Scrapping with Liz

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.

Week 7: More Journaling

Week 7 of 2026 is scrapped! I wrote a little more journaling on these pages than usual because I wanted to include more than what was captured in the photos. I didn’t take pictures of everything I would have liked, so I made sure to document those moments with words instead.

I still kept it super simple. In the one large photo spot on the template, I added a few extra photos. I could have left it as a paper block or a single large photo, but I really wanted to fit more memories onto the page. Then I used my layer styles (see how I created them here and create your own!) to add a little color, added one small piece of word art, and boom—done!

Tell You Story Templates 2 by Scrapping with Liz

In the Books Elements by Paislee Press

Tell You Story Templates 2 by Scrapping with Liz

In the Books Elements by Paislee Press

Tell You Story Templates 2 by Scrapping with Liz

In the Books Elements by Paislee Press

Week Six: School, Night To Shine & Chattanooga

Another week, another page — and I’m still loving this template set! These layouts have come together so beautifully and quickly. Now that my daughter’s graduation album is finished and these pages are so easy to create, I can finally start working on my Hawaii album. I’m hoping to have some pages to share with you soon!

Tell You Story Templates 2 by Scrapping with Liz
Back to School Elements by Paislee Press

Graduation Album: Finished

It’s finished! I just plugged away and got it done. Here are the rest of the pages I’ve been working on over the past couple of weeks. The second set of pages includes pictures I took of her and her homeschool graduating class.

I can’t wait to give it to her! I’ll share the finished product once the album arrives.