My first ever scrapbook page!

[Hulababy]

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It is the first of two pages about DD's baptism.

I did use some idea from a booklet I had, but adapted it to fit my 2 (was originally for 1) photos, and my bits and pieces. I need to practise my handwriting, but didn't really now how to print onto the little tags I had. As not too much writing I hope it doesn't matter too much.

Main thing is I really enjoyed doing it. Was greatto do and can't believe I have just whiled away a good 1.5-2 hours on one page, completely switched off from the rest of the world.

IT's been good to do. Have done 5 pages altogether now, some better than others have to say. But I am just really enjoying it. Going to keep them all on my photo page as useful to remind me what I am doing!

Learnt how to use my eyelet tool today too

I do keep looking round the net to see what other people have done, to get ideas for pages. I now need to do a page that includes a lot of photos, to go with the last page I did of DD with me and her daddy. The next page is her with other family members.

these are seriously lovely

hulababy - the our girl page is lovely!!

Ah, thank you

I am still struggling with managing to fit the pictures on the matching page. I have done the basis for the page. just need to decide on which photos to use - or rather which bits of each photo - and how to fit them on!

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LOL! He is coping now it is away. He wasn't so pleased when I left it all out over the dining table Wednesday night, and he had to have dinner off his knee He does keep checking I am not on ebay though

how about doing a mini book or an accordian book and adding it to the page that way you can add lots of pics to the page.

hi YG

Sounds interesting - care to explain!

Do I make like a mini album and then attach it in someway to the page? Or do I buy the mini album?

I am liking this idea...as we have a big family!!! This way I don't have to leave anyone out and risk upsetting them.

hiya!! just make it out of co-ordinating card, you can fold it back onitself accordian style, or fold it into a book, or even make a tag book.

you can make it as big or small as you like, if you use 12x12 paper/cardstock, cut it into thirds, then fold it into three's,open up. then stick last square to the next strip and then again with the last strip. you can attach ribbon to close it together.

if you make some extra, you could give away as keepsakes

champs - i kind of want to ake an accordion style thingy for my sisters borthday in a weeks time and asm trying to picture what you mean....

OK, so trying to picture this with a sheet of A4 to help me! LOL.

I cut the paper into three equal bits. I then take each of those and fold them into 3 equal bits - accordian style. I then stick the back of one strip onto my page. I stick the next folded strip onto the last (top) square of the original sheet and so on. I could then stick a ribbon or fibre under that very first square on the page, long enough so it ties on top of the whole thing? Yes? Is that right?

if you cut 12x12 paper/card into three "strips,

and fold each strip into three's as tho you were making a fan, take fan 1 and stick the third square onto the first square of fan 2 and stick the third square of fan 2 onto first square of fan 3

ooops crossed posts. hulababy, you dont have to stick it directly to the page.

although you can if you want

oh and A4 is fine to use too, it will make to book smaller.

this is for a tag book
accordion book

HTH

Just used A4 as I had some in front of me - to get the idea.

Ok, I will give the accordian book a whirl! Thanks for the idea

thanks jm!!

lol hulababy, i used a bill to help me explain lolol. cant wait to see it now.

cant remember, do you have a sizzix?

I have done it! I went for the accordian style and kept the mini book very simple in design, but using edges/frames of apers that matched both this and the other (Our Girl) page. I have then stuc it to the main page and tied it closed with the same fibre used on the Our Girl page. Struggled over what else to put on main page layout. Was looking at more photos, but figured that was the whole point of the book! So just went for some simple embelishment things I had.

Not perfect, but still only just trying everything out. Only my third day of scrapbooking, so learning and getting there very gradually. Most importantly though, having great fun

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Oh, the blank page in the mini book is because there is one more photo to add. I want to add one of DD's other great grandma, but not got a photo yet. Hoping my parents have one somewhere!

Brilliant....well done you. Love the colours you have used and the piccies are fab.

Thanks. It took a while. I was so scared it would go horribly wrong, or that I had put the photos the wrong way. LOL. Kept having to stop and check. I am sure it won't always take me this many hours per page!!!

It's really really nice and your little girl will love it when she is older. Wish my mum had made something like that for me to look back on.