Thank you so much! I usually print lay-flat books for gifts because the littler kids have an easier time with the pages, and I love to stick an extra photo in that center area--makes me feel like I'm getting my money's worth!

My process for this album has been to batch-produce a number of spreads, altering the templates, placing the photos, and writing the stories while they're fresh in mind, then moving on. As I now go back to finish up this first batch of spreads, I've found that working formulaically is helping to...

I totally get it. We used to fly all over to explore destinations new and familiar, and now, post-2020, I also can't face the thought of air travel.

So sweet, and what adorable little faces!

Love this, and the hits of red travelling around the page. That mitt is also larger than life and perfect for your brother!

I glanced at this yesterday and my reaction was "frenetic," so I wanted to come back when I had more leisure to study it--and, yes, "frenetic" is exactly what you created--the spread is like a mirror of Venice, and a truly picture-perfect capture of impressions of this place. I am drawn to how...

It's the best gift, right? Thanks!

Ha! Yes, but the beauty is that the only thread I have to weave is actually already woven for me--it's the sense of place that everybody being together on a trip provides. Each family member provides a different perspective in their photos, but all the perspectives fit together like a great big...

LOL, yes, always carry adult beverages on family vacation! When I placed that photo on the page with the kids, I actually was remembering how nice it is after several full days with the little angels to have a nip or two in the evening.

Thanks! I am steaming through. My focus is the storytelling, so if I can get that accomplished, I figure it's all good!

So absolutely sweet!

Ultra-cool! Loving the smiley!

Beautiful and heartfelt.

Such intriguing shapes that it's hard to look away from this one!

Love all the photo "bubbles"!

Absolutely too cool! Love the clown car!

Beautiful. What a fascinating place to visit!

Love the heart, says it all. <3

First spread in the family vacation album. I have over 700 photos from all family members in the online shared album and my goal is simple: To use as many photos as I can to recreate the trip in everybody's imagination. This is Fotoinspired--I had to tweak sizing of the various masks and frames...

Just returned from our annual family vacation and am diving right into making the album, which is always a Christmas gift for each family. This year I'm doing things a little more cohesively, thanks to an aA album course I took not so long ago. I've taken the time to do a hard edit/organization...