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October 28, 2020
AE Creative Team | October 2020 Stories By The Month™ Digital Kit
We love how our Creative Team captured their stories of imperfect and everyday life moments using the October 2020 Stories by the Month™ Digital Kit!
As always, we are so grateful to our Creative Team for sharing their projects and the stories of their lives with us!
October 23, 2020
The Art Of Noticing | Reminder + Digital Freebie
Quick reminder that you are invited to play along with our community Art Of Noticing project next week!
Check out my original announcement post from earlier this week here.
To help you as you notice + document I've set up a freebie word art download for you below:
Download the Art Of Noticing Fall 2020 Word Art here. If you are viewing this via email please click over to the blog post to download the word art.
I'll be sharing my images on Instagram during the week and then bringing them together into a notebook after the documenting time is over.
October 21, 2020
AE Creative Team | November 2020 Stories by the Month™ Physical Kit
Stories of gratitude. Stories of family and friends. Stories of simply celebrating life right now. Today we are delighted to share some creative inspiration from our awesome Creative Team using the November 2020 Stories By The Month™ Physical Kit. (Note: This kit is currently sold out, so if you are interested in this subscription, be sure to join the waitlist.)
There are so many storytelling possibilities in this little pouch of products. As always, we are so grateful to our Creative Team for sharing their stories and creative inspiration with all of us!
October 19, 2020
The Art Of Noticing | Join Me Next Week
You are invited to join me in a community Art Of Noticing project next week.
From Monday through Friday, October 26th through the 30th, I will be looking through the lens of my camera and capturing the following:
MON: comfort TUE: delight WED: rest THU: nourishment FRI: play
I'll be sharing my images daily on Instagram and then putting my images + stories into my Art Of Noticing notebook.
These notebooks are an awesome way to capture stories in a non-traditional format. I have loved working with this format + size.
Here are a few pages I've done previously in this notebook format (check out my Art Of Noticing blog archives for more examples):
I'm looking forward to capturing life through the lens of my camera with you next week.
October 13, 2020
Cozy Story Kit + November 2020 Stories By The Month
This month we are focusing on stories related to the theme of
Cozy.
Here are a few thoughts about this particular theme:
I’m a super fan of being warm + cozy. It just feels good. For me it entails a pile of blankets, a fire in our fireplace, a warm beverage and a book or movie. This month we are celebrating the places we find + create coziness in our own lives. Let’s tell stories together.
Initial story ideas for this theme include:
What does being cozy look like to you? Make a list of things you need to feel cozy.
Did your parents like to create cozy spaces in your house as a kid? What did that look like and are those things you still embrace today?
Cozy is something we create in our own lives. Tell a story about how you create coziness in your own home.
The
Story Kit™ includes:
Here's a video overview of the
Story Kit™ and Add-On options this month:
STORY STAMP™
The
Stamp Set:
Here's a video overview of the Story Stamp:
DIGITAL STORY KIT™ (Included with the STORY CLASS)
Your digital kit and the classroom and any Add-Ons purchased will be available to you on the 15th once your card has been charged for the month.
Here's a look at what's included in the Digital Story Kit™:
And a couple peeks at the layouts I created with the kits this month in addition to the one featured at the top of this post (
full details, including process videos and how-to handout, are included with subscription):
Again, thanks so much for subscribing and/or considering my
Story Subscription program! If you have any questions about this program please let me know below in the comments.
Stories By The Month™ kits include 4x6 chipboard, 3x4 and 4x6 cards, a 3x4 stamp, a sticker sheet, and an embellishment (wood veneer, cork, etc). Stories By The Month™ Kits are all based on the designs we offered digitally each month throughout 2019.
Here is a full look at the kit:
And a video overview:
This subscription is a great option for those who are looking to tell more calendar/everyday life sorts of stories.
Add On options are available to all Story Kit™, Story Stamp™, and Stories By The Month™ subscribers
(this excludes Digital Story Kit/Story Class subscribers since you don't have any part of your subscription shipped already). Please note that the Crafters Ink pad option will only be available to Story Stamp™ subscribers.
Current and new subscribers can select + purchase Add-On's via your new drop-down menu access under your user name in the top right corner of the site.
Depending on product availability subscribers may be able to purchase the Add-On's after the Add-On period has ended and regular shop shipping rates will apply because they will ship separately from the kit.
October 9, 2020
AE Creative Team | MORNINGS Story Kit™
Happy Friday friends! This past month we have been telling stories about mornings, routines, and fresh starts. And today we are delighted to share with you the projects that our Creative Team made using the MORNINGS Story Kit™.
And just as a reminder, Monday, October 12th, is the last day to subscribe and receive the MORNINGS-themed products.
