i am proud of.
As some of you know, I recently completed a HUGE photo book project documenting my daughter’s first three months of life. The process involved curating over 3,000+ photos, editing them, and getting them on layouts. The end product was a 296 page book that I got printed through BLURB. The book is done, but my off to press project is far from being complete. I set a goal HERE to get all of my photos over the past two years organized, scrapped and printed. My ultimate goal is to get ALL my digital photos scrapped+printed, but I thought it best to start off with a more modest+manageable goal. I plan on starting Audrey’s book soon. But first, I’m taking a little break to recharge.
note: you can see more layouts from previous posts HERE and HERE.
photos of the printed book can be found in THIS POST.
scanned our hospital bracelets for this page
I couldn’t decide which photo to use because each one shows off a different aspect of maddie so I stacked them side by side in sequential order and really liked how it turned out!
For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever
So I thought it would be nice to include photos of us waiting+getting ready for her.
paired pregnancy photos with corresponding ultrasounds that were taken around the same time
for this sp taken at 32 weeks, I didn’t have a corresponding ultrasound so I added a journaling page instead
and last but not least
The book opens up with this photo mosaic. It’s a compilation of my favorite photos in the book, a sort of “snapshot preview” of the entire book, if you will. I like adding these types of intro pages to my albums – something about it, creating it, seeing it in the book, it gives me an incredible feeling of accomplishment. Somehow a project never quite feels finished until I make one of these. You can see a similar one I did for another album HERE.
Per reader request, I turned the photo mosaic page into a template and it’s available as a free download for a limited time only.Please note: The mosaic page shown above was cut off during printing at blurb (an eight of an inch all around). You can see the printed page HERE. The 8×10 layered template has an .18 inch border all around to account for this. Please note that this print guide was set manually by me (based off the difference between the page that I uploaded to blurb vs. what was actually printed) and NOT by blurb so I cannot guarantee the accuracy/precision of the guides I set. The 12×12 layered template version bleeds to the edges. Please adjust the template/page size to the specification recommended by the vendor you are using. The clipping masks in the template are vector shapes so you can easily resize to fit your needs.
Once you have your mosaic completed, just copy a section of the mosaic and paste onto a new page and voila! You’ve got yourself a new layout, completed in a matter of seconds (or minutes, hee hee).
Will be sharing more tips on how to manage album projects in the next Off To Press installment. I could use your help in figuring out what aspect of the project to focus on. If there is something in particular that you want to know, please post in the comments section below and I’ll try my best to include it in the next post!
Thank you so much for the template! I love how this book turned out and you've definitely inspired me to get started on my own 🙂
Thanks Liz! Your book is so inspiring 🙂
Lys book is magical and filled with emotion
While simple, it really tells the 1st month of Maddie, I find it extraordinary and ca is I decided to run and do the same for my daughter born avril09 Loane,
giant blurb is on the number of possible page has an unbeatable price (especially here in France)
Some questions about the organization to get through to great big project. How to classify pages, appointed, numbered ….????
Did you create templates for each layout, IF YES you go out to shop format blurb? For I am very very interested, you make so many beautiful things that we can only succumb to your artistic side
Thank you in advance for the answers to enlighten me to move in such a project.
My daughter is 5 months of life and already over 5000 photos (Project 365)
tanhks for this template mosaique
I'm a huge fan of your work. You're not just a great designer but a awesome photographer.
I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that you will put the album template in your oscraps store! :o)
Liz,
Thank you so much for the template! Your blurb book is awesome.
I would love to have the code for 15% off the Eastbourne it; it's in my cart waiting.
TIA
Beautiful album, sure to be treasured! Thank you very much for the template.
The book is adorable and it's so very generous of you to share the template. Thank you!
Your book (and little one) are just beautiful! I love how simple and classic the design is… I'm sure it will be treasured for years to come. Thank you so much for sharing it with us; it's just the inspiration I need to attempt putting together a book of my own!
GREAT! I really LOVE your work! And what a beautiful photos!
Thank you for your template.
Greetings from the Czech Republic!
thank you so much Liz…this was just what I was looking to use for my P365!
thank you so much for sharing your template. would you consider selling your album's pages as a template? I would LOVE to be able to create something similar for my little ones. You are simply inspiring.
this book is just amazing and I'm sure a treasure! you are so inspiring liz!
sigh-so gorgeous Liz-you have such impeccable style
this book…is the most inspirational piece of work i've ever seen! i am absolutely in awe of every single page and will pray tonight for an entire set of templates so I can make my own. you.are.the.best.
Cool! Your book is magical and thanks for sharing the template
Hey Liz! I've been doing a bit of research to figure out what could be done to prevent the blurry text you mentioned on a previous post. Many people of had great results by saving your files as .png instead of a .jpg and uploading into the bookmaker software.
Maybe try that next time! Hope it helps!
Thank you for the template. Your book is fantastic.
Your photography is amazing. Please give some insights.
Thanks for sharing, Liz! I love what you have done with your album. What a wonderful project. I have so many photos from my son's first year that I still have yet to scrap, and you have given me such great ideas. Amazing. And love the template too!
I LOVE this! It is so beautiful. You have inspired me to get this done with my own pictures. I love your clean design and the text+photos.
Very nicely done and thanks so much for the template!!
this book is absolutely amazing.
i am just in awe.
wow.
thanks so much for everything you share; you are so inspirational.
i checked out at O-Scraps with the free template, but cannot figure out where to download it from. i emailed them, but haven't heard back.
any thoughts?
thank you all for the great comments and feedback!!
Jessica – I didn't know blurb allowed png files to be uploaded, thanks for sharing girl!!
Melissa – scroll down to the bottom of the product listing until you see DOWNLAODS – you should see a zipped folder icon, click on that to download. Let me know if you're still having problems.
Wow – this book will be a treasured family heirloom for generations to come. Congratulations on making such a wonderful & beautiful keepsake. Thanks so much for the template too.
Thanks for the template, Liz! And for sharing more of your pages! You know the other piece, besides your amazing design and stunning photos, is your typography… any thoughts on how we can get a simple, clean, BUT NOT BORING, look like yours?
What a great post. The book and the pictures are gorgeous. Thanks so much for the beautiful template.
MiKiko.
thans liz, and your book is just so wonderful!
THis book is INCREDIBLE!!! Have you thought about selling your blurb template to Us (those of us who want a cute book without all the design work:)?I would snatch that up in a second!!
thanks so much, liz!
i got it.
can't wait to play with it.
thanks so much for your help!
Your book is Wonderful !!! the picture of your lovely daughter are so fantastic !!! waht a great book !!! i am fan !!!
Thanks again for the album love guys!
SUSAND – please email me at elizzylee at gmaildotcom and I will get you the subscriber code.
Thanks!!
thank you so much for the template !!! and your burble book, wouhaaaaa !!!! so sweet, adorable, inspiring, soooo perfect !!!!!! what a fabulous precious memories you have !!!
thanks again
Dear Liz, thanks for sharing the book, the moments and everything. I have one question regarding the book. Do you work with references to the images. Or do you first postprocess the image and then put them in the layout. If you then change the postprocessing, do you have to change the picture or is it updating itself? Thanks for answering. Regards Marco
Hi Marco,
I do the post processing first, and I do my processing in batches (all photos of my daughter on the swing from our park excursion) because I want them to have the same tone so it will be easy for me to create the layout. If I end up altering the post processing, I always save the final edit. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any more questions!