Over the years, I have been blessed with beautiful friendships and crossed paths with many amazing people in my life. I have this amazing church friend called Xue Qi whom I met last year in our church band. She is a very talented violinist and always gives her best in everything she does. Our friendship grew deeper as we got to know each other! Often times, she will swing by our house to play with the girls and always willing to offer us rides to church. Our girls adore her a lot! And with her in mind, I want to honor her by creating a mini album as my gratitude towards her! And today's mini album gift idea feature the Maggie Holmes Carousel collection.
Just before I begin, I will go through and pick photos for printing. Since this is a surprise for her, I went to Xue Qi’s Instagram feed and screenshot the photos I want to use in the album. Once that is done, I went through my stash to search for patterned papers and embellishments that I can use for layering. And I also decided to use white cardstock as my base.
After adhering all the layers for papers and embellishments, I stitched the edges of each page for the extra texture I was going for. It looks really nice!
For this album, I kept the embellishments minimal. I also kept each page with a similar look so that the pages are cohesive.
In my mini albums, I always love including journaling on a piece of card some where in the middle of the album. Writing it down sure adds the personal touch to the album. 
Don't you just love those gold alphas? They are just the perfect size!
Supplies : Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Carousel - Carnival (379088), Carried Away (379094), Cotton Candy (379096), Ephemera Die Cuts (379119), 6”x8” Paper Pad (379113), Ribbon Spools (379124), Sticky Notes Set (379137), Banner Clips (379125)Thickers (379115), Swing Alphabet (379116), Clear Stickers (379121)
I hope you are inspired to create a thankful album for your loved ones today! Let them know that you care :) Thanks for coming by!
Xoxo Jessy
