Take Twelve Project - January 12

My new year resolution for 2012 was to find BALANCE.  I've decided to use Ella Publishing Co.'s Take Twelve Project to help document and assess whether I'm reaching this goal month to month.  I'm hoping that these monthly layouts will helping me determine for myself if there is balance in my day to day life.  

Here is a day in the life of Van Nguyen on January 12, 2012.

I wanted this layout to be a celebration of my day.  A few months ago, I was so unhappy with my life.  I lived on the extremes and there was certainly no balance.  But now, only a few months later, my days are filled with dirty dishes in the sink, smiles from Charlotte, and muffins in the oven.  January 12, 2012 was certainly a good day.  And what better way to celebrate than with banners and garland?

Using Photoshop, I created mini polaroids for each of my photos.  I included both color and black & white photos.  The color ones are supposed to represent those alive and active moments during the day while the black & white shots are for the quiet and more calm memories.  I then added the time and a little bit of journaling for each snapshot.  (A huge thank you to Kristy Lee, my amazingly talented and brilliant friend over at Scrapbook Steals, for the suggestion!)  I then decorated each photo with a mini clothespin to look like it was hanging from the garland.  

For my supplies, I reached for my January Counterfeit Kit.  It has some lovely subtle colors and is filled with Sassafras banner stickers, mini clothespins and a lovely doily garland paper by Studio Calico.  

For the title, I cut out a calendar image from a sheet of Sassafras Sunshine Broadcast and mixed it with a doily and some Sassafras embellishments.  I then painted part of the calendar with a white paint dauber before adhering some thickers for the title itself.

To finish off the page, I stamped an Ali Edwards stamp along the bottom that says, "look through the lens, capture a moment, tell a story, preserve a memory."  Since this layout was a series of 12 different moments during my day, I thought that statement was especially appropriate. 

Project 100 Update.  6 down.  94 to go. 

As always, thanks for stopping by.  And make sure to visit the other Take Twelve Team Design Team projects for more inspiration!

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