"The Best" Day 2 – Aimee J
Today I am going to share the first of two first year 12×12 scrapbooks that I am doing for Elias (the other one will be featured Thursday). I am also creating lots of other pages (you’ll see some of those tomorrow, as well as regularly on my blog), but these two albums are dedicated strictly to his first year/milestones. Other pages will be spread across many albums – family, baby, friends, etc., depending on the layout. For more on this kind of scrapbooking, check out Photo Freedoom by my friend Stacy Julian. It will rock your world and blow your perspective of scrapbooking out of the water.
Shortly after I found out I was pregnant, my mom bought me this adorable 20-page paper pack that was a perfect blend of scrapbooking and traditional baby book. The product line was Aimee J. Created in 2002 by a mom who was looking for the perfect baby keepsake album, she created this line after not finding what she was looking for.
What I like about this product line is that it literally requires a pen and pictures. No embellishing required. Now normally, this would not be my style, but it so works for this kit. Moreover, it is PERFECT for a busy mom or someone who does NOT scrapbook. Everyone takes photos. All you need to do for this is fill out the prompts, glue a couple pictures in and you are set. I love this album because of its simplicity, color palette (works for boy or girl) and ease of use. You can use whatever type of 12×12 album you like. I normally use D-ring albums, but a traditional 20-page post-bound worked perfectly for this kit.
Here are some of the pages I have completed. (click to make bigger). 
For the record, Elias does not have two thumbs – I just couldn’t get the little stinker to let me capture a clean print. 🙂 Hence why he looks like he has two thumbs on the left and was trying to wave on the right. Mr. Personality.
I liked the 20-page kit so much I also got the holiday add-on kit. This kit includes 10 pages for five holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Fourth of July). Here are my Thanksgiving pages.
Check out Aimee J’s products – they are currently offering 15% off your purchase of $30 or more through Jan. 31. Simply use the code giftemail.
- Add the Best in Baby Scrapbooking button to your blog and leave a comment here for an extra entry. This will also enter you to win one of several exclusive prizes just for those who post the button.
- Leave a comment on Monday’s post to win a prize pack from Die Cuts With A View and Elle’s Studio.
Hi Jessica,
I really like this…your pages are awesome.
I added your button to my blog…and I would love this prize too. Isn’t any prize just fun!
Wow, at 4:04 am I thought I would be the first to comment but someone barely neat me. I love the simplicity. Got your button on my blog!
I love this! I’m doing my daughter’s baby book at a scrapbooking retreat in January. These pages would be great!
Great pages, as always. Love this set, I really think I could get into scrapbooking with these pages to work with. Thanks again for sharing. Love the pictures of Elias’s first taste of prunes! Too cute.
Enter me please!
I love this pack too! How do you find all this stuff?
How neat! I love that it doesn’t look like a traditional baby book…there’s alittle more to it! How fun!
Great fast but really awesome page set! I’ve been so busy that I haven’t been able to scrap for about a year! This kind of thing would be perfect!
Thanks!
-Janelle
I would love to be included in the drawing! Thank you for sharing your creations!
Wow these are so great to just plug the pictures in and journal! Great for busy moms like us!!! This Best of Baby Scrapbooking is SOOOO great! I hope you are having as fun with it as I am (and I am just reading the blog!!!).
Take care!
-Amy
those pages are amazing!! Love how they all coordinate together.
Love those pages! They look so simple! Since I am two children late on my baby books, maybe I should get some!
Adorable! My baby will be 2 in January and I haven’t even opened her baby book yet! These pages would be perfect! Thanks for showing me something new!
I was excited to stop back today.
So adorable-and your writing is so cute too!
Thanks! 🙂
hi Jessica,
These are great, and they look so easy for new moms!
P.S. Elias might be one of the cutest babies I’ve ever seen….seriously! He has the best little face!
I love these…I thought about getting these when my son was ready to be born!
Button is up on my blog!!
Hi Jessica, this is my first time reading your blog. I am glad I found you 🙂
I love these! Thanks for the opportunity. I also added your button to my blog.
I am a horrible scrapbooking mom. (LOL) I have three children, the oldest is 6 and the youngest is 3 and I have a 4 year old and my oldest first year album is the only completed album that I have. I really think this kit would be awesome to help me get “caught up”.
Thanks for doing these contests!
Nicole
scrappymommy3@yahoo.com
I would love to be entered for the drawing!
Super CUTE pages! Thanks for sharing!