As always, we are so grateful to our Creative Team for sharing their stories and creative inspiration with all of us!
October 8, 2020
December Daily® 2020 Prep Day Registration Open
Registration is now open for the 2020 December Daily® Prep Day on Saturday, November 7th!
Last year was our first time trying an online Prep Day and it was seriously so fun. It's an awesome opportunity to come together as a community to work on past projects or get ready for storytelling in 2020.
This year we are mixing things up and I'm excited to announce that Tazhiana Gordon + Krystal Iduñate will be your guest hosts for 2020. The overall set up of the day will be similar to last year with a new topic each hour, live videos, challenges, and freebie downloads.
Here's a look at the current schedule (there will likely be a few adjustments before November 7th):
8am Pacific | Welcome, Overview, + Intro With Ali, Tazhiana, + Krystal 9am Pacific | Organization With Tazhi + Krystal 10am Pacific | New Page Idea from Krystal 11am Pacific | How To Get It Done By January (If You Want To) Noon Pacific | Live Craft Hour with Tazhi: Mixed Media Play 1pm Pacific | New Page Idea from Ali 2pm Pacific | Live Craft Hour with Krystal: Interactive Elements Using 4x6 + 3x4 Cards 3pm Pacific | Creative Team Guest (TBA) 4pm Pacific | Repeated Stories In December Daily® with Tazhi 5pm Pacific | New Page Idea from Tazhi 6pm Pacific | Community Suggested Topic (TBA) 7pm Pacific | Wrap Up, Q+A with Ali
I'm super excited to be online all day + participate alongside you as we celebrate + bring a little joy and fun to 2020.
PLEASE NOTE: All videos will be recorded and accessible to you at your own convenience in case you aren't able to be online during the actual event.
October 1, 2020
Day In The Life™ 2020 | Second Documenting Day In My Album
Today I wrapped up my second + final Day In The Life documenting day for 2020.
This year we did two "official" community documenting days. You can check out the result of my first day here.
My lens for this documenting day was "thankful for." The story of my day ended up being a lot about how I'm thankful for each of the people here in our home. I loved capturing little bits about each one of these people as they went about their day.
Next year we plan to mix things up a bit with a 4x6 album for this project. Look for that, along with a new kit, to be available in the beginning of 2021.
Here's a look at how it all came together in my album via video:
And here are some additional images of what it looks like in my album:
This time I decided to go for simple and keep the focus on the words + photos.
I shared all my words + photos on Instagram on the actual day. I love this set up because it makes it so easy to copy + paste my journaling when I'm ready to put it into my album. For this documenting day I decided to print my journaling on printable inkjet vellum.
On top of the vellum journaling cards that had space left below I added the half-circles from the pad within the kit. On top of those half-circles I used the "thankful for" stamp that was also included in the 2020 kit and finished it off with a Tiny Attacher stapler.
I used this washi tape to create the flip up vellum. Underneath you'll find my 3 inch x 3 inch photo that's been adhered to the journaling cards from the kit.
I ended up needing two more "thankful for" cards to match the number of photos I wanted to include so I used the digital kit to print two more cards.
On the last page I had one more 3 inch x 4 inch pocket available and I filled it with a quote card from the July Stories By The Month kit.
Thank you so much for joining me in this year's Day In The Life™ documenting days.
Please feel free to share a link in the comments below if you've shared your 2020 Day In The Life™ album online.
SUPPLIESDay In The Life 2020 Kit
Day In The Life 3x8 Album
Printable Vellum
Washi Tape
Craft Knife
Rolling Adhesive
Epson PictureMate PM400 Printer
Epson XP 15000 PrinterRolling Date StampStazOn InkTiny Attacher Stapler
September 28, 2020
Project Life® 2018 | Completed Second Half Year Album Overview
I recently finished up the second half of my 2018 Project Life album.
Before I put it away on my shelf I did a quick video walk-through so you could see all those weekly spreads in one place. The big question right now seems to be: do I miss weekly Project Life? Not really. I loved doing it while I did it but am really happy doing monthly in this project for now.
You can see my most recent Project Life spreads here.
Most of the spreads in this video use products from our Story Kit subscription. You can learn more about that here.
Want to check out the first half of 2018?
Go here.
Interested in more of my approach to Project Life? Check out my Storytelling With Project Life workshop.
September 22, 2020
AE Creative Team | September 2020 Stories By The Month™ Digital Kit
We love how our Creative Team captured their stories of life, change, and new routines using the September 2020 Stories by the Month™ Digital Kit!
As always, we are so grateful to our Creative Team for sharing their projects and the stories of their lives with us!
