Recipe book

a few years ago, my mom had given me a small recipe book/album.  it was from one of those school fundraiser things.  well, it has been my go to recipe book ever since.  i have even taken it on trips to see my cousin HEIDI for those much needed recipes we love to make for the holidays.

did you know that you can get the neatest recipe cards in the dollar isle at michaels?   the "albums/books" i love using are those $1 photo albums.  its perfect because you can spill on them :).  they are small and can be kept right near your cooking area in your kitchen. 

here is a book i made for a swap im participating in. 

i then decided to make myself another one because my first one is full.  i also made a christmas recipes album for me too :)

what i do is remove the cover.  although it is lovely, it needed to be kitcheny.  (is that a word?)
i found some fun kitchen scrapbook paper and just cut it to size.  using the other cover as a template.

recipe card collection obtained over the past few years.  im going to make a few of these as xmas presents this year.  i need to get more cards!!!  (each album takes around 40 cards)

here is my christmas book.  my parents have some FANTASTIC xmas "goodie" recipes.  each year they make up a ton of goodies and give baskets as gifts to people.  ive been slowly copying those recipes.   im talking homemade fudge, peanut brittle, norwegian things i cant spell-lol-, cookies, spritz.  im talking about some yummy treats!!!

xmas recipe cards.  TOO CUTE!

it would be a great little bridal shower gift also with some family recipes inside.  you could really jaz up that cover with stickers, paper, embellishments etc.  im not super savvy on the scrapper lingo.  im just a crafter who dabbles with paper.  :)