Off to Afghanistan....

The tiniest scrapbook that I have ever made is on it's way to to my brother who is currently deployed in Afghanistan. He can't really carry much with him for personal effects so this had to be very tiny and durable. I used a little tiny round tin that I once purchased at Staples. It used to have some really cute round paper clips in it but now those paper clips find their home in a ziploc baggie. I normally would have embellished this tin on the outside but I chose to leave it plain considering the possible abuse it could suffer being drug around by a soldier. I purposely made the pages absolutely flat which is a huge challenge for me. I also avoided binding the little coaster pages in any way so that if he had a favourite page or two, it could moved into his wallet or pocket.

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I just love this saying: Home is where your story begins. I will have to mentally file that one away and use it on a future layout :)



I have pictures of Richard's girlfriend, siblings, parents, the nieces and nephews, our old childhood home, family dogs and even a hilarious Halloween photo where Richard and my sister are dressed up as 'trailer trash'








I want to thank everyone who has shown their support for my brother by offering prayers, cards and even sending little packages of food and other little items to make him more comfortable. I anxiously await his safe return to Canada.

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This project was made so much easier by one my favourite scrappy tools!! These Marvy Uchida circle punches are worth every penny. I would love to get my hands on a set of scallop ones in the near future. Something else to be added to my never ending wish list!