Project Life with Aimee Caddell

Hi bloggers!  It’s so fun to see how people all over the world are incorporating their photos with our exclusive stamps & accessories and these layouts by Aussie native Aimee Caddell are of no exception! Follow along as Aimee tells us more about her beautiful layout!

Hi, my name is Aimee Dow and I am very honored to be here on the new blog today, to show you my most recent Project Life spread.

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I’m currently working back through previous years. It’s nice because it means I can do summer spreads at the same time as all my American counterparts.

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As you can see, this week covered hubby’s and my vacation to the Gold Coast for my birthday.

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The problem I had when putting this spread together was a number of really bright photos. I wanted to highlight them rather than have them lost in pattern paper, so very early on I decided I would use Becky Higgins cardstock cards for my journaling. It makes life so much easier than cutting your own and I don’t mind the rounded corners mixed in with the square ones.

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I used my vintage typewriter for Journaling and Amy Tangerine Life Alphabet to spell out some of my favorite four letter words.

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I like to mix up alphas where possible and the Kelly Purkey sets were an awesome match.

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They are particularly amazing when trying to spell out long titles because of their narrow profile.

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While I tried very hard to keep the little embellishments to a minimum, there were just a few things I could not leave out. I really wanted to give the title card a bit more dimension, so I came up with these nautical-themed flowers, which are a mix of BasicGrey Knee High Papers and Glitz Uncharted Waters. They are super easy to make – just two punched-out circles, one one-inch and one half-inch with little cuts around the outside perimeter.  I fastened them together with brads, but there’s nothing stopping you from using a glue dot and an enamel dot for the center.

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This was a difficult choice for me. I fully admit to hoarding Kelly’s stacked deck. I REALLY love this ombre letter pressed card. I was going to frame it, but it just looked so perfect in this spread – how could I not use it? Thank god the next kit arrives soon. No doubt it will ease my pain.

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Last but not least is my pretty little stitched arrow from Amy Tangerine’s Capture stencils. I love these because it’s an embellishment that never runs out!  I had some mustard thread lying around, but you can use whatever color you want. Cool, right?

For more Project Life tips and tricks, feel free to stop by my blog.

Thanks so much to Aimee for being a guest on our blog today!

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  1. fabulous!! I really love the stitched arrow, must checkout these stencils and it looks fun in that big jelly roll ball, I don’t know the correct term for it .. LOL ) ♥

  2. It is amazing how talented some people are…and all the thought and creativity put into a layout…all her pages are so indicative of her personality…and the details are what makes the page memorable!

  3. Wow! I am not a project life-er but this is totally my clean and implement style! Love that she hoards the letter pressed cards…I would do the same.

  4. I don’t mean to be rude, but am I the only one who doesn’t get/like these Life Journaling trend? I think this looks too elementary school collage-y. Although I must say that THIS particular post is the most attractive layout I’ve seen. But overall I dislike this trend. Am I the only one? What (besides convenience and the ability to save time verse more traditional scrapbooking) am I missing?

    1. Lol…uh… I guess I’ll take that as a compliment? I don’t know that it saves time either. I devote close to 8 hours a week to one PL spread. The reason I prefer PL over traditional scrapping is because I would rather have the full story of my week/month/year, rather than just the happy moments most people choose to scrap.

      1. It was meant to be a compliment. So far, yours was the only one that didn’t make me think “Ew” or “Why?” when I first saw it. The PL trend just doesn’t seem to be my style and I was wondering if I was the only one. I hope I didn’t come off as critical or rude. :/

  5. The Project Life idea is so intriguing . . . if I weren’t so busy digi scrapping, it might be a nice change of pace.

  6. I love these project life pages! they look like so much fun! I might need to start that… next year :P

  7. I love the project life posts and to see different people’s style. Cute pages!

  8. I just unpacked my first Project Life components…thank you for the great inspirations! Lovely pages!

  9. Great pictures. Love the walrus sitting with your husband,
    thanks for sharing an exciting vacation.

  10. I am a nut for photo-rich LOs and PL is perfect for that. Love how you keep the embellishments under-stated so the photos tell the story. The typewritten journaling fits in perfectly!
    <3 J

  11. I am really liking the project life pages I have been seeing. Great job. Thank you

  12. Wonderful PL pages thanks for sharing them with us. Looks like you had a great time on your holiday trip.

  13. I’m not into PL but thought her pages were inspiring to see! Some of these new stamps etc are so much fun!

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