Printed 8x8 Graduation Album

 

Here it is: my daughter’s printed graduation album. I’ve been working on it on and off for the last two years, and it’s only about nine months since her graduation. It may be a little late, but it’s finished, and she has the rest of her life to look through it.

I ordered the book from Shutterfly, and here are the details:

Album Specs:

• 8x8 book

• 20 standard pages plus 9 additional pages

• Hard photo cover

• Professional 6-color printing

• Standard binding

I waited for a sale and received free shipping along with two free pages, which was a great bonus. After I placed the order, it only took about a week to arrive.

Here are the digital products I used to create the book:

Layers upon Layers Templates by Scrapping with Liz
For the Record by Elif Sahin Designs
Noteworthy by Elif Sahin Designs

Simple and Sweet Album Templates 4 by Scrapping with Liz
Senior Year Digital Stamps by Paislee Press
Graduate Elements by Paislee Press
Congrats Grad Elements by Paislee Press

You can see more of the digital pages here, before printing.

And here are some pictures of the album:

My goal for this album was to scrapbook one page from each year of her life, all the way through graduation. I began with a more traditional scrapbook style, using layered elements, shadows, and texture. When I reached the graduation photos, I shifted to a simpler, more graphic look.

Here's a look at pages side by side with different backgrounds. 

Here's a closer look at the matte pages. The shadows give the layouts a dimensional, paper-crafted look that I love.

For the graduation section, I leaned into a clean, magazine-style design. I took the photos myself, which made that part even more special and so much fun. I included several pages featuring just her, but I also added a couple of spreads with her friends because those friendships were such an important part of her high school years.

Finally, a little flip through of the album.