Planning with Pinterest and a Studio Calico contest

I wanted to share a fun thing with Pinterest. I love using Pinterest for pinning ideas, cool things I see, etc. I had not thought to use it to plan a mini-book or other project until Studio Calico posted their Pin it to Win it contest. Basically you start with one of their products or layouts from the gallery and build a kit around it. Then you can be entered to win a $100 gift card to Studio Calico! So cool! I went with a December Daily kit. It's about this time of year that summer CHA starts and you see the new releases for the holiday season. Plus, I just love that project.

Here is the link for the contest: Studio Calico Pin it to Win it Note: I think you have to like their page on Facebook too. And the contest ends July 26th so get pinning!

Here is a link to my board: My Dream Kit from Studio Calico

What would your dream kit include? I would love to see! 

Have you used Pinterest to plan a mini-book or other project? I would love to see that too!

currently

- browsing on Kolo. thinking about ordering a photo book. maybe change the way i scrapbook
- procrastinating finishing paperwork
- thinking about downloading some new tunes to motivate me to finish paperwork.
- thinking maybe i should just go to bed and do it in the morning. probably too tired to think straight right now
- really wishing my glasses were fixed
- thinking how fun it was to be surprised by Maggie and Sam in Target tonight.
- planning our 4th of July celebrations in my head. hotdogs and watermelon are part of the equation
- happy with how the photo shoot with Sandi and Mike went. happy to capture some wonderful moments of a wonderful couple who we are lucky enough to call friends
- hoping everything will go well with them in their next adventure in life
- thankful for good friends and a wonderful husband
- thankful for hugs from my girl
- thankful for this life

Hello Summer: A Bucket List

Hello summer 2012. This year I decided to play along with Ali Edwards and create a summer manifesto or a bucket list as I am doing. You can find out more about it here. She created an awesome digital template package and has made hers a mini book. I thought about it as I dearly adore mini books, but since I had these 6x6 pocket pages from Becky Higgins for my Project Life, and as I have had a really hard time "keeping up" even in my own modified mish mash version, I had an epiphany while driving the other day: just make it in my Project Life. 

Ahhh.... it just felt right. 

So here is a look. This is the beginning of volume 2. No, volume 1 isn't finished but it looks like it will be full by the end of May's pages. So this will begin June 2012.

Here is a look at my actual bucket list. I had seen this idea on Pinterest a while ago. You can find the link here. I'm writing actual things we are going to do this summer on the clothespins and attaching them to the bucket. Then when we complete it I can use the pin to organize any ephemera I collect, or I might make a banner out of them with Instagrams. We will see. 

Keeping it simple. No big vacation or road trip planned. We may do a day trip to a water park, but overall we are just enjoying the little things here. I put a few things on there to stretch us out of our comfort zones which is good. A few really easy but oh so joyful things to savor this season as well. 

Here's a look at the bucket I decided to use. Just a plain little bucket from Home Depot. Lots of possibilities for play and making memories this summer.

And this is just so fun I had to share. Aren't they just too cute together?

So what are your plans for the summer? Or winter for my friends in the Southern Hemisphere? 

supplies used:

• Summer Manifesto 6x6 Digital Album by Ali Edwards at Designer Digitals
• Hello Life 12x12 Text Overlays by Ali Edwards at Designer Digitals
• Here & Now flair by Shelley Haganman at her shop A Flair for Buttons on Etsy
• Project Life Design E 6x6 pocket pages (12x12 overall size) by Becky Higgins

One Little Word Update: June 2012

Just a quick post to share my June 2012 prompt for One Little Word. This month was about getting messy, having some creative play time with our word. My word is Awake.

I will share more when I have time. I took photos of the details and would love to share more about the process. But for now here's a look at my prompt. I gotta say it's probably my favorite prompt. Even more than the photography ones. Weird, huh? I love photography but find I am too perfectionistic when it comes to choosing the photos.

Maybe I let go more with this and don't stress about it being right or enough. I can just be me.

And I wouldn't call myself an art journaler. I really don't do a lot of stuff like this, but maybe I will do more. I really liked it.

"Awake My Soul" 

One Little Word 2012