Super Easy School Sign

 

I have to share my secret to easy and great-looking school/milestone pictures.
If you are like me, I have great intentions and a fleeting memory. Everything seems to be last minute (despite my best efforts).

And it's not too late to get a couple great school pictures! Get the backpack, lunch boxes or whatever they bring to school and don't forget to grab these supplies (it's really just one thing).

Supplies List/ Steps:

1. White Foam Board - 8x10 or whatever size you prefer
2. ...LATER.... Computer using Picasa or PicMonkey.com to add text (when you have time)

Picasa is free software you download and PicMonkey is free online software (no download required)
read more about PicMonkey here (I'm not an affiliate just a big fan!)

So What's the Story...
The first day of Kindergarten approaches, I search Pinterest for first day of school ideas and find some great free printables. Pin it, swear I'll go to work and print them out. Then, I blink my eyes and it's the morning of Kindergarten.  We are scrambling. Breakfast. Pack lunches & a snack. Draw a note for the lunchbox (the way my mom used to). Get dressed. ...and, remember I did NOT print the sign!!! There is absolutely no time to find it now. I go to my craft stash and on top of a pile is a perfect 8x10 white foam board that came in the mail as an insert to protect a 8x10 photo. The board would have been trash, but I kept it. Thinking, this would be good for something (my husband thinks I'm a hoarder - I kind of am). Hey, my stash saves me on occasion. Like this...

 Benefits:

• Add text or whatever on the computer later, when you can actually think!
• Change the sign many different ways
• The kiddos all hold the same sign - it doesn't matter, it's blank
• Bonus: the sign doesn't have to be held any particular way!!

Addition {fancy} Ideas:
Use a colored blank foam board
Use a chalk board with no writing (there's a great chalk font on PicMonkey called Eraser Dust, see the photo title) 

Bling out or add a border to the blank board

I also use this idea for the last day of school and my baby's monthly growth photos (every month up to one year - see this post).

Thanks for visiting!

All the best,
Jessica

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2012 Project Life Photobook Vol 1

My book finally came in!!

Omigosh it took forever. Forever to hit the order button and forever for the shipping/production. It's definitely all worth it. I ordered a 10x10 and a 12x12 from Shutterfly. They are both amazing.
To see my work, my photos, in hand; especially in my kids' and family's hands. I enjoy others looking at all the photos and saying, 'oh yeah I remember that.'

If you're like me, I had to watch Shutterfly for a while to get the best deal with a coupon so I don't feel guilty spending the money. But now that it's in hand, my thoughts went to, heck this is a spectacular deal. I didn't have to pay for prints + album + wasted prints... I think the photo book is a win in so many ways. Whenever you order your photobook, just make sure you do, you're worth it - it's worth it!

Photos coming soon

Thanks for visiting!

All the best,
Jessica

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Freebie Project Life - Month in Review Cards

This were designed just for you. Thanks for the idea Amy.

This is a full set of month cards that match the Week in Review freebie cards. (There are an extra August and November for no other reason than I couldn't decide which color looked the best.) These Month & Week in Review cards are designed to leave plenty of space to journal or add a photo.


Hope you guys like them! I would love a link to see how you used them :)

Please let me know what you think and share with your friends. Just point them back using a link.

 

To download, click here or on the image above.

Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. To learn more about Project Life check out Becky’s Website. The pieces used in my album are available through Jessica Sprague here and Lettering Delights here. My Project Life is all digital, I'm using MyMemories Suite. Simple.

Thanks for visiting!
All the Best,

Jessica


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Freebie - Ombre Color Cards

Welcome

Here are some simple Ombre cards in various colors for your Project Life. There are 7 .png vertical cards in a compressed zipped folder. These could be for journaling or just to add some color; however, you decide to use these I would really love to see it.

I'm working on more ombre cards, come back soon.

Please let me know what you think and share with your friends. Just point them back using a link.

To download, click here or on the image.

Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. To learn more about Project Life check out Becky’s Website. The pieces used in my album are available through Jessica Sprague here and Lettering Delights here. My Project Life is all digital, I'm using MyMemories Suite. Simple.

Thanks for visiting!
All the Best,

Jessica


The copyright in this blog, and the material on this blog (including without limitation the text, computer code, artwork, photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material on this blog) is owned by Jessica Hines. If you would like to share, only link back to this blog.

Project Life: 2012 Week 3

Week 3: January 16-24

 

 

 

 

 

Elements used:

Page 1 Middle-left:
Page 2 Middle-left:
Fonts: Watermarks: aka Dora; Journaling: Segoe Script
Paper: Echo Paper Comfort & Cheer (Jessica Sprague here)

Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. To learn more about Project Life check out Becky’s Website. The pieces used in my album are available through Jessica Sprague here and Lettering Delights here. My Project Life is all digital, I'm using MyMemories Suite. Simple.

Thanks for visiting!

All the best,
Jessica


The copyright in this blog, and the material on this blog (including without limitation the text, computer code, artwork, photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material on this blog) is owned by Jessica Hines. If you would like to share, only link back to this blog.

Project Life: 2012 Week 2

Week 2: January 9-15

This week we went to the park quiet a bit since we don't much nice weather - it's hot and humid here most of the year. We also forgot to take some of our Christmas pictures so it was make-up time, starting with a decent family picture. Normally we take one in front of the Christmas tree but we had to settle for the fireplace mantel - what can you do?! You know it bothers me that our year after year pictures has been one way and since I forgot I had to change it but you know what at least I got a picture. I could have been totally crazy and set up the tree again but I had to set crazy aside.

...it will be ok... [exhale] :)

 

 

 

Elements used:

Page 1 Top-left: Echo Park Hello Summer (Jessica Sprague here)
Page 2 Bottom-left wordart: Echo Park Hello Summer
Fonts: Watermarks: aka Dora; Journaling: Segoe Script
Paper: Echo Park Hello Summer

Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. To learn more about Project Life check out Becky’s Website. The pieces used in my album are available through Jessica Sprague here and Lettering Delights here. My Project Life is all digital, I'm using MyMemories Suite. Simple.

Thanks for visiting!

All the best,
Jessica


The copyright in this blog, and the material on this blog (including without limitation the text, computer code, artwork, photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material on this blog) is owned by Jessica Hines. If you would like to share, only link back to this blog.

Project Life: 2012 Week 1

Week 1: January 1-8

 

Elements used:

Page 1 Top-left (bugs): Lettering Delights
Page 2 Bottom-left: A Vegas Girl at Heart freebie
Fonts: Watermarks: aka Dora; Journaling: Segoe Script;"real life": CK Puppy

Project Life is a back-to-basics approach to memory-keeping created by Becky Higgins. It can be anything you want it to be. To learn more about Project Life check out Becky’s Website. The pieces used in my album are available through Jessica Sprague here and Lettering Delights here. My Project Life is all digital, I'm using MyMemories Suite. Simple.

Thanks for visiting!

All the best,
Jessica


The copyright in this blog, and the material on this blog (including without limitation the text, computer code, artwork, photographs, images, music, audio material, video material and audio-visual material on this blog) is owned by Jessica Hines. If you would like to share, only link back to this blog.