What a great prize for my little one on the way in April. Thanks for offering your contests!!!
I love the simple pages with the prompts. I did a Winnie the Pooh Baby book for my son’s first year, but I’d love to have this page pack for baby #2 (whenever we are blessed with a second child).
That is really sweet. That is such a great idea too. My baby milestone book has no pictures in it. This is the perfect combo.
I love the simplicity of these pages. It’s perfect for busy Moms.
What a great idea-“Best of Baby”. I’m really enjoying the week.Thanks
BEAUTIFUL pages…and it doesn’t hurt that you have great handwriting too!! At my baby shower, there was a “scrapbooking room” where the ladies made pages for me to just stick pictures onto–I have NO excuse not to start filling up this book…and you have inspired me!
I will be reading and commenting in hopes of winning some cool stuff!
Rachel Boldman
I also love the simplicity of these pages but what’s even better is how (to me) they seem timeless. Some of my older pages I look back on and they just seem dated…not so with these. Will you also be giving away your handwriting to fill them? I wish mine was that nice:)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea!!!! This is far better than the typical baby book…..would LOVE to win!!
tbmroberts at yahoo dot com
Very good idea.. i’d love to be entered!
I so love this set….thinking about ordering it….but going to see if maybe I win it first!
You are so darn crafty! You are very encouraging to somebody who only has an eye for creativity but no actual hands on scrapbooking ideas!
These are awesome! Funny–no nausea today, but nonetheless, at your mention of goldfish, I HAD to have some. I have a big day-care size box in my desk drawer here at work!
(That’s why my husband hates restaurant commercials on TV now–I am highly suggestible!)
Like the set and colors. You have beautiful hand writing.
I love this pages!
How precious Elias is!
That’s a really cute pack. Thanks for sharing your pages.
This is so cool! Would be good for my sister {just had her third} and me {just had my second}. Off to take a closer look!
Way to go! My baby was born 8/2/08 and all I have is a digital scrapbook. No baby book yet.
Love it! Please pick me.
I love how user friendly these pages are! Would love this for my 3 1/2 mos. old son, Riley!
This is so cute and would be so easy! I added your button to my blogspot yesterday!
This is a great alubm…so cute & easy. I love it!
I LOVE this!!! Pick me! Your pages are adorable and I wish I had this 3 months ago! How fun!
I love the Baby Days pages. I’d love this prize. Perfect for my daughter’s scrapbook.
How super cute and super easy! Love it!
LauraP
Those are the cutest!! Definitely need “easy” pages when you have a baby around! Thanks for the chance…
your pages look great…and a cute son doesn’t hurt the cause 🙂 throwing my hat in the ring to win!
Very cute, this looks so much easier than what I had in mind!
Elias is WAY too cute in his Halloween costume!!!
That is a great kit. I like the simplicity of it too.
i love these pages. so easy!
Oh, love these simple pages too!
You are a wealth of information and us new Mums need that!
Got your “button” up and got my name in the hat now for these great pages too!
Great blog you have!! Awesome projects, thanks for sharing and for the chance to wij!
I love the kit, and if I don’t win I am so buying it and the holiday add-on as well. Your pages look great! This is such a wonderful way to scrap quickly. I wish I had more time. I have no idea how you do it! Do you ever sleep? God Bless you; busy, creative momma!
I just came across your blog and love the Best of Baby Scrapbooking concept. I have an 8.5 month old who really keeps me on my toes. I’d love to use these for his baby book.
Cute Cute Cute pages.. Feeling guilty though…you scrapped THANKGSIVING already…lol
What a cute scrapbook set and great way to remember and record Elias’ milestones as he grows. Seeing all of this makes me even more excited to become a mom in the next week or so! I am so excited to see just how much traffic you are receiving on your blog! Thank you again for sharing your talent with all of us!
Elizabeth
Aww Jessica,I just love you!It just really makes me so happy to see how much you love your little Elias!Does that sound weird coming from a total stranger?I hope not.You can see how much you love him through your scrapbooking.I LOVE your handwritting!It is so cute!It looks happy!I would love to meet you someday.Who knows,maybe it will happen!About the prunes.Those faces were priceless!Hope that you have a very blessed Christmas with your little sweet pea!
Your pages are adorable. Love the set of baby pages. So cute and perfect enough for either a boy or girl. Thanks for the link to Aimee J.
