Eco Park - Boys Occasion Mini Album

Normally I don't actually use the albums I make. It's even rarer for me to actually put pictures in them. I don't know why but that's just me. I just love making the albums.  I really love this album and bought the paper specifically to put pictures of my boys in it. These pictures are older pictures as my boys are 16 and 12 now but these are my favorite pictures of them growing up.

This album measures 8 1/4 by 6 1/2 and is 2 inches wide. This tutorial can be purchased from Kathy at Paper Phenomenon. I posted a video of me flipping through the album on my youtube channel. Superhappyscrapper. I haven't figured out how to add to my blogs yet.

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Cover of Album

Inside cover and 1st page

1st page with photo mats pulled out

2nd page

2nd page with photo mat pulled out 

3rd page

3rd page with photo mats pulled out

4th page

5th page

5th page with photo mat pulled out

6th page

7th page

7th page inside flap opened 

8th page

9th page

10th page

11th page

inside of interacive photo mat inside of 11th page

11th page with photo matt pulled out

12th page

13th page

14th page

15th page

15 page flap opened

16th page

16th page and inside of back cover

Outside of back cover

spine of Album

Household Organizer

I bought this chipboard binder at Archivers. I covered it with CTMH paper. I just loved this paper. It's still one of my favorites.

I stamped copy paper cut in half with my initial and used for notes to teachers and anything else I had to keep track of. 

The pockets were made by folding card stock in half. I thought I would keep reciepts in there but they are all still in my purse somewhere. LOL

During the summer we have a lot of sports going on so I had to had a section for our sons baseball games and the REDS!

I just used page protectors to put all my charts/lists in so I wouldn't have to keep punching holes. 

This section is for groceries and meal planning. I would just take my entire binder to the grocery store and voila uncluttered shopping. 

I printed out several blank copies of my typical grocery list so I just had to write down the number of items I needed and crossed it off my list after it was in my cart. I never forgot anything when I used this. 

More places for photos

I created an address book in Excel and used printed multiple copies and put them in the book

I had a section will all the important school info such as bus times, ptc and school functions. I was never surprised at the last minute by the kids forgetting to tell me about something. 

I hand stamped several sheets of copy paper and stuck them in the page protector

New Look

After searching for what seemed like hours I have found some new layouts that I like for my blog. I have played a little with some backgrounds and new fonts. Let me know if you like it.  Thanks

Message Center

I made this message board using a 12 x 12 sheet of card stock coverd with paper from CTMH. I then used stickey notes and cut a 4 x4 piece of cork board and attached to the base page as well as used a 4 x 4 sheet of dry erase board. I attached a strip of stickers to a strip of magnet and attached to the base page. The base page has magnets on the back to hang on the fridge.

All paper from Close to My Heart.

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