A Photo Book: Away We Go
On Monday I mentioned that I had realized I didn't have a proper travel bundle. What ultimately prompted me to remedy this was the decision to make my parents a photo book for Christmas. If you've been reading this blog or been around the site for a while, you know that I travel a lot. You may also have realized this is because when I was 12 my parents moved my family overseas, first to Bolivia and then to a few other continents. Seventeen years later they returned to settle back in the States. When I considered this journey and the end cap of my parent's return, I knew I wanted to document it somehow.
I'm sure you can imagine that each of these locations could have been a book, or two, of it's own. But I did not want to be working on this for years, I wanted to be done by Christmas. Also, I wanted a book my parents could easily share with new friends, without overwhelming them, but that still captured the epic journey. I'm pretty hopeful I accomplished this.
If you're curious you can find a lot of these layouts on DigitalScrapbook.com here.
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Hi There! I’m Marisa Lerin and you’ll see me around at DigitalScrapbook.com a lot. I started this site in 2010 soon after I discovered a new love in digital scrapbooking. DigitalScrapbook.com has gone through some significant changes since that time and it’s grown into this lovely community site you are seeing now. I am daily surprised by the turn of life’s events that has led me down this path. If you're new to the site, welcome! Here are a few tidbits about me that I hope will help you get to know me better!
I’m originally from Minnesota, USA, but spent a good chunk of my childhood living abroad (in Bolivia and Hong Kong). I returned to Minnesota to attend university, got married and then moved overseas again (Korea, then Jordan and 1 year of traveling). My designs are heavily influenced by these many nomadic years. I am currently back in the USA, now living in the great state of Oregon!
I have no official training for what I’m doing, since I decided very wisely (haha) to study physics in university. I am always learning new things about digital scrapbooking, and this community has been immensely helpful for that!
If I manage to stop digital scrapbooking you will probably find me watching TV, reading or baking. I also enjoy writing for the blog here at DigitalScrapbook.com where I talk about whatever happens to be catching my fancy at the moment.
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Recent Comments
This is stunning. Great job and a wonderful gift Marisa;)
LOVE IT!!!
What a GORGEOUS gift, Marisa!!!
AMAZING! I love your album. So creative, so colorful, so genuine! I'm sure your folks just loved it. Wish I could see it up-close. Well done.
@Melinda: My parents are teachers. They worked for international schools.
How amazing! I am working on being thankful for the circumstances in my OWN life, but I can't help but be a bit jealous when I see all the fantastic traveling! It is a wonderful album and I am sure your parents love it. I am curious, what did/do your parents do that afforded them such great travel?
You did a wonderful job, I'm sure they loved it or will love it when you give it to them!
Amazing book! You did a great job of capturing beautiful moments.
Wow! It is beautiful! What a treasure for your parents. And what an amazing journey you've had!
What a gorgeous book and heartwarming awesome gift, I love all of the layouts! You are inspiring me to be brave enough to tackle my photobook projects :)
There's nothing that could be a better gift! Moments captured, for sure. Bet you are your parents' favorite person (if you weren't already!) LOL
Wow! I love your book! It does just what you wanted it to do. It took me on an adventure without being too long. Very nice!
You really did a wonderful, beautiful job and I know your parents were thrilled to receive this special gift. I made one the old fashion way with paper for my Father but I didn't get it finished before he died so he did not get to see all the love that I put into it for him. So I am so glad your parents did.
Wow! A lot of work, a whole lot of love!
What a great gift, not just the album but all your time and dedication.
I'm sure they were thrilled to receive this book!
Wow its a awesome book.
Wow, what an amazing adventure and a beautiful book to record it all.
Just flipped through it. What an amazing book! I'm sure it doesn't do justice to the adventures your family went on but it certainly showed me a beautiful world. I see where you got your love of travel from (and recognized about 85% of the kits.)
That's amazing - I'm sure your mom appreciated & loved your gift...
What a beautiful book. I enjoyed looking through it and found it very inspiring
Beautifully done! What led your parents all over the globe?
You created such a treasure for your parents! Beautiful book.
What an incredible adventure!
Marissa, that is an awesome album. If someone ever gave me something like this, I'd cry for a day before I could even really focus on it. What a beautiful gift for your parents.