Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad!!
Tomorrow is Mom & Dad's 40th anniversary, but since we have had a little family party for them today, and have given them their gifts, I thought you all might be interested in seeing the special layouts I did for Mom & Dad's anniversary. I made a shutterfly book for them, and wanted to keep it a surprise, so couldn't share the layouts I made for it, as they were square, and they would have known something strange was going on! LOL I put all the layouts into a slideshow, so I hope you will enjoy watching it! Its not to long, as I only got the 20 page book. (22 pgs with the cover)
I used Blushbutter kits on ALL of the layouts with an item here or there from Lara Payton, and Tina Williams. One piece of lace is my own.
If you would like to see the pages a little bigger, and see credits for each page, you can go here to view it in my picasa album. The album is set on private for now, because I didn't want Mom & Dad to see it to soon, so untill I get around to switching it, you will have to use this link, not the one listed under my galleries.
I Have to say I am so impressed with the book!! I really love it, and hopefully sometime I can make more of them. Course I don't think I would be as happy with the 8.5X11 size, because the cover is a stock cover (and has a hole in it, which I think is worse than a stock cover without a hole! LOL) and you can't design it yourself. So for any of you who do 8.5X11 layouts, maybe you should start contacting shutterfly and telling them they need to get the 8.5X11 books with the design your own cover, so maybe they will think about doing it sooner!! If enough people ask for them, they may listen! Course I would like them to also make the spine on the long side of the rectangle not just the short, but that I could live with, if I could make my own cover....or I could live with it easier! LOL BTW, I have already contacted them, so we need more people to!!
Anyway, I highly recommend Shutterfly, if your in the market for a book, especially if you scrap square!! Go check them out, and have fun!!
Just thought I would post this for you all to see, now I'm back to enjoying time with my parents. Have a great weekend!!
Thank you Debbeie, for the wonderful picture album scrap book and the very pretty little Shutterfly Book of photos. Looking through the photos bring back so many momeries. Now each time we look at these books we will not only be remembering the times the pictures remind us of but all the love you put into making them for us. We love you.
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this book is absolutely stunning Deb, I'm so thrilled your Mom and Dad love it!!
ReplyDeleteI found your album from your Dad's Flickr family pages & went to Picasso to see them in more detail. You did a lovely job of making this special for them. What a kind sweet daughter!!
ReplyDeleteViewing the photos made my eyes damp - both in happiness for your family & a bit for what I had hoped for. Like your Mom, I viwed being a helpmeet, a good wife & mother, one of the most fulfilling roles God gave women (& NOT one that muffles our intelligence or creativity). But my husband decided he's rather be on his own after about 20 years as family was too much responsibility.
I got 3 wonderful sons, now grown men, from this so I'm not complaining. Still, seeing others who've stayed together all this time & still love each other makes me happy. My best & longest time friend (40 years now) has a wonderful marriage & they love each other more than they ever have. I know it can be done.