My First Lapbook.

You can find a great tutorial for this project at: Le Cafe Craft. This book cover was a real bright red that I didn't like. So I just painted over it with acrylic paint. 

I made a faux leather background for the title.

I made these beads awhile back, but they fit perfectly with the color of the book cover.

For the inside cover I copied some ephemera I have and cut slits in it for pockets.

I made my base pages out of cardboard to give them strength. 

I used fabric strips to tie the pages to the spine.

I made this pocket out of junk mail. I used a lot of stuff that I had made up throughout the year.

Just a better view of the above content.

And some more pockets on the backside.

I like to use receipts (on the right) for journaling cards. This one is from Nic and Normans in Senoia, Ga. where they are filming the Walking Dead.

I added a journaling part to my book.

This is a half page. It's just a little folder.

I used an old negative under my stamp.

You have a pocket and plenty of room to journal.

On the back you have an envelope with a tuckspot.

For this page I used a CD sleeve. I designed my own paper for this one.

It was a bit of a challenge to match up the inside paper with the outside.

I made a faux embossed metal heart, and had used pieces out of it. But I thought the leftover would look great on this tag, and it fit perfectly in my CD sleeve.

On the back more journaling space.

This insert I made for pictures or journaling.

On the left I used scraps all over, and added a small pocket.

Here I crimped up some paper for the background and colored it with acrylic paint. I wanted a page where I used fabric for a pocket and a tuckspot.

On the back I used some stenciling.

I also sewed a shaker pocket.

This double pocket folder tutorial you can also find at Le Cafe Craft.

Here are some of the inserts. I made some of those flashcards, I think that's what they are called.

On the left is an envelope I made and on the right a rolodex card.

I have an old swimmer passport from school. So I just made a copy to enclose in the book.

 I want to thank Le Cafe Craft for the great tutorials and inspiration. It was fun to put together.                 I gave this book to my daughter Samantha, for her 29th Birthday.                                                               Renate