I can’t tell you how badly I wish I had made one of these First Year Mini Albums for my kids. It would have been a great way to store all of those precious memories that I have forgotten all too quickly!

I used the Polly’s Pocket album which has plenty of pockets for storing extra photos and memorabilia along with a ton of brightly hued papers from Bella Blvd.   The album is embellished with Stack-A-Bellie Owls, Bare Basics Wings, Welcome Little One, Bare Basics Heart Set #2, Blossoms and Leaves, and Buttons, and the Large Pennant Set.

I heat embossed the handle and legs of the stroller with Metallic Silver WOW embossing Powder before covering it with patterned paper.  I added a little umph to the wheels with self adhesive buttons.

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I created the flower embellie by covering a chipboard flower with patterned paper, inking the edges and adhering a sticker with pop dots.

I used Zig Fabricolor Pens to add color to the felt banner.

I had a lot of fun creating the rattle!  I heat embossed the handle and covered the top in patterned paper.  I used a blister from product packaging to serve as the dome of the rattle.  I filled it with beads and glitter and hot glued it to the rattle.

I used clear snaps spray ink to add color to the canvas heart.

I love the stackable embellishments because there are so many options for customizing them.

I used Zig Fabricolor pens to color the wngs of the owl, and then dresed him in patterned paper and gems for his eyes.

Here are a few of the details –

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!!

Tanisha