Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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!

13 comments:

  1. Ok, those pictures hung by clothespins on a cute little banner...BRILLIANT!! Simply love this page. Nice job on Jan!

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  2. Van, this layout is amazing! I love the clothespin/hanging pictures idea! So brilliant! Your work is always so detailed and layered. So inspiring!

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  3. What a lovely idea and a lovely layout. There are so many elements that I love...could I pin this to my pinterest board to remember them? Hope that will be Ok!

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  4. Amazing. That's the only thing I can say...well, that and I think you did a fantastic job!

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  5. Awesome work! Great collection of photos and you hung them in clothespin. Brilliant! Love the layout too.

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  6. I'm definitely going to scraplift this idea. Such a great page!

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  7. Perfect!!! I am scraplifting this - absolutely brilliant! (When I grow up - I wanna be just like you!!)

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  8. Great page - love the pegs especially. I want to do a monthly document too but haven't decided yet (!)

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  9. You've taken such a thoughtful approach to documenting your day - and the result is both lovely and meaningful. I am wishing you balance for all 12 months - and I can't wait to see what's to come.

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  10. Wow! Simply a stunning page! Pinning for future inspo-I love everything about this!

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  11. LOVE your page! Nearly time for take 12 Feb, and I still need to make something with my Jan pics...

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  12. What a gorgeous layout, you are SO talented!

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