Another Simple Stories Project - My Year-long Documentation Project

Earlier this month, I took a class by Katie Nelson on her Monthly Roundups through Big Picture Classes.

While I do plan to post my monthly roundups on my personal blog--and, in fact, have a running blog post that I add to as needed--I wanted something tangible to house this project.  And, so, this gatefold layout was born. This is designed to fit inside of a page protector in my albums--width is ~11.5". Lifted/Inspired by this gatefold album tutorial which I thankfully pinned on Pinterest back when I first saw it.

My "cover" is a simple, using the 6x12" Page Elements and some alphabet stickers that came in my Simple Stories Year-o-Graphy collection kit.

Inside, each month journaling card is attached to a binding on either side.

Each monthly 4x6" card allows room on the back to put my info for each month.  I am, honestly, thinking just of printing journaling strips for this step and adhering--directly from my blog posts. 

The back allows room for a montage of photos, etc. which speak to the whole year. I may actually just have a 10x10" photo collage made at the end of the year to go there. 

Are you taking part in one of the many ways to document your year?  Which method have you chosen -- Project Life, One Little Word, Roundups, or something else?


-- Chris

MATERIALS:
From Scrappy Jo's: Simple Stories Year-o-graphy collection - Page Elements, Journaling Card Elements 1 & 2, Capture this Moment, and Expressions
From stash: cardstock - Bazzill; other - ATG