What Is a Project Life Layout?
Project Life is a simplified approach to scrapbooking that uses pre-designed cards and pocket page protectors. Instead of building elaborate layouts from scratch, you slip photos, journaling cards, and decorative cards into clear pockets. The result is a clean, modern scrapbook page that takes a fraction of the time.
Project Life layouts work in a few standard sizes – 12×12, 6×8, and A5. Most scrappers start with the classic 12×12 pocket pages that fit 3×4 and 4×6 cards. The beauty is in the simplicity: one photo per pocket, a journaling card with a few sentences, and you’re done.
Below is a layout and Project Life spread using the April Hip Kits, plus some thoughts on finding your own PL system.
The Layout
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I hope you had an amazing weekend and you had a chance to create lots of scrapbook pages. Today I will share a layout and a PL spread and some thoughts about that.
The base of my layout is one of my favorite paper from the April Main Kit, the blue striped designed by Kim Watson and the exclusive NSD arrow cut file. (You can find this free cut file on the Hip Kit Club website under the downloads button.) The patterned paper reminds me of the sea and summer so I have chosen a photo what fits here.
Last year my niece visited me in Slovenia and we spent one afternoon on the seaside. I took this photo in the sunset…hmmm…lovely memories. I printed this photo three times in the same size (2”x2”).
I layered a wide strip of vellum behind the cluster so it can stand out well. For embellishing I pulled together all the pink, navy and turquoise pieces. I used a lot of My Mind’s Eye On trend 2 enamel dots from the April Project Life Kit. I also loved the Shimelle Starshine flower and the beautiful globe ephemera what fit to my theme totally.
Check the whole process in the video:
About Project Life. I believe it’s two type of scrapper. One is the layout type other the Project Life and just few people in the intersection. I am one of it and it’s so hard. I love to make layouts but I feel I have to document also our everday life and print out the photos from my telephone…
I have been starting Project Life last year and trying to find my system but still didn’t manage it. I don’t have a lot of time for it. This year decided to make double 12” pages but it seems too much and our life is not that interesting as we don’t have kids or pets. I made a change and try to make my life easer so from now on I will switch back to one page per week system and I will use my Fuse Tool to create 4*3” packets. We will see! 😉
For this layout I used patterned papers from the April Paper Kit and leftover embellishments from the April Project Life Kit. I also closed few tiny stars into the pocket with the Fuse Tool.
What about you? How much is your PL album up-to-date and what kind of system do you use? It would be nice to hear from you.
Flóra
Tips for Your Own Project Life Layouts
A few things that make Project Life layouts easier to keep up with:
Pick one system and stick with it. Whether that’s one 12×12 page per week or a 6×8 spread per month, consistency matters more than volume. If you’re falling behind, scale down instead of quitting.
Print photos weekly. The biggest bottleneck with Project Life is printing. Set a weekly reminder to print 5-10 phone photos. Most drugstores do 4×6 prints for pennies, or use an app like Chatbooks to auto-print from your camera roll.
Use your kit scraps. Those leftover paper strips from your scrapbook layouts? Perfect for PL filler cards. Cut them to 3×4 or 4×6 and tuck them into pockets for instant color and pattern.
Don’t stress about chronological order. Some weeks nothing photo-worthy happens. Skip it. Nobody’s going to quiz you on whether week 14 is missing from your album.
If you’re new to memory keeping, our how to scrapbook guide covers all the basics. For layout design ideas, check out our scrapbook page ideas.
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