Spring Break!!!

While most people head for the beach for Spring Break, I'm more of the kick back and relax at home kind of gal.

This layout perfectly depicts what my spring break was like. I did a lot of studying for the Chemistry AP exam, while listening to Aziz Ansari of course (how else am I supposed to stay sane?), and a lot of laying around in a hammock that my parents got for their wedding. Might I add they've been married for 19 years now, yet they just opened the hammock...

Anyway I used the Studio Calico Handbook Page Protectors, a 4x3 card from the Walden Project Life Kit, and twine and alphas from the same kit.

I stapled the twine down with some regular staples (this was before I got my tiny attacher, which I must say is a life saver). And, well, the handwriting is all mine, probably took about 10-15 minutes to get it done, I just copied off of some font on the internet (you can find them all over Pinterest).

What are your favorite ways to spend a break? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Have a great day!

xo

Ally

Road Trip!

About twice a year my family piles into a mini-van to road trip to Dallas, TX. It started around 5 years ago, and it isn't stopping anytime soon.

Who would've thought that a trip to see family members (with young kids might I add) would be a relaxing vacation that you look forward to every year.

Here's a look at my layouts:

The 'i LOVE" card is from the Becky Higgins Sunshine Edition Core Kit I used the app Phonto to do the lettering on the bottom photo. Side note: that book, Creativity, Inc., is probably one of the best books I've ever read, definitely the best biography. It talks all about Pixar and their values and what to do to build a phenomenal company. It's fantastic!

The "Family Time" sticker is from the Me & My Big Ideas Pocket Pages clear stickers packet. The date stamp is just a simple Studio Calico roller date stamp I inherited at some point. I wrote a sentiment at the top in cursive but decided to blur it for this post. 

Fun fact these pictures were taken on two separate trips. The top one is from the Fourth of July, I just didn't notice it until I had already finished the layout, but it'll be our little secret ;)

Have a great Sunday!

xo 

Ally

Inside Out

I rarely go to the movies. Nowadays there's just no point. With Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu plus and so many other ways to stream movies it doesn't hurt to wait a few months for them to be available.

However when it came to Disney Pixar's Inside Out I was like a kid waiting for Christmas. I COULD NOT WAIT for the release date. It was one of the most innovative concepts I had ever heard of. Pixar did it again.

News outlets are saying that it's the number one grossing original film of all time, and it's not hard to argue with that.

You can read more about the concept of the film all over the internet, but I want to talk more about the backstage magic.

But Loving Him Was Red...

I have a slight love for T-Swift, and there's red in these photos, so you know the title was going to happen eventually.

I didn't take a lot of photos in February. I separate my albums by photos at school and photos at home so I have a lot less photos for the home album.

The card is from a Me and My Big Ideas pack. I have no clue which one. A friend of mine bought a bunch of supplies during Black Friday last year and gifted them to me, so all organization went out the window.

The writing "Feb." was my attempt at fake calligraphy. It was nerve wracking at first (I only have so many neutral striped cards), so I practiced on an index card a few times, but then I got the hang of it. I find that I have to be the opposite of a perfectionist to appreciate things like my own fake calligraphy.

What simple details do you use in Project Life? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

It's A New Year- Wait What?

I finally got around to putting a blog together to document my documenting. Funny how that all works out isn't it?

Anyway, although I am perpetually behind in my scrapbooking, I've managed to catch up a lot quicker than expected. One of these days I will just start scrapbooking the most recent stuff first, but it's so hard to just give up on the projects I'm currently working on.

So... I'll start by sharing the beginning of 2014, a new year.