Our tradition of giving teacher appreciation scrapbooks continued this year. We had a unique situation this school year because my daughter's second grade teacher had a daughter in my son's kindergarten class. So instead of creating two teacher appreciation scrapbooks, I made three. One scrapbook was for my son's kindergarten teacher with layouts from her class. The second … [Read more...]
DIY Classic Wedding Album Part 2
Last week I shared with you the first part of the paper scrapbook layouts that I completed for my sister's wedding scrapbook. You can also find the supply list and how I got started in that post. Here are the rest of the wedding scrapbook layouts. The Procession The one funny thing about the procession was that my daughter, the flower girl, wore sunglasses that matched … [Read more...]
DIY Classic Wedding Scrapbook Part 1
My sister got married almost five years ago. She was the most beautiful bride and her wedding day was amazing. Her photographer John Li took beautiful photos of the wedding and all the photos I used for the scrapbook were taken by him. I was able to download all of my sister's wedding photos from John's website. I sifted through the photos and made a list of all the pages that … [Read more...]
Journaling Tip: Use Song Lyrics
As a scrapbooker, I try to journal on every page. I think writing down and later reading the written details helps to solidify the memory in my head. Sometimes it is hard to be original and not just say that everything was "fun" or that "we had a good time." I've been scrapbooking in one form or another for over 10 years so scrapbooking is never far from my thoughts. Last … [Read more...]
{ Tips } Keeping Track of Scrapbook Layouts Completed
I started scrapbooking in 2003. My scrapbooking process is described in this post. In the last 9 years, I have created hundreds, maybe thousands of scrapbook layouts. How do I keep track of it all? I will go through the evolution of my tracking system. How It Began I started with a draft e-mail that I kept in my personal e-mail account. The list included the date and the … [Read more...]