Shut the front door!! Your first album?! Girl, you rocked it right outta the park! Well done, new friend, well done!! Hopefully you took a nap and ate lunch somewhere in that 30 hours 🤭. (Pssst, they don’t all take that long 😉) Think of this one as 2 albums that took you 15 hours each to create. After all, this album is for two sweet babies 🥰🥰

Okay, so I totally bombed out doing the last awesome challenge 🫣. I even have the chipboard cut out for it 🤦🏼‍♀️. I still plan to make it but I’m going to try harder to make this one work. Having an actual theme might get might hind end in gear, lol. I love making Christmas albums!!

I told Francės that I didn’t think I would join this month’s challenge, but now, FOMO is getting the best of me 😳🫣🤭. I’m going to say I’ll join and leave it at that, lol. Whether it comes to fruition, remains to be seen 🤣

Meghan, you’re cracking me up 😂🤣!! Your chaotic reunion show came together nicely and everyone now seems to be getting along great! Lol! Your album turned out amazing, the colors blend well, the ephemera is all happy together, and the overall effect is wonderful. I feel you though, I can put a book together with the best of them…..and then comes picking out what papers go where, what ephemera looks the best on said papers, etc. It can truly be so frustrating. When I get to that point, I walk away. Not forever, lol, just for a day or two. Then I can come back to it with fresh eyes, and hopefully a fresh attitude, lol. You created an amazing keepsake that will be filled with fun summer photos and loved forever 🥰.

This album is absolutely beautiful!! What a beautiful keepsake to give to your mother, she will cherish it! And Francės, you’re right, these are totally colors I would use!!

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Francės, I agree! I’m so glad that you did!!

I didn’t know I needed to but I’m all set now!! Yay!!

Love it!! I love the paper pack, and I especially love that you watercolored it yourself Francės! I really love the circles you cut out, Jodi. I love round things so these clusters of colorful circles really made the cover for me. I especially love that this is a family album created by all of you, including Shayne! 🥰 This album is on my “To make” list. I need to get it started sooner than later. Jodi, thank you for letting Frances share it with us all!!

Michael A. Trent, I use Neenah white for a lot of things. I love the 110lb to color using alcohol markers. Such a nice look. Thanks for the info!

The Toy Story book is what I made for my grandson. My son and daughter-in-law loved it! Now, if my dil would let me know what photos she wants in it, I can finish it and get it off my desk, lol.