STACEY'S BABY SCRAPBOOK ALBUM

This Album was 1st publish in 2009. Since I am
doing more paper crafting, I thought that it should
be re-introduced.

The images were a challenge
since they mostly consisted of dated Polaroid
snaps, many faded and poorly composed. To have
them done professionally would have been cost
prohibitive, I just started by taking them to
Wallgreens and copying them. They turned

out so well and then scrapbooking flaws turned out
charming. The first challenge
here was to learn how to use my camera well
enough to be able to take a picture of the
scrapbook page. I had to get close, but didn't want
blurry pictures. I had to figure out how to turn off
the flash since it reflected because of the closeness.
I got a simple auto because I never wanted to do
any of this. Well I knew that I had to since I wasn't
happy with the close up photos I did for Spring's
Garden. So, I hunted around and found the manual
and did my homework. They turned out pretty well.

Stacey was born in Puerto Rico and

this picture was taken soon after

we came home from the hospital.
I bought this album kit knowing that

I had to do a wreath around her

composed of pastel baby animals.

I was lucky to have the

pastel velum dot paper.

 

Extra butterfly cut outs are a nice touch.
These pictures were taken in our living room

in Puerto Rico. In this tropical climate as

little clothing as possible is the most comfortable.

I did a rather exotic layout here due

to Stacey's red booties and the

tropical country

The glued on sequins were fun to do
 

Family in Southern California had a baby

shower for us and then sent the gifts.

Stacey's first Christmas back in California
 

I loved this paper, it matched my dress so well.

 

I love the casualness of these photos

with the palms in the background of

the typical Southern California City.
It was a good choice not to edit any

of it out.

 

Cute layout, don't ya think?!

I love scrapbooking. I think that my style is

simple, but bold.

Felt embellishments are so hot in

scrapbooking right now

 

I must have the right paper for every page

Finally: I did think of scanning in my

pages, but I don't know how to use

my scanner yet either.

So much to learn! What fun!