My New Look

It's Time!

Thanks to Katelyn Wray at designsbyksw.com, I've got this great new look at www.blotchesbooks.blogspot.com.

My new business name is "Blotches." Check it out my blog here!

Wedding Guest Sign-in Book, the III

This is the third Wedding Guest Sign-in Book that I've made. Per request of Tori, I put a picture of the lovebirds on the front cover. She didn't specify that she wanted it in a window, but I thought that would be the best way to protect the photo.
I've never done a window in my book covers before. There was quite a bit of trial and error to make sure the window looked just right, and in the end, I realized I loved the look.

Each page had an engagement photo on it, with room for the guests to sign their names and give a small message for the bride and groom.Congratulations Tori! Thanks for letting me a part of your special day!


By the way . . . Home-Bound Books is getting a HUGE makeover! Check back soon for the exciting changes!

Seeing the Miracles

Ultimately, aside from lots of fun, I create these books because they can be personalized and meaningful gifts to loved ones. This book was so neat to put together. It was a collection of letters from April to her parents while her parents were away on a church mission in Mongolia. April was pregnant at the time, and so she decided to record the events of the family for her parents to read about when they returned.

I had a lot of fun designing the name plate. April suggested the title, but I chose the fonts and a layout.
I also used a cursive, handwritten font for her signature. I thought it personalized it a bit more.

Thanks, April, for letting me be a part of this!

Experiences Worth Remembering and Sunday Letters

One of the neatest books I've been able to make was a Christmas order for a friend in California. She had contacted all of her cousins, aunts, and uncles, and asked them to record some of their favorite memories (and anything else they wanted to share) about their grandparents. Then she compiled all the stories, plus pictures, into a book for the grandparents. I had the honor of making the covers and binding it together.


The title page of the book: Out of respect for the family's privacy, I am not posting any pictures of the pages inside the book, but Jenny did a great job of putting it together. It was almost 90 pages (8.5x11) long and even included her own design of their family tree!

Jenny was not only busy putting "Experiences Worth Remembering" together, but she was also busy writing her husband weekly letters. This was the second book I made for her, which she titled, "Sunday Letters."It was neat to be able to work on something that someone else had spent hours of time and energy on to make it so special. She provided the cover paper, and the document text, and I provided her with the finished product. Great teamwork. Thanks Jenny!

Year-Record Books

The purpose of these books is to record the events that took place during the year these people served in their callings. Five books were ordered--one for each member of the presidency. The first year was typed up and presented on the first few pages of each book; the remaining years will be handwritten in. I also added a picture of the presidency on the front cover.

It was fun working with the texture-like print. I thought it made the books look very nice.

Christmas Order

These are two journals also ordered for Christmas gifts. I love this medium size and think they are so handy.