{birthday memory book}

I shared my latest birthday memory book last week at A Glimpse Inside.  In case you missed it then, here’s the tutorial!

A while back I was inspired by Pinterest and Nicole at Reaves, Party of Four to make this adorable 20 Questions Birthday Memory Book for my niece.

Well, I definitely wanted to make one for my little guy too, and of course got busy gathering red, white, and blue scrapbook paper, stickers, and embellishments!  I collected everything over a course of about 3 weeks, just slowly purchasing materials as I had coupons and found major sales.  My total cost for my son’s birthday memory book (including paper, stickers, an 8 x 8 scrapbook, and a package of 10 refill pages) was about $24!  Everything I bought was either on sale or clearance or I had a coupon.  I even found the scrapbook on clearance at Michael’s for $5.99 (plus got to use a 15% off total purchase coupon that included clearance items).  I was one happy mama!

Here are some of the supplies I worked with:

{red, white, and blue scrapbook paper…these are only a few of the designs I used}

{stickers and embellishments}

{the super cheap, fabric covered 8 x 8 scrapbook I scored, complete with my little guy’s sweet face…I added that when we got home}

To get started, I modified some of the original 20 questions that I had gotten from Nicole’s blog, changed the font from my niece’s book, and printed out 18 copies since the book will be from ages 1-18.  I’m happy to share my questions with you if you want to get in touch with me via email at meredith@waittilyourfathergetshome.com or through Facebook!

You could also go to Nicole’s Etsy shop to purchase her Printable PDF of the 20 Questions she uses if you prefer.

Once I printed out all 18 copies, I sized them down to an 8 x 8 page using my paper trimmer.  I then did the same with the scrapbook paper, making 8 x 8 pages for the left side of the layout.  For each birthday, I included scrapbook paper as the entire background on the left side and the questions, ready to be filled in on the right side.  That way, after each birthday, I simply have to add a favorite photo or two on the left side and have Jackson answer the questions on the right side.  I also used my star punch to use as the background of each age sticker as well.  Here are a couple as an example…

I used some super cute red, sparkly letter stickers for the inside front and back covers…

{inside front cover}

{inside back cover}

And on the second page of the album, explained the book and wished Jackson a Happy Birthday!

This project is not only super easy to make and fairly inexpensive (if you take the time to find good deals), but it’s something that you and your child will treasure for years to come!  I love the idea of giving it as a gift for a baby shower or 1st birthday as well!

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