Week 5: It was a peculiar week. The Brainy One was away in Marrakech. I was still reeling from the news of a friend's death and subsequently spent a fair bit of time arranging travel plans and accommodation so I could attend his funeral. And the UK finally and formally left the EU. Week 6: … Continue reading Project Life Revisited | Weeks 5 and 6
January has passed by in a blur here at This West London Life; let's see what the numbers made of it: 13: Yikes! There's a teenager in the house! 68 walks with Tilly. 15 scrapbook pages created. 14 birthday thank-yous written by the teenager. 7 nights in Marrakech (spoiler: it wasn't me). We ate out … Continue reading Month in Numbers | January 2020
Mary-Lou of Patio Postcardsis hosting the third of three link-ups today for this year'sPhotography Scavenger Hunt.(As she lives in Canada, you might want to wait until afternoonhere in the UK before heading over there.) You can see the full list here.My Link #1 is here and Link #2 is here.Here's what I was missing:4) A zig zag.6) A pipe.9) … Continue reading Photography Scavenger Hunt | Link Up #3
We wanted to give the friends who'd invited us a Marrakecha personalised thank-you gift.Which meant a scrapbook.Naturally. I chose a 6x8 album and filled it assorted sizes of page protectors,some of which I trimmed down to get the exact size I was looking for. I kept the journaling to a minimum, letting the photos speak for themselves,and … Continue reading A Scrapbook as a Gift
In Week 4 of Cathy Zielske's Design Your Life 2.0 class, we looked atthe principle of Emphasis/Contrast.There was also a look at Type, but as I don't make many hybrid pages,I've merely skimmed that section. Assignment One was, you've guessed it, about contrast/emphasis through the page design.Another simple design, but one that works well. Assignment Two was … Continue reading Design Your Life 2.0 | Week 4
Having gone to Marrakech with a Traveler's Notebook prepped and ready to be filled,most of the photos have now been added and I've reached the stage where I consider it finished.I love how the corners are already beginning to curl,and that it's already achieved a slightly battered look.
In Week 3 of Cathy Zielske's Design Your Life 2.0 class, we looked at unity and space.Unity suggests to our brains that everything is, in a purposeful way, where it should be.Space suggests restfulness on any given design.Where a design lacks content, space creates a bit of calm.Assignment One was to create a page featuring … Continue reading Design Your Life 2.0 | Week 3
Week two of Cathy Zielske's Design Your Life 2.0 classintroduced the idea of repeated elements.Repetition. I loosely followed the suggested design for Assignment 1and really like how the finished page looks.Those palm tree stickers from Echo Park are perfect for my Marrakech photos.There isn't any journaling on the page, because I plan for its sister pageto … Continue reading Design Your Life 2.0 | Week 2
We were fortunate to spend the last week of Julywith friends in Marrakech, Morocco. Having never been to North Africa before,I didn't quite know what to expect. But, as it turned out and taken as a whole, I loved it!Parts of Marrakech are an assault on the senses,with grinding poverty existing next to unimaginable wealth.The Moroccans we … Continue reading Marrakech
July was joyful! Let's see how it turned out: 41C: the highest temperature we encountered this month, but then it was in Marrakech. 11: the amount of Happy Mail sent this month. 8: the number of days we spent in Marrakech, thanks to a kind invitation from friends. {Marrakech will be appearing on the blog throughout … Continue reading Month in Numbers | July