I would love to do a traditional scrapbook for my son but have found it impossible to find the time. Now I’m just desparate to get info and pics together before we forget! Can’t believe he’s already 15mos!
mi_chellemybelle at yahoodotcom
Wow. So cute. I would love to win!
Thare are too cute and look wonderfully simple!
This is such a great spin on the traditional baby book.
As always, this baby book is amazing! I have already had so much fun checking into your blog this week. Thanks for doing this =) I would love to make a simple book with these products of my niece or nephew !
this is really cool!!! seriously…why couldn’t they have something this cute with my last 2, then i might have actually completed them, instead of them sitting almost empty on a shelf!
Those pages are great!! Love how it can b used like a baby book!
So cute! I am a completely uncreative person, but maybe I could do something like this! I know it’s been a lot of of work for you to get this all ready, but I would be happy if you did something like this every day (not just this week). I love looking at your pictures!
These pages are simple but cute. Definitely quick and easy but they leave room for a few embellishments if you so desire. I really like them!
you know what I love about this product, is the simplicity it gives for busy first time moms 🙂 how cute 🙂
Your pages/pictures are adorable! Thanks for sharing this wonderful product with us — I think the simplicity is perfect for a first time mom! I’ll be needing this come the end of the month!
Love it!!! Thanks for sharing your ideas… Elias is just too cute 🙂
Love love love!! This is an excellent way to turn the albums I design into baby books! very clever.
(have been looking for a way to do this for Sweet Baby)
Hi, I have posted the button on my blog. I luv this idea.
I LOVE IT!!! I want to get one for our next child…or make one for my son now! Thanks for sharing!!
Love those pages. I need something like that. I may have to check it out! Thanks for sharing!!
I’ve been pondering how to easily scrap my 5 and 3 year old’s baby pictures without dedicating so much time/money to them. These are such nice simple pages. With number 3 on they way I’ve gotta start somewhere 🙂
Taryn
What great pages, I’ve never seen that product 🙂 I love it!
Very cute pages!
I love your blog. I just found you on Today’s creative blog!
Once again!! Totally adorable. You are so creative. I love this little layout. Thanks again for sharing this with us.
~Dani
I love to take photos too. I’d love to win this scrapbook.
love this line!! i’d love to document my son’s life in this easy book!
love it! count me in!!
I don’t know how people get those perfect little hand and foot prints in their albums. I took my first foot prints of my son when he was 3.5 months!
Those are adorable! I love your pages.
djkallevig@msn.com
It looks like a fun prize. Thanks!
So beautiful pages. A very different style from most baby pages I have seem.
I love this!
I have your button on my blog, too! (but not the one this post links to…the button is at http://www.overlapped.wordpress.com)
O I love the scrapbook! How sweet and simple! Thanks for doing this!
Thanks for doing this series!
Leslie Crenshaw TX
I’m so proud of you, baby… 🙂
I LOVE that baby book! It’s got all the perfect information.
I should re-do mine.
Those are really nice pages! Please enter me!
So cute!! I love the idea of having a scrapbook and a baby book in one!!!
I hope I win! My email is on my blog on the right.
Thanks for sharing! Love the pages!!
Love your layouts and I so love that it is simple for someone that doesn’t normally scrapbook to do! I can’t wait to start a scrapbook of my daughters first year! Thanks for the inspiration.
This kit looks like it would make a great baby book and one that’s easy to complete too! I’m loving your “baby best” posts!
Hey Jessica
I love those pages! I have been looking for pages like those and have not been able to find them. Thanks for sharing yet another great product that I will be ordering for my son’s baby book.
Amber
As soon as I can figure it out I will be putting your button on my blog.
Cool stuff, Jessica! Happy I stumbled onto your blog! 🙂
Amy in CA
I’m going to have to check out the Aimee J products! Wow!
You’re so creative and have inspired me to scrapbook more!Thanks for sharing!
Those are fantastick, and look so uncomplicated…my kind of scrapping!
I like the simplicity of the pages.
I love this idea!!
Your pages are wonderful! I hope I’m lucky enough to win!
Ugh. Missed day 2 by 6 minutes.
I finally got a minute to myself and love having baby inspiration!
~JEH
Wow – I love that you are doing this! What a great idea 🙂 I’ll definitely be checking it out — I have a 6 month old nephew that I’m scrapbooking now and this is a great resource! Thanks! 🙂
Love your stories and layouts.
Renee
I love the baby book…please enter me in the drawing.
Thanks,
I would so love to win this page pack for my daughter. Your blog is great! Thanks so much for sharing.
