Easter Journaling with PML Cards

 When I began to design this two-page layout of our granddaughters,

I wanted to hide my journaling

so that someday each of them could read my thoughts

about this very special Easter Day in 2011

when they were 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 years old.

I decided to use two cards from the Picture My Life Chantilly Scrapbook Program

to serve as the hidden journaling cards behind their photos.

A loop of shimmer tape provides a pull for each card.

I'll write on the pullout cards in my printing for Ella and Beatrice.

I think it's special to showcase our handwriting, don't you?

Here's a closer view:

I used CTMH products (except for the background papers, from my stash.
I chose them because the floral and chevron colors coordinated so well
with the Easter photos):

Dimensional elements banner shapes

Irresistables Letters inked in Pear Ink

Pink Sequins

Chantilly paper packet pink paper

CTMH ribbon

Other:  PaperStudio background papers

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Happy Spring!

Welcome, Baby Girl!

This CAS card is for friends who welcomed their first baby--beautiful little Lillian--into the world on Monday evening.

I used Close To My Heart's "Miracle" stamp set, Blush ink pad, and tiny pink safety pins. I placed the pins so that they would form a pink heart shape.

Inside (and on the envelope) I stamped the butterfly from "Miracle" and wrote my own congratulations note.

Gingham ribbon is from my "other" stash.

Thanks for visiting and leaving your comment!

B's First Birthday

It's fun getting back to creating layouts with papers and embellishments--especially when I have a cute subject such as our grandgirl Beatrice.

She's every bit as cute and sweet and fun in real life ... and she's quite the little firecracker, not wanting to sit still too long or to cuddle, always off running to catch her sister Ella. Lately Beatrice has been saying more words (her favorite this past week has been "hat"), and always chimes in to be sure she's heard.

I love these grandparenting days! Yesterday DH and I got to have morning play together with the grandgirls, then take both GGs to their library story times and have lunch AND nap time with them. After nap time we read Mary Poppins and made some story characters who giggled with us and those characters floated straight to the ceiling for their tea time. We laughed and told jokes and they kept bobbing back to the ceiling as Uncle Albert and his friends always do in the story. I think Ella was going to take Uncle Bert to bed with her. (I failed to get his photo! Picture a pleasingly plump, bald, mustached jolly soul who loves to laugh and pop his vest buttons.)

Glad you stopped for a visit! I hope your day is merry and bright!