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Tags:Everybody seems to be doing well at the hospital tonight. Thank you so much for all your prayers and positive thoughts. Amazing support.
I also wanted to share the book I created and gave to John and Liz. My cousin's wife, Cristina, came up with the idea for each of us to write letters/notes/stories down about parenting/life experience, etc and gave me the assignment to put it all together.
I loved this project. So many cool stories and words and photos came to me. Family members sharing their hearts with John and Liz and their baby (who we now know is Henry). Such a cool gift to give.
Here is a link to the rest of the pages in the album: Family Baby Album
Edited: Here is a bit of info about the supplies used in this album (had to leave to go to dinner with Chris' parents):
ALBUM: 7gypsies (about 5x7) sprial bound - the album got too thick with all the patterned paper, photos, etc. that I ended up using rings instead of the spirals - rings ended up in all of the wholes
PATTERNED PAPERS: the pattern on the front is a thick, velvet sort of paper from SEI - interior papers were from American Crafts, Wild Asparagus (My Mind's Eye), KI Memories, new Basic Grey, 7gypsies, Foofala (Autumn Leaves)
STAMP: red stamp on the journaling pages is Rhonna (Autumn Leaves) and the green-looking stamp is a digital brush from Rhonna (Two Peas)
TRANSPARENT WORDS: Heidi Swapp
BIG CIRCLES on transparencies: My Mind's Eye
WHITE WORD STICKERS: Rebecca Sower Bookworks for EK Success
REMEMBER STAMP: Catslife Press
OTHER STICKERS: 7gypsies
FAMILY TRANSPARENCY: Narratives by Karen Russell (Creative Imaginations)




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Ali,
What a wonderful gift. Beautiful job!
Prayers and good thoughts for Henry.
Kelley
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oh wow, Ali. this is such a beautiful and meaningful gift anyone could every receive! it brings home what scrapbooking is about, isn't it? it is not only capturing life but also giving life...hank you for sharing with us this lovely work. also for the glimpses into your life...and did i say i totally "heart" this album? thanks again!!! so inspired. :)
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oh wow, Ali. this is such a beautiful and meaningful gift anyone could ever receive! it brings home what scrapbooking is about, isn't it? it is not only capturing life but also giving life...hank you for sharing with us this lovely work. also for the glimpses into your life...and did i say i totally "heart" this album? thanks again!!! so inspired. :)
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ali:
what a beautiful piece to treasure for years and years and years to come.
i used the same idea last year when i gathered up notes and photos of those closest to my brother and put it all together in an altered album for him to take with him on his travels in the U.S. Army. he is now serving in Iraq and the book has never left his sight. i love knowing that he treasures something i made just for him, but i love even more the fact that all of our faces and smiles and words of love and comfort are there with him even when we want him to be at home.
thanks for sharing your talents.
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My prayers are with you... I hope the baby and family will be ok. Here is a story for encouragement: I was born in '72 in Nebraska at 2lb 2oz. 3 months early. My twin brother was 2lb. 4 oz. The first years were nervous for my parents, but we've both turned out just fine :-) Technology in NICU has come so far in 30 years . . . as my mom says to us, our "early arrival means we're destined for an extra special life... that God has a special purpose for us." Best wishes
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words can not even describe this. i am sure this will be treasured forever.
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awesome awesome awesome
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Hi Ali!
This is really good posting,Wish you all the best
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stunning. a true treasure
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Amazing gift, sure to be a family treasure. Now everyone will want one when they have their first child :-)
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Ali, this is truly an amazing gift that I am sure they will treasure forever. So glad to hear little Henry is doing well as well as Mom & Dad too.
Congrats on becoming an aunt - it's an absolutely role to play in his life - enjoy!
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Congratulations on being an Auntie. What an eventful night. I hope and pray that everyone is healing and will be able to go home soon.
What a wonderful baby gift. You do such awesome work. You truly are a life artist!
Thanks for sharing!
Jennifer
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sending big hugs to john and liz, and lil hugs to Mr. Henry.
and... that album... ali, are you the coolest person in the world, or what? love it!
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This is really nice and I love the name Henry!!
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I wish I had thought of doing something like that for my kidlets. Maybe for my little guy's 1st birthday. I have 6 months to get it together! HA! Seriously, just beautiful. And Congrats!
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AMAZING!! What a beautiful gift, one that will be treasured forever. Sending prayers and good thoughts...peace and blessings.
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wow, wow, wow!!
this album just makes me want to run home and get scrappy!!
love this!
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stunning!! so elegant :)
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What a beautiful gift!!
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awesome as always! What a nice gift.
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