A couple more Wedding MDS

This wraps up what has turned into scrapbooking week. I strongly encourage you to try your hand at scrapbooking in some way. Here's an easy idea for you, do a scrapbook for 2010 each page can have one picture from each month. If you start now you won't be behind!

Happy Scrappin'

Wedding scrapbook

In December I did another theme scrapbook. This one was for my sister-in-law. She will celebrate her 2nd wedding anniversary this year but we still hadn't done a scrapbook yet. So I decided that her wedding would be the perfect thing to scrapbook using My Digital Studio. I was very happy with how easy the software is to use. While doing the scrapbook I decided that I would finish my 2007 traditionally, but 2008 and 2009 were both going to be digital scrapbooks!

For this scrapbook I used Jeni's wedding colors chocolate chip and very vanilla, and several different stamp sets that came with MDS. Here's a few of my favorites.

Last of the baby scrapbook

With this scrapbook I kept the layouts very simple. All photo mats are sized at 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 perfect size for a 4 x 6 snap shot. There is one photo on each page and room to write information like date and weight if you want, however you don't need to. Some don't like to journal in their own handwriting.

For those of you that are overwhelmed with the idea of scrapbooking, try a theme scrapbook. It helps having a beginning and end.

February Classes

The Hershey kiss rose bud and love note are one of the projects that we will be making at the Adult Valentine Class on Jan 1st at 10am and 6:30pm. Cost is $10 and we will make several valentine projects.

On Saturday Feb 6th I will be having a Kid's Valentine's class. Children 5 and up can come and make 30 valentines for their classmate. Parents you do not have to stay. Class will be from 10a-noon. Children younger than 5 are welcome but will need extra assistants so an adult will need to stay with them. Cost is $15

February 11th at 6:30 I will be having monthly stamp camp cost is $10

February 23rd at 10am and 6:30pm I will be having an all occasion stamp a stack. You will make 12 cards including thank you, thinking of you, and birthday. Cost is $15

RSVP today to save your spot!

more baby scrapbook

Here are a few more pages...

One of the things that I love about a theme book is that you don't have to reinvent the wheel with every page. The numbers for the months are all made basically the same. (on a few pages I didn't add the red flower). This makes it easy because you can stamp all these a head of time and have it ready when you assemble the page. It also adds a consistency to the album and connects everything together.

baby scrapbook

Okay all of you know that I don't love scrapbooking. I focus more on cards and gifts. The reason is that it seems like it's never ending. I stress with each page about colors, layouts, accessories. Where do you begin? If your child is 3 years old do you try to scrapbook all the pictures from the last 3 years (I'm stressing just thinking about it)?

All that being said there are scrapbooks that I love making! I like a theme scrapbook. One that has a beginning and an end. The same color scheme, stamps and paper are used through out the book. I've done several scrapbooks like this. I made each of the kids a "School Days" Album. I made the entire album when Caleb was in Kindergarten and Emma wasn't in school yet. I love it because every year when they get their school pictures I put the picture in the book it takes me about 5 minutes to do both. To see one of the pages of this album click here.

The scrapbook I'm showing you today is for a baby shower gift for a friend. There is a place for a picture each month of the first year for the baby. We all know how hectic that first year with a baby can be so why do we put the extra pressure on ourselves to scrapbook it also! Anyway, I got the color scheme and design idea from looking at her registry to find out the nursery theme.

Look for more pictures tomorrow.

Stampin' Up Haitian Relief

http://www.stampinup.com/us/images/Haiti_Relief_0110_US.pdf

Stamin' UP will donate $2 for every I {heart} hearts stamp set sold. To find out more info click the picture above. This a great simple way for you to help out.