I just got Zoë's "School of Life" album all caught up and I have to say, these layouts were so much fun to create. Honestly, I think it is the most fun I have ever had scrapbooking. They are not terribly fancy (not that I didn't try, but it distracted from the journaling) but they touch on all the important milestones from each year of Zoë's school life thus far.
The school year in the album has a very simple format.
- 12x12 Yearly title page. You may remember Zoë's title pages from the last few years: 2, 3 and Pre-K. I am using the School Days Quick Page by Heather Ann. The title page has the official school picture (or a picture I took since Zoë hasn't had an official picture yet) and some journaling about her school year, teacher, etc. I am also going to have Zoë write her name each year and include it on this page.
- 2 page layout of "Life at School" photos. This would include photos from field trips, play dates, special friends, etc.
- 2 page layout of "Life at Home" photos. This would include photos from holidays, important milestones, fun family activities, etc.
- 12x12 pocket page. The last page will have a pocket for special pieces of artwork, report cards and the class picture.
So that's the formula. Pretty easy, right? I was able to get these layouts done in about two hours. Well I take that back, they were 95% done in two hours then I fiddled with fonts and elements for awhile. Wanna see?
Credits: Template by Jen Wilson, String-A-Ling by Natalie Braxton, MA Googly Bear and Arial fonts.
I showed them to Zoë this morning and she gasped, "Mommy, I wuv them!" And that blog readers is why I do what I do. It doesn't get any better than that
