Simple Celebrations : 5x7 Baby Photo Books

The baby photo books are great! I love it! Thanks for sharing... =)

Adorable.
Ali I hope you read this. I really want to say Thank You to you. I bought some of those American Crafts page protectors a few months ago. You mentioned them in one of your posts. The 6x12 & 12x12. I normally scrap 8.5x11. I haven't really done anything with them except for the past few days. I have been in a bit of a scrapping slump. I have been purging and cleaning out my little space tho from time to time. But, not really doing much of anything else. Anyways, I actually scrapped within the past few days using some different sized layouts. I had to purchase a new album to store them of course :-) I love how they all look together.
Thanks for giving me the sense it is okay to mix sizes and for a sense of more freedom with my scrapping. it is fun telling the story's I want to tell without being committed to just one size of paper. I feel much more inspired now.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is a fantastic idea. and i know this because i have already figured out like 4 vesions...wait, 5....i want to make with this!

Hi Ali,
I loved the books and the products at DesignerDigitals were great too! I've been a commercial photographer for decades and I just started teaching an online photography class for moms on how to take better pictures of their kids and found that everybody is scrapbooking so I'm educating myself about all the opportunities out there. Thanks for the inspiration! http://PhotoMommies.com

Ali these are perfect! Just bought the blue one to make an album for my lil guy to hand out as gifts to his grand parents and of course for us too.

Gosh I am CRAZY, COO, IN LOVE with your penmanship! This is so simple and sweet, just lovely!

Hi there-
I love this...I am finally going to scan my first son's baby photos (pre-digital) so I can make one of these! I have bought the blue book kit and have got the jpegs imported into iphoto.I have used Shutterfly a lot so am comofortable with that part but I really would like to use a journalling block or two but have never used png files or Photoshop. I have downloaded a free 30-day trial version to try this out!
Can you refer me to somewhere that will explain how to create the png pages? (your explanation above to someone just wasn't quite enough info for this digital rookie).
Thanks so much.

I too would love to know how it would work, Heidi did you try it out? I am in Australia too and have used Snapfish a bit. Ali do you know what size the pages are in shutterfly, you said they were a little bigger? Thanks off to have a fiddle.

Your baby album works perfect with adopted kids too. Thanks for keeping it simple.

Hi Janice - I recommend starting with this link to Getting Started in Digital Scrapbooking at Designer Digitals: http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking/GettingStarted.html
From there, here's a quick how to:
1. In Photoshop Elements open up the .jpg file that is all pink (no words).
2. Also open up one of the .png journaling block files.
3. Using the black pointer ("move" tool) drag the journaling block onto the blank pink .jpg image.
4. Use the "T" tool to add text to the journal block.
5. When you are finished adding the text, save the file as a .jpg (it will have become a .psd file when you added the journal block) and then you can upload it to Shutterfly to add to the book.

Thanks Ali!
Perfectly clear instructions!

beautiful Ali... as always!

So simple, and so sweet. I love the pink version (of course)!

I love these so much I had to post them on my blog - with a link to YOU. You have such a gift - Thanks for sharing it with us!

Ali,
Love this concept. I am making one for my little boy, and maybe my new nephew. I converted the png. files in iPhoto, and they uploaded to shutterfly just fine, except how do I add my information in the about page? I am kind of new at this digital stuff, so any advice would be greatly appreciated! Love your work. Also love Canon Beach!! Planning to purchase your Everyday Life book from SHutterfly as well.

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Like the 5x7 format. Little things for little tots.

hi ali, i am so in love with the handwritten font you used the words like 'hello sweet baby' and 'love you' - is that a font or you used a tablet to create them? i've been trying to achieve this look and feel but nothing i made look as good as those!