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I want to write here more often but I often feel as though I need have something big and important to say in such a formal space. But...
shannanmanton
Jan 134 min read
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What's Up Buttercup
About time for a little update here on the dusty ole blog. Autumn is coming in slowly here in Sydney (my very favourite). The evenings...
shannanmanton
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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Digital Options for Year-Long Scrapbook Projects
Year-long projects (like Project Life) that span a year and capture all of the little details in a simple, repetitive way are a favourite...
shannanmanton
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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My Next Documenting Project
During our lockdown in Sydney this past Winter, I have been getting my scrapbooks in order. I re-made a 2010 paper Project Life album...
shannanmanton
Nov 3, 20213 min read
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Catching up on Weekly Memory Keeping
Well, it's been a year, and we are only halfway. Here in Sydney we are experiencing a cluster of Covid cases after months of being...
shannanmanton
Jul 22, 20204 min read
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A Digital Planner?
Have you guys heard of digital planners? I had no idea and it blew my mind. People are taking digital templates of planner pages, loading...
shannanmanton
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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Project Life Weeks 05-10
It's been a while since I shared my Project Life pages on the blog so I thought I would catch up today. I'm still happy with the template...
shannanmanton
Mar 13, 20192 min read
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Project Life Week 04
We were away over the long weekend, so I had to wait until today (Wednesday) to catch up on last week's spread. The good thing about...
shannanmanton
Jan 30, 20191 min read
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Project Life Week 03
Week 03 is done. I was back at work and a more usual routine this week, even though the kids aren't back at school for another week and a...
shannanmanton
Jan 21, 20191 min read
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Process Video: Working On My Digital Project Life Week 3
I am working on week three of Project Life today so I thought I'd make a video as I work on my digital spread in real time. Happy to...
shannanmanton
Jan 18, 20191 min read
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Project Life Week 02
It was my last week home from work for the Christmas break. Spending more time at my desk than usual, I kept my digital project life...
shannanmanton
Jan 15, 20192 min read
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Project Life Week 01
Week 01 is done. Not a lot going on this first week of January - really hot start to the year in Sydney so we haven't been going out....
shannanmanton
Jan 7, 20192 min read
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Setting up Project Life 2019 (no, really this time)
I've been playing around with various Project Life options for this year since about October and this morning settled on a plan going...
shannanmanton
Jan 3, 20192 min read
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Project Life Plans for 2019
By about September/October I start to lose steam in my year-long projects. I've been making a Project Life album (in various forms, not...
shannanmanton
Nov 11, 20182 min read
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My Ridiculous List of Scrapbook Projects
I thought it would be good to sit down and take stock of all the projects I have in the works right now. Some are year-long and I'll add...
shannanmanton
Mar 15, 20183 min read
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Scrapbook Plans for 2018
I usually have some kind of plan for scrapbooking when the new year rolls around. Not this year. A few weeks in and I still had no clue...
shannanmanton
Jan 20, 20181 min read
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My 2017 Project
After so many years doing Project Life (see my thoughts on that), I was ready for something different this year. I wanted a smaller...
shannanmanton
Oct 9, 20172 min read
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My Project Life Journey
I am a big fan of the year-long scrapbook project. Even though these projects are a labor of love, there is something special and...
shannanmanton
Oct 6, 20173 min read
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