Well, the three albums I ordered just a few days ago from mousememories.com came today, and I gotta tell you . . .
They are just gorgeous!!!!
I was a little concerned, buying them sight unseen, but you would not believe the quality. As you look at the picture at Bev's link, imagine this . . .
The striped blue border that surrounds Mickey and has a star at each corner is embossed. The striped part feels sort of like railroad ties -- the embossing follows the pattern of the stripes. The stars on the corners are embossed as well. It's real textural!
The vertical blue stripe behind Mickey is recessed (indented), I'm guessing, at least 1/16" and maybe a little more, giving the cover the real, rich appearance of a shadow box. The recess is very noticeable.
Mickey, himself, is about 1/16" (or maybe a little more) thick, making him stand out from the striped background behind him.
The princess album is the same way, only each princess sits in her own shadowbox. Oh, and they both come in boxes that match their covers -- just perfect of gift giving. In fact, I think that's what we're actually seeing when we follow Bev's link.
Anyway, I'm just thrilled with the quality and so glad I didn't wait to order. I'm usually pretty persnickety about what I like, but I just love these scrapbooks!
Thank you again, Bev, very, very much for posting the link when you did. I probably wouldn't have seen them before they sold out if you hadn't.
Pat