The 2013 Project Life April Blog Hop

**UPDATE: I'm sharing this post over at The Mom Creative. She shared a post about setting up a baby album using PL products.  I thought I would share my youngest sons album too.

Welcome to the April 12 Project Life Celebratory Blog Hop! 

Today's blog is being hosted by the lovely Margie over at Nihao, Cupcake!

We are 1/4 of the way through 2013 and want to celebrate the progress we have made on our albums. Please join us in celebrating!  

Baby Album-Project Life Style

While taking photos of my current week I remembered that my youngest is turning two!  Like most moms in my situation my first thought was 'AWWW he is growing so fast!" and like most scrapping moms in my situation my second thought was 'I haven't even finished his baby album!'  

This is the intro page to the album.  He was just two days old! It is so hard to believe that at one point those socks fit his feet.

Before Becky Higgins, the creator of Project Life came out with the Baby Editions  of Project Life I was using the Turquoise Edition core kit and my paper and stamp stash to create his baby album.  Prompts from a traditional store bought baby book guided me as I created the album.  I decided early on that I wanted to include traditional 12x12 layouts, memorabilia, and different sized pages in addition to Design A pocket pages.  

Baby's First Picture

The picture of me in the right hand corner was taken 2 days before he was born! I used lots of letter stickers on this page.  I LOVE using letter stickers in my albums!

Baby Shower

I included the origami ducks that my co-worker created for the shower, as well as tags from some of the clothes and blankets received at the shower. I used a bifold card to tell the story of my work and family showers.

All about Mom and Dad.  

(I covered up our personal info.)  I included recent pictures of us as well as pictures from our dating years. The blank spot with the orange sticky is meant for a picture of the kids prior to the baby's birth.  Note to self...print that picture! HA.

Welcome Baby

I included our hospital bracelets (info is blurred) as well as the tag from his hospital crib.  On the right is the first 12x12 layout.

Meeting your siblings

I was inspired by this layout over at Twopeasinabucket.com and decided  to create a similar page for every month of the year. 

I used a stamp set to create the dates on the calendar and sticker elements  from a paper collection by Echo Park.  

My initial plan was to create weekly spreads just like my 2011 Family PL album.  I was plugging along on both albums until I returned to work in September.  

In Good Hands. Visitors.

I used the number stickers in the core kit on each picture to identify the name of the person in the picture on a journaling card.

Every month I include his length and weight as well as a picture of him at the Doctor's office.

By the time June rolled around I was starting to use a lot more of my supplies to make my own 3x4 cards.  I cut up the index print that came with my photo order and added them to the calendar!

He wore this onesie a lot!  I love that I was able to include another piece of memorabilia that he actually wore.  I just slipped the onesie into the page protector.  I didn't want to attach it with anything because I wanted the option of removing it from the page protector.

I already created the monthly title cards and the calendars for the rest of the year.  Many pictures are already printed and in the album.  I have also included many notes and my 2011 album will help me fill in any gaps.

Although the album is incomplete and my baby is now two I love this album and the progress I have made on it.  Completing the album is on my summer to do list.

Thanks for stopping by!
Marisol

Next in the blog hop is Brooke . Be sure to stop by all the blogs participating in today's hop!

Margie      http://xnomads.typepad.com
Maya        http://mayadahan.blogspot.com
Michelle    http://www.table-for-five.com/
Kristy      http://kmstewart.blogspot.com
Michelle R  http://MichelleRoger.wordpress.com
Emily        http://mrscraftyadams.blogspot.com
Barbara    www.maynardpl.blogspot.co.uk
Esau         http://www.twochicsandacricut.blogspot.com/
Michelle B   www.michellebostinelos.com/blog
Tina         http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
Nicole       http://nicolemann.blogspot.ca
Marisol      www.mariclaudibenitez.blogspot.com <------ That's me!
Brooke       www.graceandlight.typepad.com
Scruptious   http://eversoscrumptiously.wordpress.com/
Rechelle     http://Levanfamily365.blogspot.com
Kelli        http://whimsikel.blogspot.com
Sonia        http://www.craftshandson.blogspot.com
Shay         http://sbookinshay29.blogspot.com
Rebekah   http://istampscrapcraft.wordpress.com/