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PACK IT UP, PACK IT IN, LET ME BEGIN!

above image made from here and here 

I started packing, and I am in hell. Haa haa! Okay, no, that's not true, but it's kind of true. ;) All my friends keep asking me if I need their help, and the truth is: unless they are professional packers and movers, I don't.  I've been weeding through my belongs just fine -- it's the logistics of how to pack I need help with. Did I use enough bubble wrap? Am I making the boxes too heavy? I ran out of boxes, what do I do? How do you ship an iMac? ...all that good stuff. 

I shall be taking a short break from this space while I'm wrapped up in all this moving stuff. You can still see in-the-moment updates by following me on instagram or twitter @amandarosezamp.
Okay. Thank you. Love you. ♥ Bye bye!

30 Days of Lists | March 2014 | 17 to 23

Happy Day 23 of the 30 Days of Lists March 2014 challenge! Wow. Can you believe we're already up to List 23? ...and I love this challenge just for that reason: it gets us through March.

This time around, I chose to construct my own little mini listing book from papers in my accumulated stash and set it up so that there are 30 spreads for 30 lists.

I haven't be able to devote as much time to this little listing book as I originally thought I would, but I still plan to post the week's lists - in whatever state they are in - here every Sunday. And look at that: next week is the last Sunday. Still wow.

These are little snips of my lists 17 to 23 (and obviously, I changed some prompts):

...and speaking of lists, I made my 'To Do' list for tomorrow, and it's a doozy! Haa! In a good way, of course. ;)

Click here for previous posts. ♥ Enjoy your Sunday!

30 Days of Lists | March 2014 | 10 to 16

Happy Day 16 of the 30 Days of List March 2014 challenge! Find out more here. 

This time around, I chose to construct my own little mini listing book from papers in my accumulated stash and set it up so that there are 30 spreads for 30 lists.

I haven't be able to devote as much time to this little listing book as I originally thought I would, but I still plan to post the week's lists - in whatever state they are in - here every Sunday.

These are little snips of my lists 10 to 16:

...and there you have it, folks! Click here for previous posts. ♥ Enjoy your Sunday!

30 Days of Lists | March 2014 | 9 & below

Happy Day 9 of the 30 Days of List March 2014 challenge! Find out more here. 

This time around, I chose to construct my own little mini listing book from papers in my accumulated stash and set it up so that there are 30 spreads for 30 lists.

March has been a lion, or whatever that saying says, and I haven't be able to devote much time to this little listing book.  I'm not going crazy with it this time around, and won't be sharing as much as I thought I would (like, on FB or instagram or the flickr page), but I still plan to post the week's lists - in whatever state they are in - here every Sunday. 

I KEPT CALM and listed this morning for today's prompt, and some bits and pieces of the lists from earlier this week can be seen below:

Quick photos, and jots...hot pink washi tape...whatever's in arms reach, I've been using. :)

...AND HAppy Daylight Savings Time! ♥ ♥ ♥ We are officially on the clock that will be leading us through my favorite half of the year: spring + summer! I'm so excited about this.

30 Days of Lists | March 2014 | 1 & 2

Happy March 2nd, and the start of the 30 Days of List March 2014 challenge! Find out more here.

This time around, I chose to construct my own little mini listing book from papers in my accumulated stash and set it up so that there are 30 spreads for 30 lists.  In the ones above, I didn't have time to embellish much.  I jotted the lists down, and went about my day, but maybe if I get to sit with them longer this week, I'll do more. Or...maybe not. :)

You also might have noticed List 2 is own made-up prompt.  I'm getting on a plane later this evening, and jotting my favorite things about flying just seemed right. (Look out for more of my custom lists.)

I plan to post the lists from the week every Sunday here, but to follow along daily, you can view my  jots each day on instagram (@amandarosezamp).  Thanks! ♥ Catch ya later!

30 Days of Lists | March 2014 | A PEEK INSIDE

As promised, here is the sneak peek of my 30 Days of Lists book for March 2014 (no spoilers). The front and back cover were made by slicing thin strips of patterned paper used for the inside pages.  The intro page of the book is made up of a glued speech bubble I cut out of an old SMASHbook that talks about being intimidated by the first page. I ♥ it!

I made each left and right page spread following the intro page dedicated to one list prompt, so there are 30 spreads in all.  There's plenty of room on each spread for a list and a photo, if I so choose, but maybe some days there will be photos, and maybe some days there won't.

My favorite part of the above pages are the labels I created for each list prompt.  I like knowing in advance the prompts. I'm even a bit of a rebel and completely change some.

I take a look at my calendar for the listing month, and if there are events that are surely scheduled, I change my list prompts to coordinate.  For me, this creates more buzz around the prompt and excitement & ease to fill 'em out. I'd say I stick to 80% of the original prompts, and change up the rest to better suit my month or my mood or whatever. I tend to not fill them until the actual day, though.

The last page of the book, mirroring the intro, is another bubble cut from an odl SMASHbook saying 'goodbye' and 'come back'. Informal. Adorable. Just right for me. ♥ One week and counting.

30 Days of Lists | March 2014 | THE PREP

Last year I participated in Amy + Kam's 30 Days of List challenge for both the months of March and September.  Above, you can see the books I created to complete the challenge for each month.

For March of last year (my first time listing), I created a digital template for each list, and just switched up the colors and list titles as the month went on.  I printed out each digital list and added a different washi tape accent each day.  See March 2013's book here.

For September of last year, I designed pages ahead of time to be constructed into a blurb photo book.  It was a lot of fun to see the book professionally bounded when it arrived, and all I had to do each day was come up with a creative way to write/type each list. See September 2013's book here.

For next month's 30 Days of Lists, I decided to construct my own book with some of my accumulated paper-hoard in an attempt to 'use what I got' and de-stash a bit.  

