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When my children were born, my desire was to capture each moment…each milestone. I really delved into my passion for photography after I’d saved enough money to purchase a Digital SLR camera. Since then, I’ve taken thousands of photographs…many of which sit on my hard drive without ever being revisited. The beauty of digital photography is the fact that I can take thousands of photographs. Unfortunately, most of those never get printed.
When my son was a baby, I started a scrapbook to try to preserve those memories and moments. It’s still a work in progress and I’ve yet to start my daughter’s scrapbook. I actually really enjoy the creativity and thought involved with scrapbooking but it’s for lack of time that I haven’t completed either of my children’s books.
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon lunching and chatting with Nancy O’Dell about how she preserves her children’s memories. Through her partnership with Creative Memories, she’s created a line of products designed to make scrapbooking quick, easy, and fun. “It’s so important to kids that you show them those photos…that family history. Those pictures reinforce everything you want that child to know…that they are important…they matter…they belong to a family…they are loved.” O’Dell’s new baby line is comprised of pre-decorated pages and frames which make it easy for parents to place a picture and write a few pieces of information to preserve their child’s memories. “I wanted to make it easy for busy parents…I wanted them to do it [scrapbook]” At the same time, it was important to O’Dell that the book not be commercial in appearance. She drew inspiration for the artwork that comprises the baby line from her mother’s baby book. O’Dell describes herself as a 5th generation scrapbooker and has over 100 scrapbooks in her collection.
Upon viewing the baby scrapbook Nancy O’Dell had put together over the last week, I agree that it looks nothing like the commercial scrapbooks you find in stores today. Nancy creatively chronicled her daughter’s important moments and milestones and the book is just beautiful. The new baby line, which features a gender neutral album with pages and embellishments for boys or girls, was named after her daughter Ashby.
Not sure about scrapbooking? Check out her digital version (free software is required).
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Win It! One of you will win gift bag from the celebrity luncheon! Here is what it includes:
A gorgeous Hummingbird Tote
Hummingbird Paper & Photo Mat Pack
Hummingbird Page Planner and Idea Book
Hummingbird Decorative ABC Stickers
Hummingbird Paper Embellishments
Expressions of Life Vellum Accents
Full Of Love Book by Nancy O’Dell
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The Hummingbird Album is the perfect purple color….good job, CM!!!
I love her Ashby series Baby Boy quick kit!!!
I absolutely love, love the Album “My hope for You” It makes me cry everytime I look at the cover, can’t imagine when it is filled w/ my baby boys photos, what it will do to me!!!!
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The Dual-Tip Pens by CM are a great invention…..the black is the first one that everyone needs:) No more reaching for 2 pens to do the job—-this is so much easier!!!
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I love the new baby line! The album cover is wonderful! All the product that goes with it as well. Cannot wait to give these to the new moms I know!
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I am a foster parent and I love to make albums call lifebooks for the kids who come into my life. I LOVE THE “Quick and easy” ideas that Nanci had! and I Love the hummingbird tote!
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Loving the Ashby Series, but just can’t stop looking at the Hummingbird Paper & Photo Mat Pack! So unusual… and gorgeous!
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I really cannot pick just one thing from this line. I even like that Nancy chose that particular shade of purple!! I especially like the hummingbird embellished papers and album. Beautiful!! Also, the sentiment!! Thanks, Nancy!!
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My brother & sister-in-law just had their first child on Sunday (a girl!). My SIL is a huge scrapbooker and is in charge of the baby book, but I know my brother has a story to tell as well. The Ashby baby Girl quick book or Simply Said book would be a perfect way for him tell his daughter’s story, in his words!
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The Hummingbird Tote caught my eye……..I really love Nancy’s book “Full of Love”. I have read it twice. Thank you!
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