Project 365

By now I am sure you have heard about the new Project 365 by Becky Higgins, if not you can check out her blog here for more details. Plus if your a digi scrapper there are lots of digital sites out there that have element kits and PSD templates for you to download and use to take the Project 365 digital. That's exactly what I did!!!! I wanted to do this project, but missed out on the Becky Higgins version, I decided to do my own version. I downloaded a PSD layered template here at sweet shoppe designs and an element kit here at sugarplum paperie. There are also so many others from other digital sites I may download later to add on my pages as the year goes on.

All my pages I am creating digitally and printing them out myself in an 8x8 format, but leaving the white border around the edges so I can punch my holes to bind the book with rings. I am also using the Stampin' Up scalloped border punch for the bottom of all my pages. The covers are clear acrylic I cut to size myself. I will be adding flowers, metal embellishments, chipboard, rub-ons, ribbon, etc... to my printed digital pages to add a little bit of the hybrid side to it. I am going to try to keep it the same template all the way through the album, just may flip it her and there to change it up a little with the size of pictures, just to keep the main pages symmetrical. I will be adding mini insert 6x6 pages in protectors and 4x6 pictures in photo sleeves in between the main weekly pages that will have extra pictures or for extra journaling. Instead of trying to make sure I take a picture everyday I am going to do mine album with a weekly theme, so at the end of the year I will have 52 8x8 pages plus all the mini insert pages. Not quite sure how thick it will be when it's all done, but I will deal with that issue later. I may have to find some BIG binder rings, like 2" or so. This will definitely be a weekly challenge to keep up with, but I am up for it. I have taken a few pictures of what I have done so far....This week's page (week 3) is still in progress. I will post new pictures every week so you can see my progress.

If you are doing a 365 project, please leave a comment to this post with your blog link to share with others. Plus if you know of any other digital sites that have digital kits for the project 365 feel free to share them here too.

{showing the 4x6 picture sleeves}