So Thankful Gift Boxes

In honor of November, and the many feelings of gratitude I have, I have been trying to show family and friends that I feel blessed to have them in my life.  You could consider this a 'gratitude journal' of sorts--but I am recognize important people in my life, not things.  Don't get me wrong, I am grateful for some things (especially a roof over my head and food on our table) but it is the people that really make a difference.

Today I made cupcakes and these adorable gift boxes to deliver them in.  In retrospect, mini cupcakes might have been smarter... but these sure are cute!  I actually really like that they spill out of the box.  I managed to snag cupcake liners in a shade extremely similar to Hello Honey.

 

These were so easy to make. I really love the 2014-2016 In Colors, and I think they lend themselves perfectly to this season.  Blackberry Bliss is an unexpected pop of color for a fall palette!

Thank You from Baby

I got a lovely package in the mail Saturday. I knew from the Washington return address that it was from my family- and mail from my family is my favorite type of mail. This kind of special occasion warrants a special thank you, so I sat down at my craft desk right away to design the perfect card to send back to them.

It had to be from my baby, Alexader- since the package was full of gifts for him- immediately I was drawn to the Zoo Babies stamps I have been looking for an excuse to use. Aren't they just adorable with the Alphabet Press embossed background and gold stars?

In would be excited to get a card like this in the mail! I bet Grandma will too!