I haven't done a scrapbook in the way you are thinking, but I have done something similar. When I first started gardening, I bought a lot of garden magazines. I had a big stack of them after a couple of years and could never find something I wanted to reference. So, in an effort to whittle down the pile and be able to find information and photos that I liked, I cut out what I wanted to keep and put them into a composition notebook. I would add my own notes, want lists, and draw maps of the gardens, so I knew where everything was come spring. I loved my little inspiration books. Making them gave me something garden related to do over the long winter, plus I would get lost in the books when paging through them. Often times it felt as if the sun was shining even though it was cold and gray outside. One of the reasons I liked them so much is that they were small and lightweight. As my gardens expanded, I started to modify them from idea books to more of a garden journal. My first attempts didn't work out so well. The pages of the 8x10 composition books are bound, and I didn't have a clear idea of how I wanted to use the book. I was going to give it another try until I saw this software... http://www.plantstep.com/ If you want to preserve how your garden looks today, then I'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment out of the process. If you want it to be part memory book and part journal, I'd reconsider the size and use a smaller book.

Thanks guys! I just saw a thing a while back on Carol's show; making an evening gown box, & I decided to make a card; using a doily I had.

I haven't seen any stamping on Mulberry before. I knew I wanted the paper but tried to use a vellum on top and that didn't look right so I just tried it out. I was happy with how it turned out. The crinkled paper I got in package of Decorative papers by Black Ink from Michael's. I think there was only one sheet in the pack. I did have some other very nice gold papers which I used on some of the cards. I also got some gold tissue that has dull/shiny surface from the tissue area at Michael's. I cut it to the size I wanted and then crumpled it up into a tight ball in my hand and then spread it out flattening it. I used the same techniques on cards a couple of years ago.

As you can tell, this is not a real active board. Wish it was. KT is more so and there are some great crafters there.