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Happy Birthday Sheila!

It's my MIL 80th birthday today, so thought I would show the card and present I made for her.




....and now for the present - I bought this K & Co kit a few months back and was wondering when I was going to use it! Thought the florals made it ideal for a "more mature" woman!! I just added photos of the boys with the embellishments provided in the kit and it took me an hour to put together. The photos of the boys are a mixture of ones taken over the years. (Just in case you can't tell, it's a desk calendar!)
































Blimey, think I need a lie down after loading all those!!! Sam is home again today - managed to get him an appointment with the Doctor at 7.00 pm last night (!) and he's got an ear infection so he's now on antibiotics. Hopefully, I should get him back to school on Thursday all being well.




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Annie said…
love the card you made and that little photo album is stunning - and what gorgeous K&Co papers too. hugs, annie x
16 December 2008 at 13:45
~Denise Lynn~ said…
Wow Jo! That scrap book is BEAUTIFUL! I love the vintage feel and all the fab photos. What a nice gift. Love your card too, it's darling with that image. :)
16 December 2008 at 14:07
Jilli said…
These are both gorgeous Jo. How beautiful is that scrapbook!
16 December 2008 at 14:27
Natalie said…
What a beautiful card and photo album, your MIL will love it. x
16 December 2008 at 18:57
debby4000 said…
What a fantastic gift and beautiful card. Glad Sam is sorted out and soon will be feeling better.
17 December 2008 at 09:38
Jose said…
Just gorgeous!!!
Jose xx
18 December 2008 at 07:20
Kari said…
What a fantastic card and present anyone would love to receive!!! Your mother-in-law must have loved it! You are very talented!!!
2 January 2009 at 07:12
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