Day Two.

Thank you, friends, for starting me off on the right foot.

Today's post is in honor of Melissa's big move (and hopefully you can use this idea too).

I like to keep family scrapbooks and I like to keep them simple.  Most years I pick a kind of theme or principle to follow.  Last year I kept notes through the year:  charming things the kids said, notable weather, what we were reading, meals to remember.  (I actually made a list of a dozen or so categories, photocopied it 12 times and used that.  Why reinvent the wheel?)  I also cut a pile of paper scraps into 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" rectangles to be used on each page.

When I felt like making a little bitty artwork, I would create a title card for each month.  (July, above, is made from We R Memory Keepers paper scraps and an opaque white souffle pen by Sakura.)

At the end of the year, I gathered my notes, title cards, bits of memorabilia,  and a few photos, and put it all together.  Our year in a nutshell.

Melissa has beautiful twin girls -- wouldn't this work great for their first year?  You probably already have what you need!

Comments

[Melissa]

Gina-
You are too sweet! Thank you for your blog today in honor of me! And I LOVE that idea, I remember when I saw the month cards you created and I told I was going to steal it...I love it so much! I am doing a family book too, so that is just what I need cute and simple.

Thanks so much! I sure hope I can do this full-time mom thing :)
Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day!

[Jessica Rolig]

Wow, Gina, this is a fantastic idea! I am petrified of scrapbooking and this is just what I need! No fuss, ultra sleek and cool, good detail, I just can't get enough... This is why I love you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!