Mother's Day Mini-Album

"Mini-album" and "digital scrapbooking" don't seem to go together -- but they can, and easier than you might expect.

Here's a 6x6 swatch book mini-album that I made, printed up by Heritage Makers:



The sad part is, I have yet to see this album myself! This is a new product for Heritage Makers, and the album shown is a prototype. But it's now available as a standard product, so I will be ordering one soon. The screw can be removed and replaced by a ring or ribbon, and multiple books could be combined together, making it very versatile.

I'm glad I did this album, because it made me put down all the things I appreciate about my mom, but never say. I know it would make me feel good as a mom! In fact, my daughter Sophie gave me a little treasure chest full of paper slips, each one with something she loves about me, to cheer me up when I've had a bad "mom day". They are crying to be put into an album like this.

There is also a brighter version of the same design in the Heritage Makers' template gallery, suitable for teens to give to their mom:

There's one other new Heritage Makers product I have to mention, not just because I'm affiliated with them, but because I think it's unique and a great thing for scrapbookers. This is an 8x20 "gallery wrapped canvas" (designed by Lynda Angelastro of Heritage Makers). It's canvas, wrapped and mounted around a wood frame so that it stands out one inch from the wall:

It also comes 20x8 (horizontal), as well as in square sizes. I'm thinking of using the horizontal size for a set of 3 of my favorite layouts (digi or paper). That way I don't have to frame them all separately and I can still keep them in my album.

Also notice how Lynda converted the photos to black and white, and then gave each a slight color tint. A very cool effect that could be used in any layout!