I did the Choice Folio this morning, an excellent choice for a quick event Folio like a birthday or holiday or day trip. I will be using this for my grandson's day playing in the leaves and Thanksgiving.
👋 Hey there friends! This is the channel to include any of your own topic ideas that you would like me to expand on during a podcast episode! I would love to know your thoughts, and I would thoroughly enjoy going deeper into specific subjects that you may be wondering about, and the ybm podcasts are a great outlet for this! So please share away!
Help us get to know you! Share where you're based, and a little bit about yourself. Sharing your latest YBM project is a bonus! 😁
November 10
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Maria Memento Box: Christmas Edition on-the-way! Think this project just got better with these 3M adhesive-back magnetic thin plates! Faster than insetting the magnets 🤯 I’ll be using Carta Bella Christmas Flora “Merry” for this one. Can’t wait to show you!
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November 09
The Wonderful Wizard can be found in this modified Veleeta album. I added another signature and did a simple pocket on the back cover. But the star of the show is the shaker pocket. Just love this design! - album made for children's musical theater charity auction.
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November 09
• Edited (Nov 09, 2026)
I only had one paper collection that would seem to work with this month's challenge there - I chose water. The collection was not an easy one to work with but fits my Pisces personality well. This was Graphic45's "Make a Splash" paper collection. I find Graphic45 often more suited to making cards, than books but I loved this one.
There aren't many embellishments but I think the busy-ness of the paper makes up for that.
November 07
• Edited (Nov 07, 2026)
Shayne is daring me to do this lol… He thinks you guys would enjoy watching me follow one of my older tutorials.
Who’s down for this type of video?
Here’s the catch: I actually haven’t previewed it beforehand. So you're going to get a 100% genuine reaction outa me 😂 Expect plenty of laughs and probably me wondering what I was thinking…haha
Drop your Thoughts!
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November 07
Hi!
What is the smallest mini-album in terms of height and width? I have a ton of cardstock scraps and would like to put them to use. I’d like the album to hold as many photos as possible.
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November 07
• Edited (Nov 07, 2026)
My latest...the classy album. This was fun to see Francés in a non-edited video mode and to have Shayne's opinions as well! 😊
I had the "Call of the Wild" set from echo Park which I love! The colors are so rich and just pop.
I think the classy album would be great for any one time occasion with the large photo spot and then so many differently sized smaller photos...graduation, new baby, birthday milestone. As with so many, I love this one
November 06
Hey friends, I am not against Ai, it’s great for writting and generating ideas, BUT, We don’t need Ai to modify our art to make it “look better.”
This community is for sharing our actual handmade projects. Ai takes away the human element, which is the entire purpose behind something being handmade.
So, this has been added to our Community Guidelines:
“Authentic Photos Only - No Ai
This is a place for us to celebrate real, handmade projects. Please post only genuine photos of your actual projects. Ai-altered or artificial mockups are not allowed”
I have noticed an increase in Ai-generated images of artwork in craft spaces and I want this to be a safe place away from all of that.
Thanks for reading,
Have a great weekend!
Love, Frances
November 05
• Edited (Nov 05, 2026)
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Challenge
November 05 — 30, 2026
Hello everyone! We are so excited to launch our November community challenge hosted by Rebecca Robinson!
For this month, we will be making the Flutter Folio focusing on the theme Elements of Nature — Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. You can use one, some, or all of the elements in your album!
Examples for each element:
Earth: Nature hiking paper, woodlands, and forests
Water: Ocean, beach papers, blues, waves, and aquatic patterns
Fire: Warm colors, oranges, reds, and golden hues
Air: Birds, clouds, dandelion fluff, and things that soar like planes, helicopters, hot air balloons
We cannot wait to see what beautiful folios you create, Ready? Set....Go!