Baby Album

My son and his long-time friend, Betsy, are expecting a baby girl in October. Today was Betsy’s baby shower. Her name will be Skyler Rose and I decided to make a first year baby album, based on the one I saw here on “pine is here.” Most of the embellishments were stamped and cut out.I’m quite pleased with it, and I’m pretty sure Betsy is too.

I chose the papers based on the motif of the crib sheets and accessories Betsy chose on her registry:  brown with pink and green polka-dots. I’m a huge fan of polka-dots so I had lots of papers in my stash. The Nestability Label Eight is the perfect size for a wallet-size photo each month. I left the left-hand side empty so journaling or more photos can be added there. The pages that appear to be plain are actually white with tiny pink polka-dots. I didn’t realize that they didn’t show in the photos until I’d already put the album inside the gift box with the other presents.

It’s hard to tell from the double photos, but lots of little pink pearls were used as embellishments. I haven’t had much luck recently with uploading bigger files so you can click on them for a closer look, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.

Here’s the baby card that accompanied the album. The card base is a card from Impress Stamps that I’ve had for years and years. I love the pale pink vellum envelope that comes with them.

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Sweet Blush (PTI)
Patterned paper: Bitty Dots (PTI); others from SEI, Basic Grey, and a couple          unknowns
Chipboard alpha:  Basic Grey Chocolate
Stamps: Bitty Baby Blessings & Baby Button Bits (PTI); Baby (Fiskars)
Dies: Small Scallop & Banner Builder (PTI); Labels Eight (Spellbinders)