You Make Me Happy

It is not often enough that I get to see my sister.  She is probably one of the most important people in my life, and I don't spend enough time with her.  Thank God for Alexander Graham Bell and the nerds who invented the smart phone.  We talk and text but I'd rather see her.  Over the 4th of July this past year, she came down to visit.  We were busy prepping for a BBQ, but took time out to snap a quick pic.  I was worried about the scar on my knee showing, so she covered it with her legs.  Both of them:o)  That is what sisters do!

Dear Lord, did you see this Foxy flair?  Isn't it just the best thing you have ever seen?  

For this layout, I used the True Friends collection from Fancy Pants.  I even utilized the packaging.  The color pallet of this line is stunning.  I think this may be my third layout, all completely different, with this same collection.

Hug your sister if you can.  If you happen to see mine, hug her or me too:o)

Puppies popping out of pumpkins!

Is there anything cuter than babies or puppies?  I think not!  Head over to The Rubber Cafe for the break down of this super cute card and how you too can sign up for the Creative Cafe Kit of the Month.

21 Things Mini Album

Recently I received a text from my niece from Florida, asking if I would make a list of 21 things that I loved about her sister.  Katie would be turning 21 this year.  Felicia wanted to collect a list of 21 things you love from 21 different people.  Very clever idea.  

She mentioned she wanted to do a scrapbook for her.  She was going to be in Maine traveling around for a few days so the list was  needed pretty quickly.  

A few days later, I got a call that her and her mom, they wanted to come visit me for a few days.  Would I mind helping with the scrapbook?  

Ummm, YES!  Right up my alley.  I think she knew that too:o)  

We gathered the best "mature" paper I had, for an elegant but fun mini scrapbook.  

Crate Paper's DIY collection was our choice.  We kept the inside of the album very simple.  We did not want to distract from the 21 lists. 

 The cover, however, we went all out.  

We wanted it to be something that would attract you to pick it up from the coffee table.  

You can see above how chunky the album got even with keeping it simple inside.  

We covered each raw chipboard page with a patterned paper.  She wanted either a photo of you with Katie or a photo of your family.  So, each person had a list, a photo, a doily, and a banner with their name.

These are just of few of the page included in the super fun, super thoughtful book.  I am amazed at how big Felicia's heart is.  Wanting to do something so creative, thoughtful,  and timeless for her sister.  Katie is one lucky lady.  

Can you imagine hearing from 21 people, 21 things they love about you?  

Peace,

Mixed Media Scrapbooking layout

Sharing a layout over at eclectic Paperie today.  

It is of this summer when we went to Revere Beach to see the sand sculptures.  They were ah-mazing.  It is really quite impressive.  They create with only sand and water.  We decided late, probably around 6pm to head in to Revere to see them.  There was absolutely NO parking.  Absolutely NO venders with any food remaining.  TONS of people.  What were we thinking?  Once we got parked, it wasn't that bad, I guess.  We had to wait in line at a pizza joint forever to get our food.  It was scrumptious.  Not sure if it was because the pizza was good or that we waited so long.  Back to the sculptures.  They had an amazing one of Iwo Jima.  It was breathtaking.  My boys really enjoyed gawking at that.  I loved the one in the large picture of the man with his hand over his face.  

Thanks for dropping by.