recent projects part 2

In November my best friend married her other best friend :) It was a magical time for her so I wanted to make sure that I gave her something extra special as part of her gift instead of just good old cash (which is always a good wedding gift choice if you ask me). She made me the most beautiful "speech book" that included her MOH speech. I was so grateful for that token that I can keep with all my other wedding mementos - and I wanted to do something similar for her.

I really hope that she is okay with me sharing this - I love you girl! :) I took photos of the mini album I made for her because there were so many amazing memories wrapped up in those few pages. I wanted to have a record of it myself. For some reason the photos are in opposite order so you will have to see it from the back to the front. This was by far my favourite project that I worked on last year - there are so many people who I love throughout the pages. Thanks for the memories friends! xo

recent projects

I love scrapbooking. I have always loved scrap projects and find it incredibly rewarding and relaxing when I make time for it which, unfortunately, isn't nearly as often as I would like. I am obsessed with Project Life (I highly suggest you check out Becky's blog if you haven't already) and Smash products. I haven't gotten into Project Life yet myself but it is definitely on my "to do" list (I am obsessed with the Seafoam Edition from Ms. Elise - another must follow blog!)

I really like to do mini albums. I collect photos and "stuff", buy a bunch of stickers and just go to town. I don't usually stop until an album is done - I am not one for half done projects so I really enjoy a manageable project. 

Early in 2012 I decided I wanted to make my sis and mom-in-laws scrapbooks for Christmas. For the last few years we have drawn names for Christmas gifts but we were late in our 2012 decision so I wanted to make sure I had something special for these special ladies in my life. We ended up drawing names but I still wanted to make sure that my sis and mom got something just from me.

Below is a random combination of the two books. They are very similar but I used different photos for the most part. And at only 48 photo spaces per book, this was a very convenient size. I loved the outcome and think everyone else did too!