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Project 365 week 2

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I decided that if at some time I want to print these pages I should make them a double LO.
I am loosely following the prompts from Digital Photography School. The first three days of the month were ‘newness’ Jan 3rd was ‘cold’ and 10th was ‘breakfast’ I like having a theme to work to, it focuses my mind which I desperately need at the moment.

I have started working with photoshop, I love it, every day I learn something new about it. Hopefully as the weeks go by I’ll become more adventurous!
I am starting to visit your blogs, I am not sure if Google reader was a good idea now, I can see just how many posts there are to catch up on!

Project 365/week 1

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First digital page

I have decided to take part in this project this year. I really want to improve my photography skills, I want to learn some more about photoshop and I am missing crafting with paper.
Like Amy all my ‘suff’ is packed away, she has inspired me to give digital scrapping a try.

I love both Alexa and Giselle’s page style, so I am taking inspiration from these three ladies.
Rather than publish a photo every day, I am intending to gather 7 days together and make a digital page with them, that’s the plan!
This is my first page.

For January I am using a template from Two Peas I am keeping it very simple until I am more confident with photoshop.
When it was finished I wondered what made me choose such a strong colour for the background, obviously I just like it but I realised it is the same colour as the ‘T’ shirt I am wearing today!!

My life 365 – month circles by Polka Dot Pixels

P365 – A Photo A Day by ChrissyW

Feed The Birds Solids by Dianne Rigdon

In my garden 2010

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In my garden, the last page in my year long project. I have really loved doing this project, both in terms of the diary writing and getting out and taking the pictures. Like all these books we do, it is so good to look back on.
The complete project is here

 

December 2010

In my garden December 2010


We have had the coldest December for many years. Beautiful sunrise followed by frost, snow, icy winds, or morning fog before wonderful sunsets has been the pattern for this month. Most of the plants in the garden are blackened with frost. All but the basket by the back door and the bay tree have suffered in this weather. The week before Christmas brought heavy snow which is taking days and days to go. The paths are treacherous but the roads are now clear. The lawn looks like the Somme where the snow and Pepsi have been! Monday 27 December

Simple Things Project 2010

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Here is my last page for the Simple Things Project that I have been joining in with over at IACW
The girls actually finished with a word for November but I couldn’t leave it finished there. So the word I choose for December was Hope, I thought it kind of summed up the end of the year 2010 and the start of the New Year, 2011

December ♥ Hope

Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life.
Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.

Hope goes with prayer in my mind

At the end of a very difficult year filled with so much change and uncertainty for us as a family, I am hoping and praying for stability in 2011

Some of the things I am praying for right now:
Always top of my list is work for Paul
The sale of the house
Ben’s three-month review with Apple will have a positive outcome for him.
I will have the motivation and will power to loose some weight, then I will have more energy for work and to walk Pepsi.

I am also praying that Gerard and Martin will be well and that as a family we will be strong for Sara & Brian as they face a difficult and uncertain future with Alec.

Reflection

I have enjoyed doing this project although towards the end of the year it was more difficult to keep going.
I am pleased that I wasn’t too ambitious with it!
It was organized by a group of people whose commitment waned as the months went by making it hard sometimes to keep my enthusiasm up!
Never the less I hope that in the future it will be nice to look back on 2010 to remember that there were some good times.

My competed (hooray!) project is here