Scrapbooking Project

Several people commented on scrapbooking so I thought I'd show you one of the projects I worked on last weekend.

It's a mini-scrapbook. I put 3 of them together - one for G1 (he has to share with his mom); one for his girlfriend; and one for me, of course.

Note that the photos are somewhat 'spoilers' for the prom post I plan to make later this week.

This one is mine. All 3 are pretty much the same - just a few slight variations. For instance, the other 2 have metal letters that spell out 'prom'. Remember, I went shopping in my own private store and I only had 2 sets of the metal letters.

When the ribbon is untied

it opens like this. See the little black flap -

Flip it open to the right and it reveals the other side of the flap with a wallet size photo and a larger photo of the prom couple.

Then when you flip the whole thing over the other way to the left (is that even a clear description? I hope so. ) there is yet another small flap that folds down

holding a couple more photos. See the high-heel shoe embellisment? I used one in my book and one in the girlfriend's. The embellishment in G1's book is a pair of teal glittered sunglasses. MUCH more masculine - right?

Well what do you know! Fold that up and there's yet another similar page.

The little gold card has all the prom information on it - you know - when, where, what time, etc.

Open it to the left to find a photo of the front of their after prom shirts.

Ok, I think you get the idea now. The pages just keep folding out.

It makes a nice, compact little scrapbook.

All-in-all there were 9 large photos and 7 smaller ones in the book.

I don't know how many of these little books I've made for various occasions - a Disney trip, a couple of princess ones, 3 or 4 dog-themed ones, one or two for Halloween, several baby themed ones I gave as shower and grandmother gifts. They're fun to make and the people that I've given them to always seem to like them.

Now for a few replies to the comments I received yesterday:

Brownie - You only THINK my scrapbook room is neat. You didn't see the aftermath. LOL!

Deb - Do I sing? Well, if you want to call it that I guess I do. Let's just say my dogs could join in and you wouldn't be able to tell which voice was mine.

Missie - I've attempted digital scrapbooking but it just wasn't for me. I know there isn't the mess to clean up after a session but I've just got to touch and feel everything, if that makes sense. I guess I never got over the cutting, pasting and coloring I did in grade school.

Jerri - I'll be sure to post a picture of the wedding cake in late June. The one I'm making today is just a small one, much like a top tier of a wedding cake.

Angela - You are a super sweet bloggie friend! You know what I mean. Thanks bunches!

Ok, that's it for now. The cake is baked and it's time to get to decorating it for tonight.

See ya!