Hi everyone, it’s Emily here again, sharing my week 42 Project Life spread with you! When I went to sit down to work on my week 42, I realized I only had 8 photos to use for the entire spread. Yikes! I usually have at least 30-50! Thankfully I had kept pretty good notes about what we did, and although we were busy I hadn’t taken a lot of photos. So this gave me the perfect opportunity to add in a bunch of filler cards…which are some of my favorite things to add anyway!

As I sat down and looked at my few photos, I was inspired by the photo I had taken of the leaves outside and the beautiful fall weather we’ve been having. Thankfully Liz’s “on my desk” kit and cards were the perfect colors I had in mind! I added in lots of gold, wooden and cork board textures as well as some pops of teal and coral…my favorite color scheme right now!

Adding labels and wood veneer embellishments are some of my favorite things to add in each spread I do!

For this filler card, I used a paper from Liz’s “oh dearie” kit, added a wooden frame that I got from a friend and filled the middle with a washi tape heart.

I needed to add an arrow to the middle card here pointing to the photo next to it, but when I added it on it just didn’t pop like I wanted it too. So I cut another small piece of washi and added it in underneath the arrow. Perfect little pop of color!

Here’s the right side of my spread:

I had this great photo of my son’s project at school (marshmallows and toothpicks!) and wanted to include what his teacher mentioned to me when he told me how impressed he was with his creation. That’s where the pop of teal with “future engineer” came from. By adding that to it’s own 4×6 card, I was able to use up more room in my pockets…considering I only had a couple more photos to add in! 🙂

Lastly, I love including little bit of art or writing that my children make for me. My youngest has been practicing on his full name in preschool this week and I just love his little 4 year old handwriting. A bit of washi around the edges for a pop of color and another card with an arrow to tie the two together!

I hope this has given you some inspiration if you find yourself like me…with only a few photos to work with. You can still make a two page spread and have it be just as beautiful and meaningful!

Thank you so much for letting me share my project with you today! You can always follow me on my blog, facebook, instagram or pinterest. Have a fabulous week capturing your own special moments! Emily

products used:  on my desk, oh dearie, hey there handsome, you are loved, weekender, smart mouth, gallery frames no.5, and wood veneer, labels, alphabet stamp and corkboard alpha by Studio Calico

Emily Merritt

 I am a wife, mother of three beautiful kids, lover of my iPhone, peanut butter and picnics in the park.

Design Motto:  clean lines, white space, fun and bold typography with lots of pops of bold, bright colors!

One day I’d like to:  travel the world with my husband and family.