Baby Memory Book of Firsts
A wonderful baby memory book keepsake
Mini Album Title:
Book of Firsts
This little album was created for my niece who is expecting her first baby
after years of miscarriages. I wanted to create a little book of firsts to help her
remember all of the wonderful things she and her little boy would share during
their first year together. Making this book for her was a bittersweet journey
for me. During the process, I was able to relive my first years with my own
children, and was sorry I didn't have a book like this for them.
The Album itself is 6x6.
Scrapbooking products used
I used Daisy D’s Lullaby paper, Jolee’s stickers, New Arrivals Cricut Cartridge, Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge, various stamps, ribbons, buttons and charmes.
To create the album
I cut a 12x12 sheet of cardstock in half (12x6), then scored the
12x6 in half again, so once folded I was left with a 6x6 square.
Hot tip #1: I took a velum, no tear, mailing envelope and cut
a strip about 5.5x 2 inches ran that strip through my xyron machine and adhered
the strip on the fold line to add some stability to the scored area.
Next, created each page to represent a first in a baby’s life,
Hot Tip #2: I created pockets on some of the pages so the mom can
tuck extra pictures, or other memorabilia inside.
The list of firsts I used was: First day home, 1st photo, 1st
bath, 1st feeding, 1st diaper change, 1st outing/vacation, 1st tooth, 1st
Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, 1st tooth, 1st smile, 1st haircut
and 1st birthday. The inside front cover contains a cute little poem and the
inside back cover has the baby’s name and a velum envelope for the baby’s first
lock of hair.
Hot Tip#3: I put multiple layers of modge
podge on both sides of the front and back covers as a sealer against moisture,
sticky fingers and wear and time over time.
I really enjoyed making this mini scrapbook for my niece and I really believe she will
enjoy putting the finishing photos and journaling over the course of the next
year and then be able to sit back and enjoy her walk down memory lane for many
years to come.
Donna Lanclos
City: Lafayette
First Bath
First Smile
First Christmas
First Haircut
Back cover
A lock of hair from the 'first haircut'
Thanks Donna for sharing your creativity with us. If you would like to share your baby mini book creation then send it to us via the submit mini book form