who or What are you thankful for today
                • Self portrait
                 Week 3 (January 15 – 21)
                • Kids Winter shoes
                • What brought you joy this week…
                • Your purse or bag
                • House from the outside - winter
                • Kids Bedroom
                • Where do you buy groceries/shop
                Week 4 (January 22 – 28) 
                • Today, your child could not live without….
                • Who or What are you thankful for today
                • What brought you joy this week….
                • Heirlooms - things passed down in the family
                • Computer
                I didn't get to all of them on the list, but I'm sure I will pick up the missed ones later in the year! Using the handy checklist in my FLIP BOOK will make it so much easier to go back and see which pictures I still want to take!

                Thanks for stopping by! :)
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                Saturday, January 29, 2011

                Project Joy 365 - January Part Three

                We are still deep in the heart of winter at the VanderWall household, but making the best of life in the snow! We are thankful for warm fires, hot drinks, splashes of sunshine, playtime in the snow, fun with icicles and the beauty that abounds in winter.

                Here is my layout for January - Part Three


                1 - Regan was very excited to teach me how to make ‘slime’ like they made at school. 2 - The girls. 3 - The house. 4 - Celebrating a snow day with snow ice cream for lunch! 5 - Regan preparing for Awana. 6 - Books from the library. Bottom one borrowed. Top three bought for one dollar in the used book room. 7 - I am thankful for a reliable washer and dryer, in a convenient location for keeping up on the laundry. 8 - I’m not much of a purse person, but love having a great bag! This is my current ‘goto’ bag. 9 - One of Regan and my favorite breakfast goodies - Morning Glory Cake. 10 - Making cake mix cookies. 11 - Backyard visitors - two pileated woodpeckers.



                "2011 - January - Part Three" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:


                How is your project going? Still plugging away? We have almost one month under out belts now and I am still really enjoying the daily photo taking. For more details of what we have been up to, you can visit Mommy Ramblings. 

                Have a blessed day!





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                Thursday, January 20, 2011

                Project Joy 365 - Layout 2

                I am still having so much fun with this project! It has been a great couple weeks, filled with lots of photos, fun and laughter.

                We have found JOY in:
                • Lincoln Logs
                • Experimenting in the kitchen
                • Leaving notes of inspiration
                • Laughing out loud watching Wipeout
                • Reading books
                • Playdates with friends
                • Balloons
                • Silly pets
                • and so much more!
                Here is my second layout for January. I have decided to call my spreads 'Part One', 'Part Two', etc., since I don't know how many pages or photos I will end up with each month. My photo numbers do not correspond to dates, but rather just give the reader a match between the journaling and the photos for that spread.

                "2011 - January - Part Two" digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall uses:




                I made these pages into some more Quick Start freebies for you! EnJOY!!


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