“I Hope” Album

Posted by admin on April 10, 2011

I Hope Album

I just gave my daughter an I Hope Album for her birthday. She has several albums so it isn’t uncommon for her to get an album. She opened it and as she looked at the first page she said, “So is this an album about how beautiful I am?” That wasn’t exactly how I’d describe it, but if that is how she sees it I’m happy.

So what is an I Hope Album? The concept was introduced at the Creative Memories Leadership Convention I attended in February (in Cancun, my kind of business travel!) A group of consultants came up with the idea and created pre-designed pages with sayings that express general hopes and dreams we have for our children. The hard part is done for you, the sayings and creative artwork are done, just click and drag in your own pictures. The templates are a free download, and you can even use the free version of StoryBook 3.0 to complete the album. (If you need help downloading these just contact me.)

On the Creative Memories website they share this insight, “One of the greatest gifts a parent can give to a child is an album of hope. It’s the gift of self-assurance and a sense of belonging. It shows children that they have a stable foundation and that they’re part of something larger than themselves. It tells children that they can be strong and believe in their dreams because they have a family backing them.”

Check out this link to view her I Hope Album: http://www.cmphotocenter.com/sbpreview/StorybookPreview.aspx?StorybookID=626557&CustomerID=9414

Dr. Kenneth Condrell put it this way: “I believe photos and scrapbooks might be a parent’s secret weapon. There are few tools out there that are more powerful or effective in helping to raise confident, happy, well-adjusted kids.”

So what are you waiting for? Gather your favorite pictures and complete your I Hope Album today.

If you would like to see all the templates you can print out a worksheet by going to the “My files” section of my website at www.mycmsite.com/debbietroutt.

Debbie Troutt

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