Quilted Gift and Happy Mail

I got the most lovely gift in the mail from my best friend Kelly-Anne. She lives in Northern BC, Canada and I don't get to see her nearly often enough, but she made me the most beautiful quilt.  She used all my favorite colors: grey, purple and yellow. I love how it came together and just wanted to share.  It made me smile. The same day the quilt came in the mail my 2 books I ordered by Susannah Conway came too: "Instant Love" all about the art of the Polaroid and "This I Know" notes on unraveling the heart.  I am going to spend a few nice evenings under my quilt (cuz its crazy cold here even though its June!) reading my new books.  

 

Have you got any good Happy Mail lately? 

Is there a book you've been looking forward to reading? 

Project Three Hundred and Sixty Five

This is week 4 of our 5th year of marriage in pictures.

I am loving this project...even if only for the perspective.  For example:  the beginnings of the house next to us in the first picture.  The house only needs a roof and basic construction is finished.  The street we live on looks so different now then it did when we first moved in.  Its interesting to look back on pictures and think of how some things change, and how others stay the same.

We bought some amazing olive oil for when my parents came to visit over the weekend and ever since we've been dipping bread in the oil and some vinegar for a snack.  Yummy!  It was so nice to have my parents here for dinner and a visit.  I wish we lived closer to them and could see them more often.

This week was also my best friend Kelly's 5 year anniversary, so the second picture was from when we were buying them an anniversary card.  I can't believe how fast the time goes by....  Seems like just yesterday I was sitting beside her on her wedding day.

Aside from still feeling sick a little bit, it was a good week.  The sun has been out and its been feeling like summer.  Enjoying sandals, painted toe-nails and the sun up till almost 9.  :)

she knows me

this is my best friend kelly-anne.  and this is a picture i took of her back in june when we were up in Canada for a visit.  i think she is radiant in this photo.  her spirit shines through her eyes.  it is an honor to call her my best friend.  and that is what this page is about.  i found this quote in my searching for our ACCEPTANCE theme this month at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out and knew i wanted to use it on a page about Kelly. 

quote says:  "a friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are."  

on the tag i wrote a little letter just for her thanking her for the love and support she's given me through the years of our friendship. 

isn't this paper amazing??  i am loving all the doilies popping up all over the scrapbooking world lately and the colors in this one made it stand out to me.  i wanted to make it the feature of the page, and thought it matched my picture soooo well. :)

want to get your hands on this amazing kit?!!  there is plenty of time to buy and participate in our challenges.  and we're having a DESIGN TEAM call going on right now too.  come by our website and check it out!!