project life: how to make a scrapbook page on your phone

Yesterday I mentioned my love for the Project Life app. It is my favorite way to document my family photos. I wanted to do a follow up post showing how simple it is to use. I will be showing you screenshots from my IOS phone. I'm not sure if they have an app for Android devices, but I know they are working on it.

When you open the app you will have the option to make a collage, create a page, look at your past projects, ask a question, or order prints. In this post will will be focusing on the blue quadrant, making a page.

The first thing you will need to do is pick a layout and a color pallet. To choose a color pallet, tap on the button at the top left (with three horizontal lines). You can also change the color of the background of your page.

When you tap on a square in the layout you have the option of placing a picture or a filler/journal card. The photo button will take you directly to your phone's photo gallery.

The filler card button will bring you to the card kits you have. You will receive a few free ones automatically, and the rest average between $0.99 to $1.99.  You do not need to use the same kit for each filler card on a page. You can mix and match if you would like.

The journaling card will give you the option to add text. You can manipulate the text in various ways. You can change the text color, font, size, line spacing, vertical offset, and justification.

Once your page is completed it will automatically save to the app. One danger to this is that if you lose the app, you lose your pages. Knowing this, you will most likely want to back up your pages on your computer or other cloud device. When you are ready, you can either choose to print through Project Life, or export the image and send it to another printing company. As of now, Project Life charges $1.99 for each 12x12 page with a flat $5.00 shipping fee. I love this new way to scrapbook. It has been a serious game changer for me. If you have any more questions on the Project Life app they have a bunch of tutorial videos on YouTube.

project life: everything you need to know about the app

Scrapbooking. Am I the only one that feels pressure to document my family's life through scrapbooks? I started young. I used colored paper, scissors, and glue to organize the photos my mom took of me. I loved it. I had a blast being creative and making each page look special. It was so time consuming, and messy though. Oh, the mess. Scraps of paper everywhere and sticky fingers from the glue sticks. As a mom, I feel it is my duty to keep track of my family's comings and goings. That is partially what this blog is for, but I want something more concrete. Something I can hold in my hands.

The heavens shined down on me the day I discovered Project Life. I had heard of it many times from friends, but I never looked into it. It seemed like a good idea, printing out your pictures, buying their filler cards, and stuffing them all in a page protector. The problem was it still took time, and it felt like a nightmare to print off all the photos off my phone. The magic was when I discovered the Project Life app. Could I really create all of my scrapbook pages on my phone? Yes, yes I could.

On the app you can pick from different layouts, add the photos from your phone, and dress it up with filler cards and text. You can also order the prints directly from your phone as well, or you can export the image and order the prints from somewhere else. If you order the prints directly from Project Life it will cost you $1.99 for each 12x12 print and a flat rate of $5 for shipping. I was curious on the print quality if  I ordered through Project Life. I was pleasantly surprised. I received my prints within a week, and they were all printed on high quality photo paper. I have dubbed this my new form of scrapbooking. I love the ease without having to take away the quality or look of the product. Check out my post on how to use Project Life.

I am in no way affiliated with Project Life. I simply love the product and wanted to share it with others.