Finally Sent Them Off

I ran behind!!!  Four wonderful friends had their first babies this year.  I managed to get gifts off to two of them but the other......I was slllloooowww.  I finally sent them off in the mail the other day.  I really hope they like the little books and matching cards!!!

I posted the one album for Olive back a bit so here is her matching card:

For the other, I sent a card done in Miracle.  It's so soft and pretty!!!

I sewed on both cards to see what I liked best: machine stitching or had stitching.  The result?  I like both....It's worth getting my light little machine out and doing some fast borders.  On the other hand, the bold, simple hand stitches really stand out.  

Which do you like best????

Still Playing with my Stash

With the new Idea Book and new product available tomorrow, I got a chance to play with some of my older stash to use it up and make way for the new.  I have always loved Cherry-O papers and I had some embellishments and needed some Thank You cards to replenish my reserves.  Here's what I came up with:

A wonderful friend of mine added a darling little girl to her family and I'm so excited to send her this mini photo album using Olivia.  I started this album at a Stamping Retreat with a wonderful Close to My Heart sister, Betsy, when she visited the Pacific Northwest last March.  I sure hope this little book shows off little Olive her mommy puts the pictures in.  :)

Fall Seems to be for Family Gatherings and Blog Hopping

If you got here from Terri's Blog, your on the right path!  We're featuring Olivia this month.  What lovely paper!!!  If you haven't ordered your set, you need to do so soon so you can join in the fun!  I used the Out of the Hat layout from the new Magic Book!  What a lot of photo places!  I'll apologize for the quality of the photos right up front since I can't fit this great design in my photo box.  This basic layout starts out with nine photos and if you add the new Photo Flaps, you and put another 12 photos or journal spaces on your layout.  My layout features photos of our family that gathers annually at Thanksgiving.  This was our 2008 gathering with 26 for a sit down turkey dinner.  Yep, we had more than one turkey!  This is great for my heritage album!  Hope you like this and get inspired yourself!!!  Hop on over to Betsy's blog to see what she's done with this beautiful Olivia!