Margie's Farewell Album

Margie, Margie, Margie. We knew there would be a time when it would be time for Margie's husband Joe to graduate... and that meant that their little family would move away. However, it always seemed like a long time off. Destiny and I met Margie and her girls (Alex and Sabrina) shortly before Destiny and Alex were to start kindergarten. We met at the Bridgeway Island mom's group and were excited about the possibility of our girls being in the same class. It didn't happen that year... and it didn't happen in 1st grade, 2nd grade, or 3rd grade either! But the girls were friends and Margie and I were school volunteers together as well as email pals.

There was a point when the girls were in second grade that Margie came looking for me. She told me that she was relieved to know we hadn't moved away (she hadn't seen us for a while) as I was one of her "staples". So as the news spread that it was time for the Mack family to move away, I got the same sick feeling in my stomach that Margie had a few years earlier, only this time one of us really was moving.

Whenever I thought about her moving, I'd tear up - it was sad news! I contacted her two best pals (Angie and Rulaine) and asked them if they were doing anything special for her goodbye and if they might be interested in working on a scrapbook with me - a farewell scrapbook of sorts. They were happy to join in and the three of us along with a few other special ladies put together fun memories, messages and pictures for her.

When "the girls" hosted a farewell coffee event, we presented her with the album. She was so exhausted from preparing for the move and so beyond emotional that she couldn't really even look through it - I was not surprised. I figured if we were all emotional, then she must really be!

At any rate, Margie loved her book and the messages inside and I'm happy to say that although she is all the way in Acworth, Georgia, we are still email pals and she and her sweet girls will always have a special place in my heart.

I didn't get a picture of her album, but the picture above is of Margie and Alex at their last Bridgeway Island field trip at the roller skating rink.

Susie the Scrapper

My sister Susie got bit by the scrapbooking bug about a year ago. I invited a few friends over to scrap during a time when Susie was here for a visit. I thought Susie would enjoy visiting with my friends (aka "her" girlfriends) and have fun creating a small scrapbook for Mom f(for Christmas) as well as starting one for my brother and sister-in-law (Mike and Kim).

Little did I know how hooked she would get! She is a diehard! When she is visiting and we have a scrapping night, I have to MAKE her stop so we can go to bed - she'll go all night! She has become very good at it and is working on her second 12 x 12 album of family and friends. She doesn't need direction and rarely needs assistance - quite impressive! Her latest "find" is self-adhesive ribbon as she is able to use ribbon on her pages without any help.

The above picture is of Susie after finishing the title page on her very first album. She was quite proud and loves to show her books off to others.

Little Scrapper

Destiny is a scrapper in her own right. She threw this page together in just a few minutes in honor of "her" new puppy Lily. She is creative in every way imaginable and unlike her mother, doesn't think so much about putting a single page together! This makes for a much more productive scrapper...

:)

Cary's Scrapbook

When my friend Cary graduated from college, I just HAD to create a scrapbook for her. The problem was that I found out about her party just a few days before hand and with all of the end of school activities going on, I knew I'd have to hustle to get it done!

I also knew that for Cary, I needed to make it unique. I did not see Cary as a "pink" girl and it couldn't be anything too "cutsie", so I found a great 9 x 9 brown faux leather album (my favorite cover to date - I've purchased them three times now!) and found papers and embellishments in oranges and browns with a bit of hot pink and other colors here and there. It was fun experimenting with different colors and I ended up LOVING the finished project. This is a picture of my favorite page in the album. Congrats to Cary!

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