My Scrapbook on the Road is Finished!

Make sure you read to the end to learn about a giveaway!

{I decided to add my photos as a video because there were 53 photos of the album to share and I did not want upload that many photos to one post. If you would prefer to check out the stills, you can view them here. In fact, I would check out the stills because I am not real happy with the clarity of this slideshow. 🙁 Make sure to come back and read the rest of the post for the giveaway.}

1. I used my daughter’s words throughout this scrapbook. The title on the cover (Fly Over the World) was her description of how we would get from Illinois to California.
2. I printed photos in a variety of sizes. I printed most of my photos as wallets or even smaller so I could fit more photos in the book. I should have printed more 5×7, 4×6, and other sizes larger than a wallet. I ended up with too many tiny photos. I’m ok with it because I made a photobook, too. Now I know better how to print my photos for this style of album.
3. When I travel, I buy postcards. Lots of postcards. I usually include some in my travel scrapbooks, and the rest end up in a drawer of postcards. I love this style of album for postcards because it made it super easy to journal on the road and is a great way to display the postcards.
4. If you end up making an album like this, make a pocket page or two. In one pocket, I have a DVD of the video we took on our trip and a backup of all the photos. The pocket also has some of the extra photos and postcards. The other pocket has tickets, arm bands, and a postcard.
5. I finally have a good use for transparencies. I have bought a few transparencies over the years but never use them. I never know how to best use them and they are so expensive, that I end up not using them at all. They are fabulous for this style of album. I will be buying more transparencies.
6. I used tags in this book. I don’t usually use tags. I find them awkward to use on layouts, but I love just sticking them in the book binding rings in this style of album.
7. I know you may want to know what the journaling says, but the journaling is for me and my family. 🙂
8. The album cover is inspired by one of my favorite albums by one of my favorite groups. It just happened. I didn’t plan it. I decided to add the stars to the cover because I had them and we were going to Hollywood (home of the stars). Then when I selected paint from my 11 colors of paint, this green stood out. I knew what I had to do. It just fit perfectly with the stars. And that is how my scrapbook came to look a bit like this:
   
   

   Everclear "Sparkle and Fade"

   {The cd has stars all over it, which might be kind of hard to see on here. I saw and listened to this album a lot as a teen and I still listen to it, but rarely look at the cd anymore thanks to digital music. I wrote my name on it, because I grew up in the age of discmans. On band trips (that would marching band), we would listen to each other’s cds, so it was important to have your name on yours so you got them back.}
9. This album exemplifies minimalist scrapbooking. I had to buy new book binding rings (but then was able to use rings I already owned as discussed in an earlier post), postcards, patches, photos, and of course a vacation. The rest of the album was created using supplies I already owned.
10. And guess what, I have a giveway! Ali Edwards is kindly giving away a spot in her class, Scrapbook on the Road. If you would like to win, just comment below. I’ll select a winner on Monday, July 18 from all comments posted by 10 a.m. Central Standard time on July 18. Thanks, Ali, for the class and the giveaway!

{I realize my 10 appears as a zero. I can not figure out the problem in my code. If you have any suggestions, let me know.}
Related posts:
Scrapbook on the Road: A Minimalist Scrapbooking Course
My Scrapbook on the Road: The Skeleton
Scrapbook On the Road: The Supplies for the Road
Did I Accomplish Much Scrapbooking on the Road?
After the Trip: Scrapbook on the Road

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