May in the One Little Word® class was all about seeing our word through photos. I looked through the past months to find the photos where I could see balance. There are already so many areas of my life where I can say, that I feel balanced. But still, it's a work in progress because there are always days or weeks, where I feel stressed out and not balanced at all. This often happens, when I want to make and do so much more than time allows. I still struggle sometimes to feel overwhelmed by all the projects I want to tackle. Sometimes I have no idea how to do it all and if it's worth it. And then there are other weeks were it seems I have all the time in the world. Where I can sit and knit all day long without any other projects waiting for me (or at least I don't care about those projects that are waiting). As I said, it's a work in progress. It was a pleasure to go through the past few months and visibly see all the areas I already included balance into my life.
And now onto the pages from my album:
That photo of me on the left was perfect for an intro page. My boyfriend took it while we were on vacation (isn't it the best view ever?). "The way I see it" is a stamp from the lens story stamp.
For my smaller photos I cut down a 6x8" page protector to fit my album size (5x7"). I used one with four pockets and just sewed with my sewing machine once around (the top is open though).
I used this circle stamp to stamp circles on white paper which I punched out afterwards. Then I added my text.
To the last page I added a 3x4 card from the lens Story Kit. And that's it.
READ MORE ABOUT MY JOURNEY WITH MY ONE LITTLE WORD HERE
why I chose BALANCE // January // February // March // April //
one little word® 2016: LIGHT // one little word® 2015: QUALITY // one little word® 2014: OPEN
BASIC SUPPLIES
several items (stickers, stamp sets, notepad) from the 2017 selection at AliEdwards.com, all printables are part of the class, precision pen in #03, black StazOn ink pad, thick white cardstock from StampinUp
*One Little Word® is a concept created by Ali Edwards where you pick a word at the beginning of the year. You work with your word on a year long journey. You can find out more about the class and sign up here.