Big Army Scrapbook Album

Big Army Scrapbook Album

I have been wanting to make this album for some time now.  I have just been trying to work out all the details of it.  It is a very different album than I have done in the past.  This album is like 2 books in one.

I have decided to make it 48 pages!!  Wow!!  By far the biggest premade scrapbook album that I have ever made.  Whoo Hoo!!!  I am including a lot of pocket pages for memorabilia, like larger photos and letters.  It will still hold lots of 4 by 6 photos.  It will also have many journaling areas, all stamped but different also. 

There is so much going on in this album, that I'm excited to have in my store very soon.  However, there will only be one available.  So, only one lucky person will have it forever.  Lol!!

When I have it all finished and listed, I will come back to this post and put the link below!!  Hopefully, it will only be a few more days!!!  Wish me luck!!!

It's done, it's done!!! Check it out below!!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/472424837/army-scrapbook-album-premade-army?ref=shop_home_active_2

My Dog Scrapbook Album

My Dog Scrapbook Album

This is an album of my dog, Cheyenne!!  We got her as a puppy in 2001, and she just pasted away in January of 2016.

I did this album in black and pink which is the colors of her collar.  I like this color combination too.  I added ribbon, ribbon slides, and brads of these colors also to coordinate with the album.  The ribbon slides I had to paint with black acrylic paint to match the album.  I used different patterns of pink papers while sticking with the same polka dot black papers.  I think the overall album blends well.

I just finished this album today.  It took a little time to get over her death and finish it up, but I did it!!

I hope I have inspired YOU to scrapbook a furry friend or friends.  They need a scrapbook album too!!

If scrapbooking is just not for you and you would like one made for you, contact me!!  I will work with you to get you the perfect album!!

I have a few pet albums available in my Etsy shore.  Click the links to see what's available.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/399448165/dog-scrapbook-album-puppy-scrapbook?ref=shop_home_active_23

https://www.etsy.com/listing/469838149/dog-scrapbook-album-puppy-scrapbook?ref=shop_home_active_3

Dog Shadow Box

Dog Shadow Box 

I just recently finished a shadow box of my dog.  She was 14 and a half years old when she passed away in January of this year (2016).  She had been such a huge part of our family.  She had lymphoma and I had to make the very difficult decision to have her put down on January 23rd.  It was by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do.  She was so weak and in so much pain that I couldn't let her suffer anymore.  We went as a family to the vet after I called to make sure that I could take her in.  My husband and youngest son didn't want to go back, but me and my older son did.  It was so sad to see her go, but I needed to see it happen.  It truly was hard to watch, but I didn't want her to be alone with people she didn't know.  We petted her and talked to her until she was gone.  I still have a hard time with my decision, but I couldn't let her suffer and she is in a better place now.  She has crossed the doggy rainbow bridge and is happy and free of pain again.  That makes me happy.  Here is the shadow box that I made in her memory.  It includes her collar, leash, and bear that she loved.  It was the only toy that she ever liked.

We also had a gravestone made for her a few months ago.  A very nice lady on Etsy made it for us.  She did a wonderful job!!!  Here's a photo of it.

Happy Mail

Happy Mail

Do you love receiving packages in the mail?  Me too!!!  Sometimes if I've ordered a few things around the same time, it's exciting to see which package gets to me first.  Sometimes I'm even surprised at the things I get because I forgot I ordered something!!  Lol!!!

Today I got some happy mail!!!  However, it is for a custom order that I'm working on.  It's still exciting though!!!  Where do you usually purchase goodies from?

My special order items usually come from Ebay.  I can find unique items there for scrapbooking that I can't find anywhere else.  However, if I'm buying a special gift for myself, I buy from Etsy or another handmade seller on Facebook.  I made a New Year's resolution for this year, 2016, to buy from a handmade seller once a month.  Which reminds me, I need to make a purchase for this month, July!!

I hope others will join in on my resolution, especially if you are a handmade seller also.  You succeed when you help others!!!  This is very true!!!  I try to help many people with sales and knowledge in selling handmade.  It has truly helped my business to grow!!

Ok, well, I probably need to check out my favorites list on Etsy to see who my next purchase will come from for the month of July.  If you have a shop, comment below!!!  You could be next in line for my resolution sales coming up!!!  I hope that you, too, can commit to this challenge.  These gifts are not always for myself.  For the month of June, I bought a handmade sign for my sister's birthday which is coming up.  Sometimes you have to get creative on what you want to buy and from whom.  Thanks so much and I hope to hear from you soon!!!

Inspiration!!!!

Scrapbook Inspiration - Ideas

I have been scrapbooking for many years.  I've gone through so many "inspirational" scrapbooking books and magazines over those years also.  I just kept thinking that these books and/or magazines had just a few things that would interest me each.  I wished there was an album that a lot of things inspired me.  These books and magazines also took up a lot of space for me to keep all of them just for a few ideas.

Then, an idea came to me one day!!!  Why not cut out the scrapbooking layouts that I liked from the magazines and photo copy the ideas out of the books and make my own "personal inspirational" book?

So, that's what I did!!  Here it is!!

I created a binder with sheet protectors.  I started glueing these "inspirational ideas" on cardstock and putting them in the album!!  What a great idea!!!

I have been collecting these ideas for about 8 years.  When I am running low on inspirtaion, I go to this book.

There's probably over 100 sheet protectors in this binder.  Most pages have about 4 different ideas. 

I always find some idea in this book to get me "jump started" on a layout or album.

I hope you can take this information and maybe make your own "inspirational album of ideas".  Have fun!!

Graduation Scrapbook - Part 2

Graduation Scrapbook - Part 2

Below I am sharing my completed graduation scrapbook album for my son who just graduated this year, 2016!!!  I love that his school, Clermont Northeastern, allowed the seniors to put on their caps and gowns and walk the halls of the elementary school.  They gave hi-fives to all the kindergarten through 5th grade kids!!  It was so awesome to see all of their faces (both seniors and elementary kids), so excited to do this!!!  It was the first year that the school has participated in this and hopefully it will become a tradition each year. It is so great for the seniors to see how far they've come and for the little kids to see where they will end up!!  Congrats to all!!!

I have some of these albums available in my Etsy shop, if you'd like to check them out!!  Here's the link to my shop!!!  https://www.etsy.com/shop/MadeForYouScrapbooks?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Graduation Scrapbook Album

Graduation Scrapbook Album

Things have been so busy this summer with my oldest son graduating!!  Yaaayyyy!!!  We are getting him signed up for college and trying to find him a job that will work around his school schedule.  Who knew that signing up for college was such a hurry up and then wait process?  It's a bit exhausting!!!  So, anyway, I was finally able to get started on his graduation scrapbook album.  Again, yaaayyyy!!!  I still have to glue everything down, but it's all put together.  So, here's a photo of the work in progress!!

This album will go with his collection of life scrapbooks, plus his Cub Scout and Boy Scout albums.  I am very proud of the young man he is becoming.  He has had some academic struggles over the years, but seems to have come out above them.  I'm actually surprised he wanted to go to college because of the struggles he has had with some of his classes.  This just makes me even more proud that he has overcome his challenges and ready and willing to take on more!!  I wish him the very best in his college years and life itself!!  Go get 'em buddy!!!