Scrapbooking for others has many different challenges than creating an album for ourselves. Even more challenging is when the client is not one, but a group of seven friends. After I was hired to design a Memory Book for a mile-stone birthday celebration, it was decided that it would be formatted like a photo-illustrated poetry book, with each friend contributing a song or a poem that reminded him/her of the birthday-girl, Carol. It was so interesting to discover what each friend contributed in the way of photos, memories, and verse and each contribution inspired me toward a different element of friendship.
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Some of Mary's favorite memories of Carol involved working together at the Agricultural Fair back-in-the-day. Her photos were colorful and reflected the joys of friendship, which I worked hard to capture on her layout. The 3-dimensional flowers mimicked the flowers that decorated their T-shirt stand, and inspired by the hand-made banner Mary is holding in the photo, I added a "Friendship" banner as a title. -It helped set the tone for the entire book. Mary's long, heartfelt letter to Carol was a little too personal for public viewing, so I tucked it into a bright envelope for Carol to read privately.
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Jaime has known Carol a very long time. They've worked together, traveled together and have been wonderfully supportive friends for many years. Jaime chose the Momma Rose song from "Gypsy" for her friend...you know, the one that goes, "Wherever we go, whatever we do, we're gonna go through it together." -So perfect for their relationship...so I titled her layout "Companionship" and used the colorful papers from Webster's Pages to capture the fun these great friends have shared for so many years. Jaime is quite a romantic and loves flowers, so I was sure to include plenty of floral embellishments.
You're going to have to wait a bit to see the rest of this lovely Friendship Album, but I promise to post again soon. What words describe friendship best for you? What characteristics do you cherish most in your friends?
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