Good morning everyone! We are so sorry that we were unable to release our February sketch on February 1st due to internet connection issues and thank you for joining us today! Did you know we have readers in over 25 different countries participating in Project 12? We would love to know where you are from so if you are participating in Project 12, tell us where you're from!
"It seems strange to say this on February first but…this is it! Bring it on! Project 12 challenge, 2011. At this point, you have finished your album for 2010, 12 layouts that tell the story of your life, or you are gearing up for a new challenge, and are at the gate, ready to depart. I am so honored and excited to share this journey!
December Sketch
To wrap up 2010, I wanted to quickly share my layout for the December sketch:
The sketch this month was intricate and detailed, so I had to break out some math skills to get it finished. I truly enjoyed the process and the finished product. I used the Traditions line from Fancy Pants for most of this layout. It was the perfect sketch to use a collection pack and coordinating patterns.
I like to trim white borders around my photos, so I printed every photo ¼ inch less on each side than the measurements give. It all worked out perfectly.
Before we move on to the January sketch, I wanted to share a quick cover page idea. We have been asked this question many times, as 2 page layouts leave a single beginning and ending page to your albums. Check out what Arlene shared as a title page for 2010:
A collage of prints was a great way to incorporate even more photos into your albums. Another idea might be a simple page about your goals for the year, or what you did on 1/1. If you have another idea to share, please send it to us at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com so that we can share it with everyone!
And these are the winners from those who participated with December layouts:
From my blog:
Roslyn said...
I finished this one well ahead of schedule! I am so happy!! LOL!
http://roslyn-thebendintheroad.blogspot.com/2011/01/project-12-december-2010.html
And from the SCT blog:
I love the stitching on your layout, Davinie! Thanks so much for providing this for us all!! I love my 10 layouts so far and am feeling much less overwhelmed by all that I feel I need to scrap :) Posted by: Karen | November 28, 2010 at 01:07 AM
Congratulations ladies! And do you remember we told you American Crafts had two beautiful albums and some adhesive for two lucky winners who participated all year? Well we put all of those names into a hat (we really did!) and drew the following two names....
Cynthia Baldwin and Brenda Johnston!
Congratulations ladies! Although we could only choose two winners, we were thrilled by YOUR excitement and participation in 2010. It was a great year and of course, a special thank you to Becky Fleck for her fabulous PageMaps each month. For even more PageMaps, be sure to visit www.pagemaps.com as Becky releases brand new sketches each and every month...for free!
January sketch
As a reminder, here’s that January sketch I’ll be working with this month. Remember if you would like to play for our prize (American Crafts Love line!), link your layouts to our post on January 1st when we released the January sketch.
February sketch
And coming up, drumroll please, here is February fabulous sketch!
The prize we are playing for February is "It's the Little Things" by Fancy Pants Designs! See this beautiful line in full right here!
To play for this prize, please link your February layouts to today's post by March 28th!
To help everyone with the dates (if you would like to play for a prize), here is a little recap for you:
January layouts should be linked to the post on January 1st (when the January layout was revealed) or sent to us at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com by February 28th. February layouts should be linked to this post (where the February layout was revealed) or sent to us by March 28th. March layouts will be linked to the March 1st post (where the March layout is revealed) or sent to us by April 28th....etc. You get the idea!
I am honored to have you playing along and love hearing about your adventures for Project 12. Thank you for sticking with it each month, welcome aboard if you are new to the challenge, and lets have a great year!
Davinie
So in love with the Fancy Pants "its the little things" line. This project has been a lot of fun for me to participate in throughout 2010 and I love my album. I will defiantly be participating for 2011 and I think I may have got my sister on board! You will have two scrappers from Canada's Capital participating!
Posted by: Jen | February 05, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Loving the line by Fancy Pants!!!!!!
Congratulations to all the winners! And I have to say, having a completed, beautiful, album for 2010 sitting in the bookcase is my big win!!!
Posted by: Andi Sexton | February 05, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Thank you so much! I am so excited! And thank you for providing the sketches and excitement to help us all get our lives documented. It was fun!
Posted by: Brenda Johnston | February 05, 2011 at 11:10 AM
I think the women who finished their 2010 album deserve a great big "Bravo". I loved the idea of project 12 and started off truly motivated but by April, I couldn't keep up with taking the photos, let alone, scrapping them. That being, I do love the 4 layouts that I did accomplish and I'll try to complete a few this year, even though I know that I can't do them all. Thanks to all at SCT.
Posted by: JH | February 05, 2011 at 11:25 AM
I'm new here, so I'm trying to understand the process. Is the Feb sketch used for your Jan photos or saved in anticipation of what pictures you will take in Feb?
