Gatefolio book for a friend taking her granddaughter to Disney for the first time. I also threw together a little autograph book for her granddaughter.

I love making books for friends. The joy on their faces as they flip through it for the first time makes me so happy.

I made the mini folio (I think) again. I added a pocket to the spine for more storage. The paper is from Hobby Lobby. It's very pretty. The gold foil floral is so elegant. I'm sure the wedding couple will love it.

Challenge complete. I used a Paper Studios $6.99 pack from Hobby Lobby. It had plenty of paper, cutouts, and stickers. I used a few sheets from my stash to supplement, only to give more options.

I do not have a hole punch heavy duty enough to punch through chipboard so I wove a ribbon through the paper and around the spine to create a handle.

I may go back and add more stuff to the cover. However the paper is so busy I don't think it would stand out.

This was super easy and fast.

Challenge complete. The paper is from Michael's. Super cute paper that I did not photograph well. It has gold foil accents on the paper. It's cool and cloudy and not great for pictures, but I shall not complain about poor lighting as last weeks heat index was 110+.

My camera is stamped in green to add a pop. I chose this camera stamp because it reminds me of my old cannon film camera that I use on nature walks.

I used Stickles on the cover to add dimension to the fire.

The school book is finished. It's gaudy😂, but I love it.

It holds around 80 pictures and has designated spots for K-12 pictures.

Edit update: HELP!

I had to rip a page out because I scored wrong and didn't notice! I cut the excess of the wrong hinge off and cut a strip to slide into the page. I don't think it's noticeable. I really don't want to start all over! What do y'all think???

Why am I obsessed with glitter covers??? I think I may need an intervention!

Working on a school themed album using the Today Mini Album.

The class I tackled this time was the Folio Mini Album.

I got this flamingo 🦩 paper from Amazon. This will be a birthday gift for someone obsessed with flamingos. The paper is extremely busy, but it is supposed to be wild.

This was a quick album to put together. It took only 4 sheets of patterned paper, so I can get two albums from the one pack of paper. I wish I had used black paper instead of white, but the white fit the recipient better.

I guess I didn't learn my lesson with glitter because I used it again on the cover. 😂

Challenge complete. And boy did I make it a challenge!

I made the mistake by thinking I could wrap a book in glitter cardstock. There is glitter all over the house. I'm finding glitter in places it should not be!

Is it pretty? Yes! Will I ever do it again? Nooooo!

The paper is a digital download from Etsy. There were no sayings or cut-a-parts, so I had to cut images from the paper. I printed some big and some small to have various sizes. The colors are not the traditional Christmas color scheme which I liked.

This is one of my favorite layouts and I might say that about all of them, but this one I've replicated the most.

The last picture is George. She just had to see what I was doing.

I'm still working my way through all of the classes. This is the Flutter Folio. It came together faster than I thought it would. This may become a go-to. It packs a lot of pictures.

I added a shaker front. The star confetti is a little hard to see. I also did this to the front pocket.

The paper is from a friend. I think she said she got it on Temu(?). Cutting out all of the cute images took longer than putting the album together! ✂️

I chose this pumpkiny-burnt orange paper. If I had to do over again, perhaps a different color. Something lighter to make the prints pop more.

I'd 100% recommend making this one! So much fun.

Update: I added some flowers and this jeweled garland stuff and feather thing I found at HL. It definitely finished the album. It's ready for to be gifted.

Finished this wedding book for a cute young couple I work with. I don't remember the name of the pattern. Francės Long will have to help me out. This holds a lot of pictures!

I think the paper is Echo Park.

It needs some flowers but I haven't had a chance to go to the store. Crazy hot outside!