xyron and heidi swapp

the heidi swapp media team is blog hopping this week with xyron...
because their products totally rock.
yesterday maridette shared this fabulous ornament using the creative station. i really want to try this.
and kim shares a cool tip with sequins and the xyron sticker maker with a video too.

on heidi's blog today i share how the fabulous Double Sided High Tack tape was so useful to make sure this hidden binding memory file album is sure to stay together. you can go there for those details.

here today i hope to inspire you to make fabulous memory file albums for your gift giving this year.
i mean seriously...mother's and mother in laws love them!
they do.

so this is a gift for my mother in law and is chock full of photos of her grand babies.
TIP: we took family photos in the fall. and i will be doing that again! i have loved having those photos available early for gifts and calendar making not to mention actually having a family christmas card to send.

today i want simply to show you the details and pages of this album.
it is my new favorite. i will have a hard time giving it away.
i am sure to be making another for me...
after i make one for my mom that is.

so grab a cuppa and enjoy...

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as always, lots of layers are incorporated. a clear page with different textures and page sizes behind. love it when peeks invite you into an album.

i simply printed lots of the photo shoot in sizes from 6x4 to about 4x3. this album holds about 40 photos total.

as always, lots of Heidi Swapp products both past and present. color shine makes it so easy to add colors and hues to the pinks, coral and gold that makes up these pages. and i adore mixing all her products up...here you see some color magic, vintage chic (still my all time favorite collection) and serendipity all mixed in together in what i think is a beautiful book.

i stole an idea from heidi of fancy cutting one of the patterns from the 12x12 color magic paper and making it an additional element.

i created a series of pages for each member of the family...mr. pate and i having our own page. i included a page protector page that i cut up and inserted a pocket of confetti pieces, a pocket that includes the word quotes printed on vellum, and then a few more photos.

on the other side are a few candids of us too. i did this for each one of us. as well as included a journal flap that is a sort of biography of our year to share with my mother in law.

the rest of the pages are of the kids:

i had to share an extra page of the little guy...these photos just kill me of him!!!

time flies.
the years are fading away.
creating these albums for gifts as well as myself slows time down just a bit.
causes a pause.
a reflection.
thank you for letting me share this project with you. hoping it brought some inspiration to you today.

until next time...