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A New Scrapbook Started

My youngest daughter, Alex, is in her Freshman Year at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She joined a sorority and does so many fun things that I wanted to capture the moments in a scrapbook for her. I am doing the whole scrapbook in kraft, red, black and white with a few other colors mixed in. All base pages are kraft and the cover is done in burlap with handmade burlap and red flowers. Here are a few of the pages I have done for the album:


On the first page, I used the text cloud and songbird image by Dawn Collins (available from Squigglefly) - it is one of my favorite images of all time. Alex loved that I put UAB and AOII in the little hearts. I can't wait to finish this scrapbook - I have 150 more fun pictures and still two more months of school (including Spring Break) to go. For inspiration, I have been doing the Scrapbook challenges on Splitcoast Stampers - they are so fun! You can find them HERE.

Hugz!

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  1. AngelaFebruary 23, 2014 at 6:08 AM

    Nancy, your daughter is so beautiful and not even a mustache can disrupt that! These pages are awesome and she will love them!

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  2. BenziFebruary 23, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    Nancy, how wonderful you are doing this scrapbook for your daughter. She is beautiful and so is your other daughter. I've seen photos of both. They got good genes. You'll have to take a look at my AL card I made Friday. She'll need one of those someday. :-)

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  3. Anne TempleFebruary 23, 2014 at 7:57 AM

    Fabulous layouts and I love your color combo that will go throughout. It would have been funny if my son (also an Alex) and she were to date like you mentioned before. :-)

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  4. JD/ JillFebruary 23, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    What a great scrapbook...You've done a really nice job on it...great pics...and this will be something she will forever treasure!

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  5. cotnobFebruary 23, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    This is a fabulous way to capture your daughters wonderful memories, she will treasure this.
    Pauline
    x

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  6. TammyFebruary 23, 2014 at 4:19 PM

    Your daughter is very lucky to have such a talented mom! Great start and a wonderful keepsake!

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  7. Holly YoungFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:18 AM

    wow Nancy, this is an awesome scrapbook! This will be a treasure for her for the rest of her life. I love the color combination you are using.

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  8. Holly AKA KopyKatFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    Wow, these are fabulous, love the great designs and the cute images you put in.

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  9. coopsFebruary 26, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    wow this is fantastic and such a stunning keepsake for your daughter who is very beautiful :D

    xx coops xx

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  10. Carol HurlockApril 3, 2014 at 7:10 AM

    How delightful your pages are Nancy. Allie looks like she is having a blast. You are gifting her the memories with these awesome pages.
    Bear Hugs,
    Carol

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