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Hello Friends! I hope you all had a nice weekend. My weekend was fantastic because I had a date night with my hubby on Saturday. We are making an effort to go out at least once a month so we can have some adult time. We went to a great Polynesian restaurant and had dinner and a show with Polynesian dancers, it was great! After that, we headed to a bar in Ft. Lauderdale and met up with my brother-in-law and his girlfriend. We really had fun! Paige was in great hands with her awesome babysitter so we didn't have any worries while we were away.

So, today I have a teacher gift to share. Paige is in a new classroom and this year she only has two main teachers, so I think I'll do more teacher gifts this year. ;-)

Is this not the cutest pencil you've ever seen?! It's a Lori Whitlock 3D cut file that I found in the Silhouette Design Store. It's a great size, and pretty roomy inside. I fit a super-sized bag of M&M's in there with no problem. The teachers absolutely loved it and it was a cinch to put together. I added the just for you sentiment using a mini stamp set from Papertrey Ink.

Well, that's it for me today. I hope you have a great Monday, and thanks so much for stopping by!

Carol

Mini album

Hello Friends! I hope you're having a great weekend! Ours has been very nice, even though it's been raining like crazy every afternoon. I guess the summer has officially arrived! Well, today I have something a little different to share...a mini album! It's funny because scrapbooking is what led me to cardmaking, and now I rarely scrapbook. I really need to get back into it especially since Paige is growing like a weed. I need to capture all of these moments!

Okay, so back to the mini album. One of the mom's at Paige's school is a sweetheart and she recently had a baby girl. I wanted to make something for her and decided to go with a mini onesie album from Lori Whitlock (Silhouette Design Store #68101). I personalized it with the baby's name, Soma (so cute).

I cut each of the onesies with chipboard to give it a little stability then I used the same patterned paper pack for the entire album - Happy Girl by Dena. I added a few chipboard embellishments and tied some ribbon to the O-rings. All Jessica has to do is add photos!

 

I also made a matching card (also from Silhouette - Lori Whitlock):

I enjoyed this project a lot! I need to make one for my own daughter, LOL! Well, I hope the rest of your day is fantastic! Thank you so much for stopping by.

 

Carol