Add a Large photo insert to your pocket pages

Diane here with a super quick and fun way to add a large photo insert to your Pocket Life Album using a 3x3 grid page protector. I used the February Citrus Twist Kits Pocket Life kit plus some sequins from the January kit. I love when the paper and embellishments bring out the colours in the photo!

You can either have your photo printed professionally at a larger size (mine is 9x12) or you can do what I do – which is to print my photo at home in sections on 4x6 paper using Photoshop. Then all you need to do is cut it into squares, slip them into your pockets and add a few embellishments.

Here is the process video of how this layout came together... 
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Hello Magic! Hello Simplicity!

Hello on Monday Everyone!

It's Mira Jurecka here to share the first day of January 2016 documented in my Pocket Album. I don't know about You, but for me that day was magical! We didn't have snow at the end of 2015 (this is winter and snow is must have here!) but on the first day of New Year we got A LOT of it! Like TONS! Everyone, absolutely everyone went for a walk on that day :) Including the three of us. It was actually the day, when our daughter saw the snow for the very first time in her life :) And during that walk I couldn't stop talking how lovey the aura is!

Today with this pocket page I would also like to share a very simple idea how You can work with the last bits and pieces from Your monthly kit. Each month if You effectively work with the kit You probably end up having a few stickers and embellishments that You don't know what to do with.
You might think: it's not enough for a layout or mini album, not even enough for a PL spread! This can be true, but not for everyone! :D
You can always use what's left to create very very very simple page and be happy about the results! Look what I did here:

As You see my work is really simple - only pictures and a couple of embellishments!
I filled every single pocket with one picture, printed a few words of journaling on the white card and used only a few embellishments to finish the page. It was made in 15 minutes, and You know what? I really like it's simplicity!

Once again let's see what's in here!

A few words created using Seven Paper Alphabet coming from February PL Kit, one stamp from the same kit (hello), "loving this" paper cut from the freebie sheet that You get with Your PL kit each and every month. And exactly two puffy stickers from February Sprinkles Kit. Additionally I have few tiny digital elements that I printed with my journaling. That's it!
Do I need more? What do You think?

You obviously don't need to kill each and every kit that You get using absolutely everything - if it works for You - fine. But if You have that need - remember that You can always create something beautiful - no matter how many elements You will add to Your page! And sometimes less is more :)

I hope You enjoyed my post today! Thank You for stopping by!
Be sure to leave a comment if You like it :)
And Have a fantastic week Guys!
Happy Monday!

Birthday layouts

Hi Guys!
Mira  here today with very simple idea of documenting changes in Your and Your family members life.
First of all - I love layouts with huge pictures! Don't You? There is something magical in them - I don't know what but I love it!
Whenever we celebrate birthdays in our house I tend to create big-picture layouts. And they go straight to my PL Album!
I promised myself that when my daughter will be growing up - year after year I will do the same: birthday layout with a few points of journaling telling the most important things about her!
Here's the first one:

So currently Ola is one year old, and even though she can't speak, she is a real babbler. She can talk for hours using this strange language of hers - and I admire that! She is also a wise guy and super cheerful girl with a million-dollar smile. She can sometimes be really nervous too. She loves eating and she's definitely a daddy's Girl! She makes our life beautiful and we looooove her to the moon and back :) In short - this is what my layout says.

I created this page with absolutely wonderful February Pocket Life "Stories" kit and Sprinkles kit from Citrus Twist Kits. I especially love that pinkish numbers from Sprinkles kit, that helped me with journaling! They are adorable and even though my layout is very simple they stand out from the first glance!

And for the title I used this amazing die-cut paper word "beautiful" by Heidi Swapp coming from PL Kit. Don't You just love this cute handwriting?

Do You think it is manageable to create layouts like that for every birthday in Your house? I really hope I can do it (keep Your fingers crossed for me, please)! It might be real fun to go through those pages after 18 years or so, don't You agree?

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great Thursday Guys!