I’m sorry I have been MIA these past few months. I have been having different surgeries and more surgeries to come. Plus my husband and son both having surgeries also. I am hoping to get back into making albums with this amazing group! I have so much paper that I can use when it comes to making albums again.

Hi, my name is Susan and this is the first time doing a challenge. I have been crafting for over 20 years and have been following Frances for a long time. I have made many of her books and love them all. For the challenge I used Graphic 45 Midnight Tales paper. I hope you like it.

PS - for the large waterfall I didn’t have enough paper to complete it so I ordered the paper but it has not come in yet!

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.

Is there going to be a challenge this month?

So I went on Country Craft Creations and found theeee most amazing watermelon paper theme packs. And immediately had an idea, I got 2 of the DSP, 1 of the solids, the ephemera pack and the sticker pack. I made the Today Mini Album. And I'm absolutely in love with it. Since I can only upload 10 photos you dont really get to see ALL the little goodies. But thats OK once I learn to do videos it will be better.

🏆August CHALLENGE COMPLETE

I had the best time playing with the Seasons Greetings paper kit from Carta Bella, and oh my goodness — the vintage vibes in this collection are EVERYTHING.

This folio layout is one of my favorites because it’s like a Mary Poppins bag of memory-keeping… it fits so many photos but still has flaps, tuck spots, and little surprises hiding everywhere. Perfect for storing all the Christmas chaos.

📸 Some of my favorite details:

That bold December 25th cover piece (front and center, because duh).

Little “special delivery” touches that make it feel like Santa dropped this off himself.

The rope tie I originally planned to use turned out to be too chunky for the closure — but honestly, it looks just like Santa’s toy sack rope, so it still makes me ridiculously happy. 🎅🏼🎁

This project makes me want to fill it with hot cocoa photos, gift-wrap disasters, and all the cheesy Christmas pajama shots.

This is my first post. I had the most fun with this month challenge. I used The Paper Studio Haverdashery paper pack. Thank you for helping me get crafty!

Michelle G.

August challenge was awesome. The paper is from The Paper Studio called Stargazer. I didn't put a lot of embellishments on it as I just loved the paper so much.