project revealed

I can finally explain (and show off!) what paper project I've been working on this week ... as I gave it away as a 1st birthday present to wee Ava's parents, Brandi and Shelby, this morning at her party. (See last 2 posts for Henry-wearing-a-princess-hat photos and the proof of my desk's organized chaos while working on this gift.) I wanted to make a bit of a brag book for my work friend Brandi, but one specifically for showing off Ava as she grew up over this past year. So all Brandi would have to do would be to print off her favorite birth and months 1-12 photos, square them up to a 3.5x3.5, and tape them on to the right pages ... easy as that! Some of my pages were rather simplistic in presentation but, really, Ava is the star of the show here and so adding in her beautiful face will make every page perfect. And for me, I loved how the front and back covers came out as I just can't seem to shake my love of polka dots! I used the Basic Grey Quarter Pint Album, a 6x6, 3 ring chipboard album and with the right glue and my xacto knife each page came out crisp and clean. A fun, quick 2 day project and in the end one Mom was thrilled with the homemade gift and this Mum was happy to have some creative "paper and pens" time to herself!