Weddingbee Blog

Our “official” six year anniversary is this month, and I’m not really sure what to get Mr. Starfish. I really liked the gift I made him last year, and I’m having trouble with new ideas.

On our fifth anniversary, Mr. Starfish finally got a scrapbook, titled, “The Story of Us“. I have saved a lot of mementos over the years, but somehow this scrapbook ended up being really wordy. I tend to make scrapbooks with lots of visuals, but when making this one, I somehow had lots of stories, which makes the title even more appropriate.

I like doing title pages. I think they set the tone of the book. in my early scrapping years, I used to just dive in, but lately, I tend to be more thoughtful about how I set them up. I really want books that tell a story, while sharing favorite memories.

I made this title page super simple. I bought a pad of 8×8 pages in plain colors. I used one of my favorite pictures. I wanted it to be recent. This was taken over the summer at a friend’s wedding. Then using stickers, I wrote out the title and our names. I added a couple pink hearts to add a little something extra!

This page was another easy one. When creating our wedding website, I asked Mr. Starfish to write “Our Story” from his perspective. I then wrote mine, so when I came up with the idea for the scrapbook, I thought these would be perfect as the introduction pages. I don’t like using regular printer paper in scrapbooks, because they discolor easy and aren’t too sturdy. I used photo paper that we had laying around. It gives a bit of a glossy look. You just have to make sure that you edit settings before printing so it comes out right.

I added Mr. Starfish’s story to a piece of glitter 8×8 paper for the background. I used white cardstock as a header and used alphabet stickers for the title. I then cut out a picture of our freshman dorm sign to add as a little embellishment. This was one of the cheapest scrapbook pages ever, with not too many supplies used!

I like using old mementos. I typically add ticket stubs, airplane tickets, cards, maps, fliers, or anything I can get my hands on to make the memory stand out a little more. For this scrapbook, my favorite mementos happened to be AIM conversations. I am so glad I saved them for all these years. Mr. Starfish happened to ask me out for the first time via AIM on Halloween!

This page has the same format as the others. I used photo paper to print out our conversation and added Halloween embellishments I had leftover from card making.

This page showcases the story of our first date. It was at Ben & Jerry’s, which explains the ice cream embellishments.

This page has the lyrics from songs we used to leave as away messages for each other. We didn’t hit it off right away, so our shy selves left away messages as subliminal (not really) messages for each other.

The first half of the scrapbook was really wordy, so in the second half, I tried to include more visuals.

As I said before, we didn’t have an easy start. After our first date, we didn’t plan on more. Then, after becoming really great friends, we gave it another shot. Our second date, we watched How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days.

Another easy page: 8×8 paper, along with the movie insert from my DVD, with a print out of what happened and a picture. Super simple!

This page isn’t done yet; it’s a work in progress. I just have to add a picture of the promise ring Mr. Starfish gave to me.

There were a lot of little memories that I couldn’t really turn into whole pages, so I made a top ten list of my favorite memories over the past five years.

Then of course, I had to add pictures and memories from the engagement getaway. This page here is the best picture we got of the two of us. I then wrote down all the places we went and the things that happened while in Newport those two days.

This shot was a re-enactment, and I added the menu from the place we got our picnic sandwiches from.

Lastly, I added a quote from the day. I love quotes, so I had to do it, and I really want to remember that line forever. It was too cute and so us. I added a picture and a few embellishments to top it off.

So that is “The Story of Us”! I left a few blank pages to add in any more big moments that come our way!

All supplies were purchased from A.C. Moore. I like A.C. Moore because if you go to their website, you can get a coupon between 40%-50% off one item each week. Sometimes they do special coupons off your whole purchase, but I know for sure I can get a large discount off at least one item every time I go. Scrapbooking supplies aren’t cheap, so I love A.C. Moore for their coupons and many sales.

Do you scrapbook? Where do you get your supplies?