Family Tree Scrapbook Album

TURN AN OFFICE-SUPPLY BINDER INTO A HERITAGE ALBUM

Sande decided to help her youngest son get to know his relatives better with an album about his family tree when he was assigned a genealogy project for school. She added a tree paper piecing to the cover of a three-ring binder and topped it with tags and old jewelry. She slipped completed album pages into 8-1/2x11” sheet protectors purchased from an office supply store.

See a closeup of the tree’s tag.

Download the pattern for the tree.

SOURCES Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4. Font: Lassigue Dmato (script), Library Report (journaling), Library Report Small Cap (capital journaling), PiS Neoprint 319 ("Marilyn") by Myfonts. Digital elements: Altered Elements (star, staples), Basic Backgrounds kit (white grid paper), Fanciful Edges v.2 (scalloped edge), French Kiss kit (frame, hearts, polka dot M, red circle tag, star, stitches), French Laundry Photo Edges V.7 (photo frame), French Revolution Paper Making kit (overlay, edge details), Laundry Photo Edges V.7 (frame around photo), Note to Self (tags), Note to Self v.2 kit (tags), Party On kit (stars), Photoshop (arrow), Sidewalk Chalk Papers (red, yellow paper), Teen Boy Word Strips kit (circle with man, "check it out" strip), Write it Down kit (star journaling block) by Sande Krieger; Family History kit (family tree overlay) by Rhonna Farrer; Feeling Bookish V.2 (tab) by Erica Hernandez; Vintage Flash Words (create, explore, learn cards), Blank Safety Tags kit (two hanging tags on safety pin), Vintage Large Frames kit (photo frame) by Katie Pertiet . Cardstock: Provo Craft. Patterned paper: 7 Gypsies (striped), BasicGrey (green), Jenni Bowlin Studio (red). Tags: Making Memories. Ink: ColorBox by Clearsnap. Album: Office Max.

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