Hello creatives! I'm located in Los Angeles, CA. I've mostly made greeting cards and one very intensive exploding box, but stopped crafting regularly a few years ago. My friend inspired me to work on a memory book and after some Googling, found Frances' incredible videos. Amanda's album drew me in, but it was the class on how to design a mini album that convinced me to subscribe. I'm so looking forward to my first album, but also very nervous and intimidated. Thank you in advance for this community!

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Hey friends! Podcast Episode 3 has now been released! Thanks to our friends Kathryn, Dawn and Deborah we have such fun tolics for this one. It's all about the importance of crafting, pattern paper combinations and destashing! Hope you enjoy, and if there are any more topics you'd like an episode on, let me know in the comments below! Enjoy 🌱🤍

Hey friends, here is the cheerflip folio Shayne and I just finished adding photos into it for his grandma. We are so excited to give it to her!! Love that he added a ton of extra flaps to Accommodate 34 total 4 x 6 pictures. And there was no alligator attack! 🤣

I’m absolutely in love with Francis projects!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Found few instax photos from my short mom-daughter trip to Sarajevo in 2023 and decided to make an amazing Layout folio!
Thank you Francis for fantastic classes!

here is a sneak peek of the next project share, made by a super special friend I met back in 2019, Tamberly. We met at local event I was a vedor at, here in central California ( they drove out a couple hours out to find me ) and we've all been friends ever since. She spent years on this album that I am soon to show you and it by far is one of the most cherished items I have. Here is us on our most recent hangout - before parting ways for now.
Left - Right.
Michelle ( her mom ), Tamberly ( who made the book ), Me, Sam

It was a fun day and I am stoked to show you her book in full detail soon 🤍🌱 She used the 8 x 10 mini but really flew away with her own incredible imagination 🥹

6x6 mini album, I also made a box to store the album.

I am Angela from Buckeye AZ. I too found Frances by accident when searching for album designs. My first YBM album was in 2020, the 8x8 Baby album as a gift for a conworker having her first baby. I decided to make 2 at the same time and being it was my first album, it took me forever, at least it seemed that way! My friend was having a girl and her nursery theme was cherry blossoms. I struggled finding scrapbook paper with cherry blossoms and ended up finding wrapping paper that I bought online and cut down to 12 x 12 sheets. It came out beautiful! I was buying only single tutorials back then but have since subscribed for all the classes and get the podcasts too. I have made several designs since the first album mostly for gifts. Frances’ teaching style is awesome as she takes her time and gives encouragement all the way. I am getting to know her style better and can anticipate her next steps! I love the visuals and having a cut list. I post all my projects on the Mini Album Artists—YBM Students Facebook page. Thank you Frances ad hope everyone has as much fun as I do!