I discovered a Heidi Swapp wood veneer front and back cover left over from an old project, and I thought the 41/2 x 8 inch size was perfect for this listing project.

I trimmed all my papers down to the same dimensions for uniformity.  I then spent quite a bit of time pairing the patterns to make 30 decently-coordinated spreads (one spread for each list).   

...and with the theme of 'de-stashing' in mind, I went through all my embellishment draws looking for things that would compliment my book and my patterns. I stumbled upon my set of 3x4 SMASH pads from two years ago, and cut those up: 

They are totally great for listing! I incorporated some where I thought appropriate.  Below is the end result of two mornings worth of construction, and now I feel ready to go come March 1st.

Come back Saturday for a peek inside this little listing book (no list spoilers; they will all be blurred out). You'll get to see the front and back cover designs, papers I paired, the labels I made for each list (again, no spoilers), and how I set up space for journalling each day.  See ya then! ♥

30 Days of Lists | 29 & 30 + thoughts

First and foremost, let me say: Happy October.

Whoa and whoa.  This listing project does that for me - gets me through a whole month and out the other end, safe and sound, like that song.  I am incredibly grateful for the tiny burst of daily creativity is allows, the routine it put me in for 30 days, and of course the inspiration and connection with some of my fellow listers.

Here are how the last two prompts were fleshed out in my blurb book:

List 29

List 29 and 30 were both written with my black SMASH stick.

List 30

Left this project feeling grateful, feeling happy that I have this adorbale 7x7 piece of my psyche from 2013 to look back on for years to come.  That's awesome.

It amazes me that I started this back in August, and now here we are in October. Time kind of freaks me out, like that song...

Anyway, I still remember getting the list, making a copius amount of notes on it, conceptualizing the design for my book, spending a full day choosing the instagrams I was going to use and placing the titles on top of the images, creating and ordering the blurb book, printing a 2x2 version of the book for no particular reason at all, putting the 2x2s in a project life spread, and then getting the blurb  book in the mail juuuust before September 1st and the start of listing:

Amy and Kam - my sentiment is the same as last round's 30 Days of Lists challenge: it's been fun! Thanks for all your hard work in making this challenge what it is, and thanks to all of you for visiting and relating in some small way each day.

Happy Tuesday.
Happy October.

See the cover and intro/outro pages of my blurb book for this round HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 1 to 6 HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 7 to 14 HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 15 to 21 HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 22 to 28 HERE.

30 Days of Lists | 22 to 28

Hi, lovely pies! I cannot believe that it is day 29 (!!!) of Amy and Kam's 30 Days of Lists challenge and we have two days left. FREAKY!  Above has been my lists 22 to 28.

I so happy with my approach this time around as it allowed me to actually complete the 30 Lists. You might have seen my lists on the 30 Days of Lists flickr page or on instagram, and here they are today all in one place.

For these lists, the only supplies used were either my typewriter, a black SMASH stick, or a white extra-fine point Sharpie paint pen.  Everything else is pretty self-explanitory.

List #22

I kind chose last minute to list 'day' dreams -- things that I hope for kind of dreams, and then typed the list up quickly. 

List #23

List 23 was to be revealed on the first day of design school, and definitely reflects my first day jitters/terrors.

List #24

List 25, written with my beloved white Sharpie paint pen, reveals my 5 go-to when I'm feeling off.

List #25

List 26 is kinda sorta hard to read in the photograph.  Maybe I should have used the black instead, but whatevs.  

Mom's quirks are: 1) she's never wrong about anything and 2) doesn't stop giving directions.

Dad's: 1) talks way too lougly on teh phone and 2) drives 10 mph!

List #26

Pretty self-explanatory.  Written with my black SMASH stick.

List #27

This list was a fun one to think up.  I love learning, and taking courses and workshops important to me.  Photography, philosophy, my current grpaphic design program -- so exciting, and I reaaaaallly miss my Salsa class-taking days. Will go back soon.

List #28

This is probably my favorite list in the book after List 11.  I had the idea for it since that day in August when I assigned this image to this list.  I knew I wanted to draw the swirl in the coffee to represent the creamer, but I didn't want to mess it up or have to erase or work aorund a mistake. Thankfully the swirl came cute on my first attempt.  Hooray!

 

That concludes this edition of 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 by Amanda Rose.

Tomorrow, I'm finishing September with Lists 29 and 30 - both in one place (HERE),
and talk about my experience this time around with 30 Days of Lists.

Happy Sunday!

See the cover and intro/outro pages of my blurb book for this round HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 1 to 6 HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 7 to 14 HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 15 to 21 HERE.

30 Days of Lists | 15 to 21

Hi, lovely pies! I cannot believe that it is day 21 of Amy and Kam's 30 Days of Lists challenge and we have less than 10 days left. FREAKY!  Above has been my lists 15 to 21.

Remember my approach this time around? It's been working out quite nicely.  I shall be posting the previous week's set of lists and talking a little bit about how nicely it's actually been working out once the weekend hits.  

Even though you might have seen my lists on the 30 Days of Lists flickr page or on instagram, each Saturday is where you'll see them all in one place and (sometimes) where I'll talk a little more in depth about my technique and the process (not so much today).

For these lists, the only supplies used were either my typewriter, a black SMASH stick, or a white extra-fine point Sharpie paint pen.  Everything else is pretty self-explanitory.

List #15

List #16

List #17

List #18

List #19

List #20

List #21

That concludes this edition of 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 by Amanda Rose.

Next Saturday I'll come to you with Lists 15 to 21 - all in one place (HERE).

See ya later!

See the cover and intro/outro pages of my blurb book for this round HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 1 to 6 HERE.

See 30 Days of Lists | Sept 2013 | Lists 7 to 14 HERE.