Birthday Gifts!

Who says it has to be a hassle sending gifts to family when the post office keeps raising the costs?

i'm getting around that with something even better than a birthday card!

At the beginning of the year, i set up my calendar at Yahoo! and asked friends and family to send the dates of birthdays for all the members in Their family. Posted all the dates into my calendar and set up early reminders to come to my email.

i've been making 8.5" x 11" layouts to send in zip folders. i make a main page for the birthday boy/girl's birthday photo with a spot for journaling. i make a second page that can be used for additional photos, party invitations and other momentos - whatever treasures wanted for keep!

The pages are able to be printed out on standard printers. They can be printed on standard white cardstock or photo paper. Multiple pages can be printed out for other family members, or, for as many needed to include more photos and such!

Already, i've made birthday pages for my nephew, Xavier, and my cousin's son, Trevor. Xavier celebrated his 18th birthday this year. So - i made a third page for His mother to include a special letter She can write to Him about all Her thoughts of Him and His life up to now.

Today, i sent this one out for my nephew, Gavin, who is celebrating His 10th birthday!



Happy Birthday, Gavin!








Credits:
Birthday Bash - Amber Gray - Digital Scrapbook Place
Brightspray Element from Rainbow's End(no longer available) - Lauren Bavin - Digital Scrapbook Place

Fonts:
Happy Birthday - Advert
Gavin's Birthday Title - BluePrint

Even though Lauren's Rainbow's End kit is no longer available - i encourage You to check out Her other kits - as well as Amber's! They do a wonderful job with Their talents!

Soooooooo - it's on to the next one! This time, it'll be a layout I'm doing for my nephew, Gavin, again. But for now - it's a secret. ;)~

Have a great day!