Saturday 2 November 2013

Day 2: Made: An anniversary album


The Boy and I celebrated our first anniversary earlier this week, which was a pretty big deal for me as I haven't managed a functional relationship longer than three months since I was about 18 (what can I say?  I'm pretty picky!).  If you've been around here for a while, you'll know that I'd pretty much given up on love when - wham - there he was.  So, I wanted to make something special for him and, after seeing Zoe's birthday scrapbook on Ladybird Likes a while ago, I knew I'd found my answer.
 
Because we spent eight of the past twelve months in a long distance relationship, I had plenty of photographs from our various trips and visits (although rather less photographs that actually featured us; I am something of a camera-phobe).  As I'm an inveterate hoarder, I'd stashed stacks of tickets and scribbled notes too, which all came in handy when assembling the album.  And my vintage map collection and heart-shaped hole punch were out in force, adding something extra to each section.  The photo album itself came from Paperchase and is made of lovely quality, thick paper with a sweet ribbon tie.
 
And the best thing about the album?  It's not even half full, so we can go on making memories together for a long time to come...


 
 

12 comments:

  1. This is such a lovely idea, I've always wanted to make one with me and my boyfriend.

    I'm also taking part in #BEDN looking forward to reading more of your posts!
    Hannah
    x
    http://daintyandivory.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/plush-animals.html

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  2. I love making scrapbooks like this (paperchase ones are indeed perfect!) happy anniversary x

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  3. I love this, looks great!!! Happy Anniversary :)x

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  4. What a lovely idea. I remember feeling the same way as you last year, and yet this November will mark my first anniversary with my partner. I feel very lucky (and loved) and we plan on creating a photo album of all our wonderful memories too.
    Leanne at @knitmeacake

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  5. Thanks all :) Laura, I will definitely be making more of these now I've discovered Paperchase's wonderful albums.

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  6. How lovely - Berlin is one of my favourite places in the whole world so I love this post all the more!

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  7. This is really lovely - I love doing memory scrap books - me and D made a big chunky one for our New York trip - it's just SO time consuming! B x

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  8. This is a super idea and I love that there are more pages for you to fill in with adventures and memories...

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  9. What a great idea Janet! Love the details with the heart-maps. Happy anniversary and make loads and loads of new happy memories to put in! :-)

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  10. What a lovely idea! A great way to capture those memories :-) x

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  11. What a fabulous idea. Love it. I am the worlds worst scrapbooker, I havesuch great plans for it that never happen. (I’ve updated my something I made post too with a how to btw!)

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