Quick Help! I have 8 Days to Make This!!

[Pachimac]

Edit to add the finished project! When you click on the link, click the picture of the book and it will take you to the entire project to look at it! Thank you to Lynn for the "Life in Pictures 3" template set that I ultimately wound up using. The book is ordered and should arrive next week!

https://www.shutterfly.com/share-pr...4-41cc-9b62-e24a187916c1&cid=SHARPRDWEBORDLNK

I lost track of time during MOC and realized that my husband's 60th birthday is February 11 and I was going to make him a life book for his 60th!!

I am not normally a template user except for my Project 52 - what are some template packs that are versatile and easy to use?? I'm looking and there are Pages and pages of them - what are some of your favorites? I'm not really looking for quick pages, I do want to use my own papers and elements as I see fit. Kinda clean and graphic - as he is a Graphic Designer. He hates mess. LOL

I'm looking for a few photos for each page, and a slot for some journaling. I don't need big pages with 5-7 pictures on them - 1-3 would work better. Especially since I've been surrepticiously stealing photos from his Dad's house from his childhood of which there aren't many!

 

[Rachel Jefferies]

What type of look are you going for? Will you be having lots of photo's on each page or having like a book made up of layouts with just a few photos on each?

 

[Pachimac]

What type of look are you going for? Will you be having lots of photo's on each page or having like a book made up of layouts with just a few photos on each?

That would have been good to add into the first post. I'll do that. I'm looking for a few photos for each page, and a slot for some journaling. I don't need big pages with 5-7 pictures on them - 1-3 would work better. Especially since I've been surrepticiously stealing photos from his Dad's house from his childhood of which there aren't many!

 

[Iowan]

You might want to look at the DYD folders The designers have great series of templates that would adapt well to your project.

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Document-Your-December/

 

[Pachimac]

You might want to look at the DYD folders The designers have great series of templates that would adapt well to your project.

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Document-Your-December/

Ooo right - great idea!!!

 

[Rachel Jefferies]

I agree with Carol, I have been using a lot of templates from @LynnG recently, she has a few December albums where you could remove the paint and what not that doesn't suit and be left with the structure of the page.
I also really like these from her shop which would leave you nice room for journal spots too

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Woodville-Bundle.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Messy-Pockets-In-Pieces.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Travel-Again-templates.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Woodville-Album-No1.html

 

[DivaMom96]

I"m a fan

You might want to look at the DYD folders The designers have great series of templates that would adapt well to your project.

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Document-Your-December/

I agree. I'm a fan of this one:

 

[bestcee]

Designed by Soco has a very graphic style:




Scrapping with Liz has some graphic looks too:
Some of them like Stories of Life have other sets too.

 

[Pachimac]

OOOO I like!!!!! That may be just perfect!

Designed by Soco has a very graphic style:



Scrapping with Liz has some graphic looks too:
Some of them like Stories of Life have other sets too.

 

[Pachimac]

Those are very pretty. A little too busy for my clean and simple hubby though.

I"m a fan

I agree. I'm a fan of this one:

 

[Pachimac]

I totally forgot about Lynn - I love her artsy journal stuff but forget she has some great books!

I agree with Carol, I have been using a lot of templates from @LynnG recently, she has a few December albums where you could remove the paint and what not that doesn't suit and be left with the structure of the page.
I also really like these from her shop which would leave you nice room for journal spots too

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Woodville-Bundle.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Messy-Pockets-In-Pieces.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Travel-Again-templates.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Woodville-Album-No1.html

 

[gonewiththewind]

Yes, my template style is definitely not graphic, but I think these might work for you, especially if you choose to limit embellishment clusters:

 

[LynnG]

Hi! I used 'Life in Pictures" to make (cough, cough) significant birthday books for my Mum, Dad, DH and myself

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Life-in-Pictures-Album-No1.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Life-in-Pictures-Album-No3.html

(Lots of examples from those albums on the store listing, even if you just want to be nosy LOL!)


Since he likes cleaner, more 'magazine' style there's also:

https://the-lilypad.com/store/See-This-Bundle.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Perfectly-Photobooked-Bundle.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Sharpshooter-Album-Templates.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Dezine-Album.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/To-The-Point-Album.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Modular-Album.html

 

[HavaDrPepper]

Liz's Daily Life Templates are my go to...

Digital Scrapbook Template - Daily Life Bundle | Scrapping with Liz (the-lilypad.com)

Lots of various photo configurations, minimal elements and journaling spots if needed. I've also used journaling spots for photos in some cases.

 

[Scrapping with Liz]

I think this may be the simplest/cleanest set I have.
You can check out all of my album sets here.

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Snappy-Album-Digital-Scrapbook-Templates.html

 

[Pachimac]

Hi! I used 'Life in Pictures" to make (cough, cough) significant birthday books for my Mum, Dad, DH and myself
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Life-in-Pictures-Album-No3.html

@LynnG I wound up using this one. I will not get it done in time though. When my OS destroyed my photo library, it messed them all up. I had such a hard time finding pictures. I'm only up to 2010. I'll show him digitally, and then get it printed up later, I guess.

 

[EHStudios]

@LynnG I'll show him digitally, and then get it printed up later, I guess.

Just means you get to wait for a sale for printing since you won't have that deadline!

 

[Pachimac]

@LynnG I wanted to show you the finished project!! It's ordered and on the way! Thank you for the templates!!! Click on the picture of the photo book and you can see the entire thing.

https://www.shutterfly.com/share-pr...4-41cc-9b62-e24a187916c1&cid=SHARPRDWEBORDLNK

 

[Pachimac]

Just means you get to wait for a sale for printing since you won't have that deadline!

That's what I wound up doing. Shutterfly had the free unlimited pages this weekend so I have it printing up right now! I can't wait to give it to him in book form! It was 233.50 and with the coupons it came out to 71.98!!

 

[EHStudios]

He’s going to love this! I have so many books for family I need to buckle down & just do. Your book might be a good motivator!