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This post was part of our Two Weeks of Love Contest. During our Valentine’s Day contest, we asked our customers to share their books with us. Then, for 14 days, we shared a different winning book on our blog. The author of each book won a prize and was entered to win a cruise from CruiseDeals.com. If you have any questions about this contest, please read the FAQs here. Note: This contest is now over. Stay tuned to our Facebook page and the blog for more fun contests.
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Renee was our Day 9 Winner in The Two Weeks of Love Contest. We loved reading Our Life In Pictures. As the DAY 9 winner, Renee received a 8×10 Photo Panel!
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Why do we love this book?
Renee is the mother of 11 kids and from the look of this book, her life is BUSY! But she still had time to chronicle her family’s escapades for the last six months of 2011. And we’re glad she did because this book is FANTASTIC. If you like unique books with sophisticated and creative page layouts, this book is for you. While reviewing her book, we oohed and ahhed at her use of backgrounds, embellishments and photography. And we bet you will too.
How was this book designed?
This book was designed meticulously. Renee used a grid-like approach to bring consistency to her multiple layouts. Each page is full of memories and to make sure that one picture doesn’t steal the show, Renee kept her pictures frames consistent in color and width. Plus we love her use of photo-shaped wells to highlight cute pictures of her kids!
We also love how Renee used page tabs to organize events and special moments. This is an easy and smart way to group pages and spreads together. Graphically, she used Picaboo backgrounds and fun typography to introduce each section.
And of course, we love her use of embellishments!
What makes this book so special?
Here’s what Renee had to say about his book:
I love scrapbooking milestone events and the events that happen in everyday life. I have 11 children and our family life is full. I used to do traditional scrapbooking until 2011 when I made the switch to digital. Boy, I am so glad I made that change! It has been fun to have the flexibility to scrap and create pages that showcase my family. My family loves to go through my books and remember what we have done. I am convinced that it’s because of my photos and making them available for my kids to see, that they remember what we have done in our lives. My big kids “remember” events when they were 2 and 3 years old because they have seen the photos in books. I love that. And I get credit for being a good mom for it, too. Bonus! So, my “special” book is quite ordinary…it is my family album. It is so full, it can only contain 6 months. Yes, I am blessed.
Thank you for sharing your book with us, Renee. Along with your 8×10 Photo Panel, you will also be entered to win a cruise from CruiseDeals.com!
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Beautiful book! And what a creative mom she is!
Thanks, Becca, for choosing my book. I was super excited when I saw the email this morning. After seeing the previous book styles over the last 8 days, I didn’t know if mine was the right kind of book (with the many pictures on a page, etc.)that would be appealing to Picaboo. With this many kids, I have to use a lot of pictures to get everyone included. ha ha. So, I am thrilled. Thank you! Renee PS. This news gave me more credibility with the creative side of my scrap booking with my kids. They think I am super cool now. Yay! Thanks!
I love your book, Renee! I have been enjoying that all the books are so different, you know? It has been so fun to see each new post! Congratulations!!
Hey Renee! There’s no right or wrong book. We’re choosing books that touch us and your book was beautifully done. And believe me, the competition was FIERCE. There were MANY MANY MANY great books. But your lovely book stood out. Thank you for sharing it with us.
See, now I want to be more of a scapper so maybe this is the way to go for me!!
This book is so beautifully put together! I love it so much! Thank you for the inspiration!
Renee is my sister and she is amazing at scrapping (or whatever word you use. I am not a scrapper). How she finds time to do it with 11 kids is beyond me. We have had the pleasure of seeing her work over the years and it is nice to see that she is embracing the digital form. Good job, sis.
Just did my first Picaboo book (and got it in the mail- Wow that was fast!) and I LOVE it. I’m waaaay behind on my scrapbooking, so I’m looking forward to going digital with the past 10 yrs of pics (all on the computer, none in books/print)!
Are there any posts/blog entries on how to create/find and use embellishments? I enjoyed that with scrapbooking, but have not figured out how to do that with digital yet…
Any tips eagerly anticipated…
Kristy
I am all so looking on how to create/find and use embellishments and all so would like some frames for picaboo can you give me ideas how to do this?
Hey Nicky! Here’s a great post on finding, creating and using embellishments. http://blog.picaboo.com/2011/12/embellishments-101-favorite-sites-tutorials-books/