Amazing… you are SO stinkin’ talented! Can you say J E A L O U S!!!! 🙂 I’ll keep reading as long as you keep blogging… and the prizes… YAY! Doesn’t everyone love prizes?!
These pages are fantastic!
Laura W. Rocky Face, GA.
I love those baby pages! I could definitely use these!
Hi Jessica,
I really like Aimee J’s products, nice, simple and clean. I have enjoyed reading everything so far this week. You did great!!!
De Anne B.
I love this kit! I love the simplicity…which I will need when my baby boy arrives!
I love the idea of adding in holiday pages! These would also make a great gift for a baby shower. Put together the book for a non scrap booker and then all they would have to do is put in their memories.
Really adorable. I like the look of the book. I have to check it out. I want something like that for my little boys album.
The simplicity of these pages are wonderful…especially when you are trying to go back and remember things from 13 yrs ago!!
All this baby stuff is just so cute! Kelli R
Oh this kit would hopefully help me finish Demi’s baby book finally after 8 years :-)).
Thanks for generously sharing this as a RAK!
Diana
those are GORGEOUS! love love the simple look and the great journaling prompts!
I really like the simplicity of these pages…. they are beautiful.
Janeen
So cute!! I especially loved the pic of you two the day you found out you were pregnant and sweet pea ~~ too cute!!!!!
Blessings to you,
Dawn
Hello~ Enjoying all these beautiful examples of you’r work, if only mine were half this good… I think I go overboard on embellishments 🙂 Thanks for all the “simple” yet great looking ideas…
I love the pumpkin picture!! Thanks for the chance!
Cute pix and wonderful work. I would love to win the paper for my grandchildren’s books.
pscole3467 at gmail dot com
This is great! Thanks for sharing your great ideas and providing lots of inspiration for me and my many photos and info needing to be scrapped for my kids.
love this set:)
diane johannes
I love baby packs!!! Please enter me!!
Rhiannon
Conway, Arkansas
Love it! I would love to win! Thanks for sharing so many ideas – I’m going to subscribe to your site 🙂
Hi Jessica,
I love your blog, and would love these baby items , I had my second baby a boy in January this year. I havent even started his book this would give me a running strst and a clue for boy stuff ( other child is a girl). Hope I win!
I added your button to my site – http://www.xanga.com/junglewife
Hi! The pages are so cute!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
ohhhhhhhhhhh soooooooooo cute
sue-z-Q
I so wish I could hold Elias!! I would just love to pick him right out of your scrapbook pages!! You know…I just would love to have some snuggle time with him!!
Awesome job, once again!! You’re fabulous!
Love,
Jess 🙂
That is a pretty baby book! Mine are store-bought books but I honestly think what you did look so much cuter!
Thanks for the idea!
Looks like a fun pack! Thanks, Kendra
I wanted to give something like this to my sister when she had my neice,oh well, maybe with the next baby.
Bev
Cadillac, mi
How cute! I would love to give theses as a gift for a friend of mine who just had her 2nd! I love the simple desgin for moms who have their hands full and who are surviving on only a couple of hours of sleep!
I love how easy yet beautiful your pages are.
We’re trying to have a baby so I’m just so tickled to have found your blog!
My Daughter in law is having a baby boy in Feb. She would love this set.
I love how much detail you put into your work (I know you said you have lessened), but serious, its awesome stuff.
Great pages and layouts! Love how simple and cute it all looks! Perfect way to start my boys books – and they’re already 5 and 2 1/2!!! I’ve added your button 😉
Yay for cute scrapbook stuff!!! I would love to win some new stuff to use.
I love these baby days pages! They are so cute, yet simple enough to do when you have a few minutes while baby is sleeping. Thanks for shareing!
Christy W in OH
your layouts are just too adorable. they are simple yet so elegant! you definitely have a beautiful family!
What a great idea! It would certainly make it easier to catch up on scrapbooking my boys’ babyhoods!
– Bridget N.
Very cool!
This is so cute, I love these!
You make it look so easy!
This would be perfect for my SIL expecting her 2nd!
OMG–that is soooooooooo sweet.. cool stuff
I love hearing about new baby products!!! Simple and beautiful.
This is really neat and it would be the perfect gift for the mom to be or just for me. Thanks for the Great products. Jayne
love this!! a clever idea!!
These pages are super cute. I am not usually one to use prompts with scrapbooking, but for some reason this one is different. Love it!
