I always say.... any photos I use with Teresa's products pretty much need to be black and white... and they work a treat! Working with orange, white, black and cream is new to me, and I enjoyed it!! This might even get me working with more colour and pattern than I have in the past!!
For this project, it will be a 2011 calendar of monthly photos with journaling blocks to list or write about events.
You can find 'Giving Thanks' here
The cover was a bit stark white so I covered it with a thin layer of orange paint and it calmed it quite a bit. It can be sealed with either modpodge or impasto if you prefer. The two diecuts on the cover are from the kit.
The paper with the months listed on it (as seen in the first photo's top corner) has six months on one side and six on the other which isnt very helpful when wanting to use them all, so I photocopied one side onto a light cream cardstock.
The pattern paper from the kit was measured to fit inside the covers and cut to the length needed for fitting the portrait sized 6x4" photo and the month's journaling block so they could be be stuck down on it. The journaling blocks are left blank for now as I'd really like my girls to write on them... from their perspective as well as mine.
The pocket and tag is from the kit...
The clock and 'family' diecuts are from the kit
The tag is from the kit
This page has a black spot where the photo for Easter will be placed.
The quote diecut is from the kit and I've cut out little easter eggs by hand from paper also from the kit.
The rest of the months are finished except for photos and embellishments. I'll wait until I see what the photos are about before choosing what needs to decorate the top page.
One thing I did encounter was that the leftover paper after cutting half (weeeell just over half
) off for the first six months, wasnt quite long enough to use for the remaining months, so instead of cutting off the 'brand' strip along the bottom... I painted it black and that worked perfectly! 
I hope you will give these album kits a go - they are fabulous!
! Definitely not a fan of orange but this has changed my mind.
