Monday, November 26, 2007

A Christmas Gift

My grandparents live in a nursing home in Kansas. I haven't seen them in a year. The last time I saw them, they met my daughter (who was then 5 months old) for the first time. She is their first and only great grandchild. I won't be seeing them this year for Christmas and I know they are sad that they will not be seeing Ellie. So my Christmas gift to them is a DVD with pictures and videos of Ellie. I spent practically the whole day at Taylor's house making it and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I hope they enjoy it.

While we were waiting for the DVD to finish burning, I had the thought that maybe the disc was just the right size to put in the back pocket of one of my paper bag albums. I got home and tried it, and sure enough it was. A few stamps and photos later I came up with this! A DVD holder, mini album, and card in one!! The front stamps are a Rhonna Farrer flourish and Christine Adolph image (December 25). The sentiment on the pull out card comes from the Snowflake Serenade set by PaperTrey Ink. This is the first time I've used it and it did not disappoint! So, without further ado, here is the gift for my grandparents (please excuse the Christmas light glare on the photos):





5 comments:

Taylor Mathews said...

That looks great! I hope they enjoy it. :-)

Anonymous said...

Liz, that turned out so good! They'll LOVE it!

Jaime said...

Great idea! I'm sure they'll love it!

Tamara said...

i LOVE this idea. and your packaging is as good as the gift! great work!

Debbie Olson said...

What a wonderful gift from the heart! It is just beautiful, and they will love it!
Debbie Olson