Shannon Hutchinson on Your Book of Memories

Shannon Hutchinson

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Commented on BOA - P1While making this album I've ...

01 Aug 17:20

I love the baseball theme! The matted page of the ballpark is so cool with the belly band words! Love it! 💜

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01 Aug 17:18

Both are so amazingly done! I love the coffee house, what a clever idea! And little boys and dinosaurs never fail. Love seeing them all out together! Great work! 💜

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01 Aug 14:13

Thank you Catherine! I bought the punch randomly and was trying to figure out how to use it.

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01 Aug 14:12

Thank you! Everyone's kind words have made it worthwhile. 💜

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01 Aug 14:11

Thank you! It was challenging working with u related papers to pull it all together and I made couple of construction errors but ever all I'm really happy with it.

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28 Jul 08:34

Thank you so much, Priscilla! I was thrilled with the way the cover came out. Embellishments are a short area for me and I never seem to have right flowers on hand...lol. 💜

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28 Jul 07:16

I'm excited to see someone else's version!

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28 Jul 03:41

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I couldn't remember if I had shared the album I made for my own wedding or just my daughter's but I don't think I did. I used the BOA (Big Ol' Album) and my eyes were bigger than my material. I'll stick some first anniversary photos next year to fill it out. If you have a lot of pictures or maybe a baby's first year, this album is excellent for big occasions! I didn't have a single paper pack collection but combined several with my wedding colors or adjacent colors. Sometimes I love and sometimes I wonder what the heck I was thinking. LOL.

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27 Jul 08:15

Thank you, Shayne! I bought some new edgers for paper and loved the way this one looked. I'm still messing around with that will work best but not bad for a first go. 😊

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27 Jul 05:08

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I went back to the drawing board and created a memory box that is 10 inches square by 3 inches deep. This gives me plenty of room to add additional pictures, maybe in a thicker envelope insert, as well as additional inserts, cut-aparts or other memories around whatever occasion it's used for.
I'm still struggling with paper breakage. It happens at 65, 80 and 110 lb. weight and whether I use glue or tape. I've tried soft scoring, deep scoring, soft folding, aggressive folders, it just doesn't seem to help. So this was my only major issue this time.
As per usual for me, I probably added too much between the acetate for the cover but I'm ok with it. I consider it not too bad for my second go at a box like this but definitely need to work on construction and decoration.
These inserts are just adorable. Can't wait to add some winter memories to the box.