Personalized Photo Album

I did a lot of online shopping when I was on maternity leave.  Probably way too much, but I had to do something to keep myself occupied during all of the nursing sessions.

One of my favorite online shops is Pick Your Plum.  It's a daily deals site that has a lot of craft and baking supplies.  They have other items also, but these are may favorites.

I ordered a personalized wooden book cover with The Bugs name on it.  I didn't know what I was going to use it for, but I couldn't pass up the great deal.

They've been sitting on my desk for months and I was trying to figure out what to do with it. After his birthday I had his monthly pictures that I had printed as part of the decorations.  I thought it would be great to use the book covers as a photo album, but I wasn't sure how to make it work and look nice.  I found this blog entry from someone else that had the book covers.  She made some cute books for her nieces and nephews.  I liked how hers looked and it got my mind thinking of how I could make my pages.  I spent one evening working on them and love the way they turned out.

I got a pack of plain paper and a coordinating pack of decorative paper from Michael's. I kept it simple.  The plain paper is the background and I cut strips of the decorative paper as borders to the pictures. To hold it all together, I used binder rings. 

I'll probably add something to the front, but for now I love how it turned out.  I've looked through it so many times already.  It's crazy to watch him grow as I turn the pages.