The pages are darling! I wish I was as up to date, maybe if I win these pages, I could get my 7 month old baby’s album on its way… 🙂
the simplest pages are the cutest ones! I’m so glad I found you. That is a great product.
What a wonderful record of your baby. You do a beautiful job with your scrapbooking.
What a fun week you’ve got going here.
Kristin
mklafreniere (at) embarqmail (dot) com
I love these pages and how they are so bright white, it’s different from the busy norm and so cute. Your button is up on my blog!
Love the holiday pack!! What a GREAT idea!
Love this set!
~Lois
Wow, this is so simple and elegant- thank you for sharing a different look at baby scrapbooking.
These are great! Love how it has spots for the journaling.
-Nikki
🙂
Awesome LO’s..The jounaling’s great and the los are simple so that you can do lots done in no time..
I do have the button posted..
Thanks for the chance to win..
I love simplicity!
Having so much fun reading taking part in this!
great job!
allison jackson
What ADORABLE pages!! Thanks for sharing.
Love these!! Wish I would have had them for my other kids, but would love to use them for my baby girl.
awww! great job!
This is so inspiring! I have a little girl now and I should get started on some of this!
How sweet. Great layouts.
How cute…would love to win this for my daughters' pictures! Wins to all & God bless!
Kelli in Muncie, IN
Hi Jessica, Your album is lovely. I love how the simplicity blends with your own style. The hand & foot prints are tooooooo precious! It's nice to see you left the "two thumbs" just as it happened. Totally awesome! Thank you for sharing so many prizes.
Sharon 🙂
Super cute pack! I’d love to win.
Very cute and so simple. Love it!
How fun! Thanx for the chance to win! HeatherOz
I love the hand & feet prints!!
Awesome!
What a neat idea!
Thanks for all of the cool giveaways
Kari
You’re the one with the brains here. I’m watching for your posts.
I love this simple look! Wonderful:)
Adorable baby! Love your layouts.
I’ve heard of these Aimee J pages but haven’t seen them. Thanks for sharing the photos. I like the simplicity of these pages. I’m a busy mom of two and haven’t had time to “formally” document my now 2-yr-old’s first year and major milestones. Everything is jotted on sticky notes or scrap papers. These pages are just what I need to get everything in order.
Yay for everything baby 😀
these are fabulaous pages
Thanks
Fun stuff! WOuld love to have some. Good work on your pages.
i am def going to look in to this one if i don’t win, hahaha! what a simple way to record all those little things you want to remember. and i love the fact you can get the holiday add on. genius!
Looks like a great kit.
I have to leave a comment again….my daughter is a BIG scrapbooker, so if I win…she wins! 🙂 I also have 4 grandbabies and 1 more on the way so….
Jessica,
This kit is so user-friendly! I would just love to have the opportunity to play with it!
What a fantastic idea to create such a simple but beautiful pack! I love it!
Great pages! Thanks for sharing.
Love the baby book so far! Very neat and simple.
Super cute!!! Glad I found your blog! 🙂
I love the simplicity of this baby book package! I am expecting my first and so is my sister-in-law- I would love to have one of these to try out so that I can see if it’s a gift she’d like!
I just love your ideas. Thanks for the inspiration.
These are so beautiful. Making me want to scrap!
Hi!! What a great easy kit!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
i love this! thanks for sharing and this great contest!
I love Aimee J products! I used them in my sons baby album and hope to do the same for my little girl on the way!
wow–such wonderful baby lo’s. Gotta get goin! only 2 years behind!
I have four kids and so far two of them have made it into scrapbooks…I’m in desperate need of this stuff! 🙂
Jen B.
perfect for the busy sleep deprived mom. Hey, thats me!
I like these pages alot! Thanks again for sharing. It’s great inspiration.
Your pictures are adorable!! Great scrap book! I’d love to win this kit! I’d love to use it for my daughter!
Die cuts with a view is one of my faves but I haven’t ever seen any Elles Studio around my little town. This would be such a nice contest to win. Thanks for the chance.
This is so great. I’d love to win!
Love the baby stuff! Thanks for the giveaway!
love these cute easy pages! they would incorporate so well with my little girl’s baby album
WOW! What an interesting book.
This kit looks really simple and easy to use.
Wow, the Aimee J. pages are awesome, just what I’m looking for to get a lot of journaling done – thanks for the chance to win; you rock, Jessica! = )
Love the baby pages – simple yet beautiful