Posted by: LisaSoares | February 05, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Lisa, thanks for asking that question. I, too, want to work on these layouts, so want to understand the guidelines better.
Can't wait to play. These layout sketches are AWESOME! I'm assuming it's too late to play along with the January sketch...
Posted by: Lori McCausland | February 05, 2011 at 12:19 PM
I'm new to Project 12 but I have been wanting to do this for few years now. This is just what I needed. I love the sketches. Can't wait to start on my febuary sketch. I have uploaded my January sketch.
Congrats to the winners !
I'm from Iceland :-) All my titles and journaling are in icelandic but I try to write my blog in english.
Posted by: Anna | February 05, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Love it! I may try to do the sketches, but I still don't know how to photograph or merge double layouts yet!!!
I'm from Missouri!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | February 05, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Hi ladies, we have given you the February sketch so you can think about your pictures as you take them during the month of February! The January sketch is to be used for your January photos and you have almost a whole month to work on it before you need to link (only if you want to though!).
Posted by: Catherine | February 05, 2011 at 12:37 PM
I know this sounds ridiculous but can you PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE tell me what software you use to size and resize your photos? I am having a terrible time. Photoshop boggles my mind!! THANK YOU!!
Posted by: Kristine LeRoss | February 05, 2011 at 01:36 PM
Lori, the Jan. sketch isn't due until Feb. 28, so you've got plenty of time. Once it's done, go back and link it to the post on Jan. 1 where they first showed the sketch.
Kristine, I do use photoshop. Have you tried Picasa? It's free, and I know several scrappers who use it. I've never used it myself so I don't know what all it does...
Posted by: Jill Dinkel | February 05, 2011 at 02:14 PM
I love Project 12! I did every month for 2010 and it's a great recap of our year. I will forever keep doing this so keep the sketches coming!
I'm from Utah
Posted by: Kay | February 05, 2011 at 04:48 PM
Oh - I'm so excited that I won! I don't even know what I won, but any scrapbook prize is a good one!
Congrats to the others too!
Do I need to send you my address?
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Roslyn | February 05, 2011 at 04:49 PM
I am so thrilled to have my title page featured here :) It does feel great to have a year finished! Now on to 2011....
Posted by: Arlene B. | February 05, 2011 at 05:04 PM
yeehaw! Now I have a place to put my 2011 P12 pages. :)
Thanks so much for this challenge every month. I've enjoyed every layout that I've completed. I'll be back to post my Feb. page later. ;)
Posted by: Cynthia B. | February 05, 2011 at 09:16 PM
Love the Fancy Pants designed line of papers. They are so cute. Thanks for all of the inspiration. I'm from Maryland.
Posted by: Carol S. | February 06, 2011 at 06:48 AM
I love these sketches! I don't use them necessarily for the monthly photos since I don't take day-to-day photos. I use the sketches for trips or events. They are so versatile that way.
Posted by: missgailly | February 06, 2011 at 07:54 AM
Congrats to the winners from me in the UK :D
I'm getting ready to tackle January's pages right now!
Posted by: Jimjams | February 06, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Thanks for all the inspiration. It helps me with my daily scrapbooking.
I am from Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Posted by: Donna Rawbone | February 06, 2011 at 10:42 AM
love the sketches and work with tem often. thanks so much
Posted by: doreen Moore | February 06, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Congrats to all of you...winners and those of you finished the 2010 albums. I started out but just couldn't keep up. I'm going to try again and if illnesses keep at bay maybe I'll be able to stay on track. I live on the Oregon Coast.
I'm also not sure how to show a 2-page layout! All I can do is take a picture of each half!! IT just really doesn't show well!
Posted by: Carol Metully | February 06, 2011 at 01:33 PM
I love the font you've used for the word December. would you mind sharing the name of it and where you found it. I've been seeing it around a bit lately.
thanks
tiff
Posted by: tiff | February 09, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Yay! I'm so happy to have won :) Not sure who I should contact though to claim my prize?!?!? ;)
Posted by: Karen | February 09, 2011 at 10:19 PM
For those asking about photographing 2 page layouts...I stand on a chair to take the picture. I usually go outside in the shade or put them just inside my front door (and open the door). This way, the lighting is coming from an angle and not behind my head with the indoor lighting. I do use Picasa to straighten and crop (adjust color if needed, too).
Posted by: Karen | February 09, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Love this sketch, and here is my take on it
http://kathyisshopping.blogspot.com/2011/02/theyve-done-it-again.html
Posted by: Kathy | February 12, 2011 at 08:01 AM