Sweet Baby Boy Book

I realized as I watched my baby boy paper supply getting low, I've done several baby boy books and not so many baby girl books! And what do I get an order for today - another baby boy book! Ha! Sounds like I may need to go shopping. :)

This one was a gift to my b-i-l's niece.  She's having her boy in October, naming him Lane.  Isn't that sweet? Anyway, enjoy the pics!

Cute cover for baby Lane.  All Boy! Judging by the amount of Carhart this child received at the shower... all boy describes him well! (And he isn't even here yet!)

I tried adding more than one pic to some of the layouts because honestly, when you have a new baby - especially a first baby - you take a million photos!  19 pics just won't cover it! So this added a few more photos to the album.  I'm not sure I'm sold on it, but it's all good.  You can let me know your thoughts.

I have an order for a Girl Scout inspiration scrapbook, then will dive back into baby boy world! :) You know I'll take you along for the journey.

As always, feel free to visit http://pressedclovers.etsy.com to see what I have going on there!

Giveaway at Facebook!

It's a giveaway at my Facebook page!! :)  www.facebook.com/pressedclovers! I've tried my hand at paper bag scrapbooking and please understand - It's NOT perfect!! - but it is cute! I thought, what am I going to do with these as I learn? OH... I'll just give them to you. 

It is small, about 4.5" x 4.5" and has two pocket pull outs.  One half page, just to add something a bit different.  Buttons, ribbons, bling and stickers. 

All you have to do is go to Pressed Clovers' Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pressedclovers) and comment on the post that mentions this giveaway.  You don't have to follow anything or like anything (unless that's required by Facebook?? I'm not sure, now that I think about it, but I'm not requiring it!) Just comment. And I'll track you down next Monday if you are the winner!

Bibs and Books aren't just for Babies!

When one of my great friends wanted a book for her racing bibs, I took on the challenge.  It was a challenge - I have no clue what runners are interested in, what info they'd want to keep for the future, etc.  I was so worried she wouldn't like it, but she loved it! *whew*

Each race has a matted place for her to put her racing bib and places for three photos.  Because I knew her themes for each race, I made sure each one matched up.  Cupid's Chase, Turtle Trot, and so on.

I also worked with her to see what information she'd wanted recorded:  Race name, date, distance, her time, and the highlights.  This is located just under the racing bib, so all that information is together on one page.

 The photos are grouped together on one side - two horizontal and one vertical.

This last spread included many of the motivational posts she had used on her facebook page from the past year, a place for her to record her motivation and her goals & acheivements.  This was her first year racing and I wanted her to remember what all she overcame and accomplished.

I have to say, I learned so much doing this book for her. It was such an honor to have her trust me to provide a place for her to record all these memories and accomplishments! I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished. :)

Know anyone into racing? Tell them to send me a message and let's talk about doing a book for them! :)

Mom's Birthday Present - MORE CHRISTMAS!

I make all these scrapbook and never make them for my family.  So this year I made one for my mom for Christmas 2011 and gave it to her just before Christmas this year. She filled it up and then some, so I had to create extra pages!  For her birthday (in the beginning of January), I gave her another Christmas book for 2012, so she can go ahead and assemble it while those happy memories are still fresh. And I went ahead and added a few extra pages!  haha!

 
I can't tell you how much I loved this book when I was done!  The rustic colors really give it an old time feel and the accents were just the old, worn, loved look.  I think she really liked it.

So now she's ready to put some photos in and make this book come to life! I also made her extra pages for her granddaughter book.  It's a scrapbook of all the major holidays in the year.  But her granddaughter was born in June and missed several holidays. So I made pages for the holidays she was with us for and added them to the front of a calendar book. Now she's beginning from NYE/NY Day 2012/2013 and will have a complete book waiting for baby Macy's celebrations!

I hope to have a calendar book up in the Etsy shop soon - I'll let you know when it gets there!

Sugar and Spice...

Since my sister had my niece, Macy, 6 months ago, I've been hung up on girly books.  I'm just so wrapped up in this beautiful little girl!! So here are a few more pictures from girly books that I've created recently.  I will post pictures of a boy book soon... I do make them. Promise! :)

 I actually created the paper that is used in this picture! 

 I love using buttons - it gives a change from stickers and such. 

Colorful buttons are so much fun!

Loved these hearts and flowers.  They are super thick cardboard stickers 

and really made a statement in person.  

I'll be adding pictures of my mom's Christmas book that she created with last year's Christmas pictures in it, so you can see how a Pressed Clovers scrapbook looks when it's in use!  And I may preview a few pics from this year's book that she hasn't seen yet.  I'm giving it to her for her birthday in January.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Teenagers!

What on earth do you make for one almost teenager that she doesn't already have?! One of my scrapbooks, of course! My niece has experienced quite a bit of excitement this year and I thought a scrapbook would be a great way to capture those memories.

I found the perfect album, hot pink and black covered in neon peace signs, and it came with quite a bit of paper! I found neon solid paper to match up with it and we were ready to go!

I wasn't crazy about all the black, so the colors help pop the decorations within the pages.  I'm giving her a selection of fun stickers (groovy words, peace signs, sock monkeys, rhinestones) so she can decorate her pages however she would like.  I'm also printing out lots of pictures so she can pick the ones she wants in the scrapbook and which she'd like to keep in a traditional album.

How do you like my hot pink foot in the picture?

I tried to break away from my structured tendencies so it would be more youthful - but I'm just a straight-laced gal. The stickers will help give it the "cool factor" that it needs to be her personality! :)

I can't wait for her to see it! But if you know her, shhhhhh... don't tell! :)

Sand between my toes

I know, Autumn is finally in the air and everyone is thinking about warm sweaters, scarves and cordory jackets.  But what about all those beach vacation memories? What have you done with those? The pictures of the sand castles, the kids pretending to be mermaids and everyone enjoying a drink with an umbrella on the side?

It's time to print those pictures out and add them into a book to remember vacation in just a few months when it's snowing outside... 

This book was requested by my sister-in-law, whose parents had just purchased a beach house.  I know the pictures she's posted on Facebook have been beautiful, from sandy toes to gorgeous sunsets.  

No point in leaving them stuck on Facebook... I know this created an awesome keepsake for her family.  Makes me want to go get my toes a little gritty right now, despite the autumn weather! :)  

Welcome!

Welcome to Pressed Clovers: the Blogging Edition!

Pressed Clovers is my Etsy business featuring premade scrapbooks for all types of life events: births, birthdays, weddings, vacations, and just because.  They are very easy to use and will turn your photographs into a beautiful keepsake that you'll enjoy for years to come.

Each page contains a designated space for your photograph.  Simply use the included stickers to adhere your photo to the designated space and TA DA! You have a beautiful scrapbook!

The pages you see here are for someone who loves butterflies and flowers.  Each page is handcrafted to include stickers, buttons, ribbon, rhinestones, and other decorations.  Each page also includes very faint gray lines for you to write if you wish to do so.

I hope you'll visit my Etsy store, Pressed Clovers, and send me a convo if you are curious about a customized book for your special event!

And I hope you'll come back here, as I'll be posting pictures as I work on various projects, share recipes that I try (and hopefully am successful at!) and other randomness that enters into my world.  I look forward to learning more about you, the readers, in the upcoming months! :)