Before I announce the new Creative Team … just a word about what happened in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday. I’m not sure any of us know what to say. I still can’t believe it. None of us can believe what happened really happened. There are many feelings of anger, deep sorrow, a sadness like we’ve never felt before. What transpired is so wrong. It should have never happened. It has left most of us with emotions that come without description. I can’t write this with dry eyes.
If I can, for just a moment – share something that I can’t get out of my mind every time tragedy strikes, particularly this past weekend. For those families that lost someone they loved with all their heart … suddenly every picture means more than it ever did before. Suddenly every drawing, every scribble, every video clip, every everything kept and preserved from their young life, is treasured beyond measure.
Scrapbooking can be fun for creative reasons, sometimes even social reasons. But many of us have discovered that the act of memory-keeping is therapeutic. And I hope that ALL of us have discovered that taking pictures, writing captions and stories, putting it all together in a book … there’s just nothing like it to help us remember just how blessed we are, how full of joy we should feel. I encourage you to read this post by Tracy Larsen who, yes, is a member of our new Creative Team.
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It is with sheer delight that we announce our all-new 2013 Creative Team. They represent 5 countries. They represent physical scrapbooking + digital scrapbooking. They represent married life + single life. They represent kids + no kids. Each unique in her life situation, each unique in her style, but there is something they all have in common: They are story-tellers and life-documenters and they use Project Life to bring it all together.
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I invite you to get to know them! Head over to our Creative Team page and as you click on each pretty face you’ll have an opportunity to read a little about her as well as find her social media links in case you want to find her blog or follow her on facebook, twitter, or instagram.
What can you expect from Creative Team? We will continue with what we have been doing – which is that there will be a (big) monthly blog post that has a sampling from each Creative Team member. Each Wednesday we’ll have our photo inspiration series on the blog. Throughout the year you’ll see sample pages, sample albums, fantastic everyday photos, and other sharing from our Creative Team that will inspire you to cultivate a good life and record it.
The whole idea behind Project Life is that you slip your photos into pockets + you slip the pre-designed cards into pockets and that’s all! No further explanation required. No “creative inspiration” required. So why do we even have a Creative Team if I promote simplicity? The Project Life system and products certainly appeals to those who don’t want to fancy up their pages … those who just want to “get it done”. But Project Life also appeals to those who do love adding little touches – or even those who completely transform their pages into full-blown art. Just as with any type of scrapbooking, Project Life is an expression of you. It’s your pictures and your stories and how it all comes together looks entirely different than anyone else’s Project Life album.
Beautiful.
Here’s the thing: The way these gals use the product is lovely. And you’ll enjoy gaining some inspiration there. But more importantly … it’s about HOW they document life through the lens. And I don’t mean it’s always through some big, fancy lens. Sometimes (oftentimes) they take everyday pictures with their cell phone just like the rest of us. And they have a knack for capturing moments. This is the part that is inspiring to me. And ultimately – I want us all to be better story-tellers through the pictures we’re taking, the words we’re writing, and the everyday life we’re documenting.
We are tickled pink about the Creative Team that has come together for 2013 and can’t wait to share more of them with you!
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Yay for Petra Corcoran !!! Well done my friend
and well worth waiting up for !! Congratulations !! So proud of you 
And congratulations to my friend Amy Tangerine – well done . Awesome group of creative desgners in your team Becky
Congratulations to everyone on the 2013 Creative Team!! Can’t wait to see all the inspiration you have to offer!
Congrats to the entire 2013 creative team!!! Can’t wait to see your beautiful pages this coming year!!!
Yay Petra! Brilliant. That’s the best news. This is so exciting. Congratulations to all who made the CT. And yay Amy Tan. And yay for all you ladies. Fantastic. Can’t wait for next year now to see what you all do.
OMG!!!! This is just so exciting!! Congrats to the new team!! I already recognize a few and I am so excited to see what they will be bringing next year! Also sooooooo very happy to see that married couples and no kids will be featured with some since that fits me and it’s been hard for me to find pages featuring this lifestyle:-)
Such a wonderful story Tracy Larsen <3
thank you so much!
Congrats to the 2013 team!!
You know what would be cool – to add to each profile which kit(s) they mostly plan to use and if they are digi or paper.
Congratulations everyone on the 2013 team! Well Done!
yay!!! what fun! congratulations to all you ladies. excited to get to know them all and be inspired.
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Congrats to the entire 2013 Creative Team… I’m excited to see all works of art!!
Congrats to the new team ! Can’t wait to see their pages !
Yay! So many new (to me) faces and I’m so pleased to see some of my current favorites as well! I look forward to all the inspiration!
only one european!!! next time take ME!!!!
wonderful team!!!!
These ladies look AMAZING! I’m so excited to be inspired!
One little request: I would love to know what fonts they are using on their layouts. Thanks!!
Congrats to the new team!! Really excited to start following everyone!
Some familiar names & faces and some new ones – just right.
BIG CONGRATS to EJBC a/k/a Elise, whose blog I’ve been reading “forever” and was hoping she’d ‘make the team’. It’s gonna be a busy 2013 for THAT girl! O_O
So blessed and flattered to be a part of this team! Thanks again, Becky!
I’m so happy to be a part of this amazing team, thank you Becky you really made my year
Congratulations to the 2013 Creative Team!! So happy that I recognize quite a few of you!! I am especially happy to see some wonderful representation for digi
Yay!! Can’t wait to be inspired!
oh happy day! this is all so exciting. here’s to a great 2013
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Wow – what a huge team! I’m looking forward to getting to know them throughout the year and becoming more inspired than I already am by your blog! Congratulations to the 2013 team!
Looking forward to seeing the wonderfully inspiring pages from the new creative team! So nice to see some international representation. Congrats to you all!
Congrats to all of the new team. A couple questions – when will the new digital kits for 2013 be available? And will we still be using Shutterfly? This year, I prepared my digital book in advance for the entire year and all I have had to do since then was drag in the pictures and type my journaling. Then I just downloaded the entire 12X12 page into the Shutterfly book. Less than two weeks to go and I can send my book to be printed!! Can’t wait to see the finished product. But I’m anxious to get my book set up for 2013 as well.
awesome news! I am especially excited to see Catherine Davis and Pink Ronnie on the team! These are two of my very favorite PLers!!!
So exciting! Congrats to the entire 2013 team! Can’t wait to see the goodness you share w/us!
I love Amy Tan…but let’s face it, she didn’t even finish her Project Life last year.
I know this will keep her more accountable, but seems like she should complete a year first before being selected. (Just had to get that off my chest…I really do adore Amy and check her blog EVERY day. She inspires me…but this one little thing bugs me.)
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So excited to see everyone! I have just gone through to individually read each and every one of the bios and add everyone to all my social media minus twitter, because thats just one more thing to keep up with
Congrats to you all and have a blast documenting and sharing your life with the world!
Congrats to the entire team. I wish that I would have known about the dt call myself so that I could have applied, oh well, maybe next year.
Hello, just wanted to mention, I loved this blog post.
It was inspiring. Keep on posting!