This makes it so worthwhile!

zakirahzakaria

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So after many years of taking a break from scrapping, I finally restarted in 2020. It was tough to find my own rhythm again after sooo many years, plus having a new baby in late 2020 made it impossible for me to scrapbook on my laptop. So I learned to do it on my phone.

I was skeptical at first, but kept at it because I had no other way. My baby was a high demand baby when she was a newborn so she was with me almost 24/7. Sleeping in my arms, nursing to sleep, cries when I go to the bathroom, etc... You get the picture right? Hehe. So my only chance to scrap on the phone was when holding her as she sleeps in my arms. I used the PL app, GoDaddy Studio, and Phonto to do the job.

After almost a year, I had enough pages to print into a PL album! Yayy! So I want to share it here because it's made using 99.9% TLP products. There's products by Elif Sahin, One Little Bird, Sabrina Designs (retired), Paislee Press, MPM. And some of the pages were from this year's MOC.

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I love how it turned out! And to top it off, my little toddler LOVES reading it. She opens it everyday, looking at the pictures and recognising the faces in them. She also loves the illustrations on the PL cards, like birds, flowers, leaves, etc. It's amazing how it's helping her increase her vocabulary.

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Seeing those pages - or HARD WORK - in print and my little one enjoying it, makes it all worthwhile!

If you've read this far, thank you so much! I just felt like I have to share this here because no one else outside of this community might think this is a big deal :giggle
 
That's so wonderful. Amazing to see it in print like that and with your little one loving it too - that's what it's all about
 
@zakirahzakaria What an amazing story you've told and so beautifully. I love that your little one is so very interested. You were determined . . . with a demanding baby, I would likely have just stopped scrapping . . . so BRAVO! for finishing all these layouts!
 
OH, the photo of your daughter reading the book is just so adorable!
 
I love this! Your book turned out amazing! I'm in awe that you created all of those pages on your phone! And how fun that your daughter loves to look through the book too! You're so right, this makes it all worth it!
 
that photo book is gorgeous! you did a great job with scrapping with your phone, really, wow!! and your little girl is so cute!!
 
The pages look great and I love your story to go with them. That's awesome!
 
Congratulations on printing your book! Wonderful, wonderful pages and you need to scrap that picture of your daughter reading the book! Thanks for sharing this with us!
 
What a treasure! So glad your efforts paid off and your toddler is enjoying the book! Way to go!
 
It is a big deal! You created something from the heart - and especially when your little one becomes an adult, she'll having something made from mom.

What an absolutely gorgeous album. And thank you for sharing what apps you used to develop the pages. :beat
 
That's amazing!! What a beautiful album and such a treasure!!
 
Gorgeous book--I've used the PL app, but I'm in awe of the more traditional scrapbook-type pages you made on your phone! It must feel so good that not only did you capture the memories of her first year, you're teaching her to love reading and motivating her to speak more.
 
I so love that you shared this & I totally get that outside the digiscrapworld people wouldn't understand like you said, but you are so right and that last photo of her enjoying it & the recognition & how it's benefitting her, even so young is just heartwarming & beautiful! Love, Love, Love!
ETA: that you managed to scrap all that on your phone with a baby in your arms and, I imagine, sleep deprived & all is like jaw-dropping amazing to me too! You're a rockstar!:clappy
 
That's so amazing, creating all those gorgeous pages on your phone with a baby to care for. I don't know where you found the time or energy so I applaud you! :byay:clap
 
Great work. Well done on the perseverance too,it really paid off. Keep it up,it is a fantastic gift to your family.
 
Fantastic album Zakirah, filled with so much love and joy!! wow! and you did all of it on your phone while nursing your bub!! totally amazing!! :faint2 Your book is just so awesome and that picture of your little one looking at it is just so adorable. When my youngest grandkids where little I printed out a book for each of them (I did one for Mum as well! lol!) and they loved having 'their own' books that they could look through and see their grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles in them and they would name everyone as well. This was when they lived away so it was a great thing to keep them in touch with their extended family as well. Your little girl will simply treasure this book in years to come! Fabulous effort on your part, thanks so much for sharing it with us! :heartlub
 
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