Mixing it up.

That is TOTALLY the system I use, too. I love that the 8x8, 8.5x11, and 12x12 page protectors all fit the D-Ring binder. I have several binders (one for us, places, stuff we do, etc. -- etc. being a category, heh-heh). Works very well! The best part, I can scrap what I want, how I want (e.g., 8x8 today, 8.5 x 11 tomorrow), when I want.
Seriously, it is a great system!

I met Emily Falconbridge a few weekends ago at Freestyle Downunder and when she told me this little gem when we were talking about what sizes we scrap, "it changed my world too"!!!!!

lisa's album is terrific. i think the variation of her page sizes in one book makes the album very interesting. it does look very unified... thanks for the link ali!

Thank you for sharing that link! I love that idea! I have been trying to figure out how to include things like artwork and photos and such and this is a brilliant idea!

One of the best Garden seeds lately :)

funny, i do this already! too bad i didn't shout out about it!

Ali, I started doing this a few months ago after I got the idea from you in one of your newsletters. I love it. Such a simple concept and yet it never occurred to me! I agree...Lisa is such an incredible artist. She has an eye that is unique and really cool. So so talented, and you can feel the love from her layouts. She's one of my alltime favorites too. Thanks for sharing her beautiful album.

This is a brilliant idea! Wow. I'm exclusively a 8.5x11 scrapper and worry about doing a 12x12, as I don't want a whole album of them - THIS is a terrific solution :) Thanks for pointing it out to a newbie 2P'r :)

I just LOVE this idea and will have to budget so I can start this.......FABULOUS - THANKS for posting this link!!!

Where else can you find all of the sheet protecters? Two Peas are all sold out; I have looked in stores and nobody has the 8 1/2 x 11 landscape; do you have any ideas? LOVE THIS CONCEPT ....LOVE, Love and LOVE! Thanks for the quick reminder!

This idea is so stinkin' awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. I am totally buying that album tomorrow!

This idea is so stinkin' awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. I am totally buying that album tomorrow!

Thanks for this link...love this idea. Just changed to the 12 X 12 D ring We R Memory Keepers albums...so this a perfect idea. Gotta get me some of those 8X11 landscape protectors soon.

Revolutionary! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you SO much for leading me to this link! I have been unhappy with my current photo/scrapping storage. ...this will TOTALLY work! :)
You're the best, Ali!

So very cool. Thank you for finding this and sharing it with us. Stacy Julian told us that she mixed her layout sizes in her Library of Memories class but I just could not visualize it working out. Now I can and I can not wait to try it. I especially love the 8X10 photos, I feel the same way about some of my pics. And adding the art work is a fantastic idea, my kids will be thrilled to see their work on display.
Thanks Ali, you always find the neatest stuff.

I've been doing something like this system for a while. I use mostly Creative Memories albums, and their 8-1/2 x 11 portrait pages fit in the 12x12 albums because the strap staples are in the same place. I don't have kids, yet, but am glad someday I'll be able to combine their artwork, certificates, etc in the same manner. I don't really every stray from 8-1/2 x 11 or 12x12, so it has worked really well for me.
And, to the poster who made some sort of sarcastic remark about scrapping out of chronological order and the "time space continuum," perhaps you shouldn't be so judgmental. My mom always taught me "to each his own." Some people (like me) are perfectly content to scrap chronologically and actually prefer it, without it hampering their own personal style at all. There is no need to make those of us who do prefer to scrap chronologically feel bad about it, especially since it seems your point is that your preference for scrapping "out of order" should be respected. Respect is earned - try giving some "to the other side of the fence" and realize that there is plenty of room in the wonderful world of scrapbooking for ALL kinds and methods of style.

I love this idea! I think I might need to do this!

This is what I've been looking for!! I have been struggling to fit into the 12 x 12 world only. I can't wait.

her work is so awesome!!!
I love that album!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME idea! My worries are solved now! Thanks for sharing, Ali! Can't wait to consalidate my different sized things and add my boy's artwork!