The Joys of Olive Jane and Another Layout

Today's post is a reminder of the simple joys in life --- my son and my sweet Olive Jane --- and another layout from our Scraps and Prayers group.  If you ever need some cheering up some day, just look at this sweet face.  I am totally over the moon about this sweet little girl!

... and in continuing on with our album for the year, here's our layout for our November pages for my Scraps and Prayers group.  Our color story is Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.  We stamped on all the layers of the paper daisies and used sprigs of ribbon for a leaf effect.  Old Olive buttons are used for the centers of the flowers.  Again, I tried to make the layout as simple as possible - to make it versatile for everyone.

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A Cute Little Card and Our Cute Little Critter

Here's a cute little card that was a lot of fun to make.

This is a 3 X 3" card and fits into our smallest envelopes.
I used summer starfruit for the top layer and a new embossing edgelit across the front of it.
The cute little flower is 3 layers of paper daisies, embossed 3 times each.
The little In Color Dahlia makes a great center for the flower.
Using the bitty banners framelits and coordinating stamps makes it easy to add a sentiment to any card.
A little knotted sprig of In Color stitched satin ribbon adds a nice finishing touch.

And now...
Meet our cute little backyard critter.  He has taken a liking to our bird feeder.  He tore up the first one and threw it on the ground, after chewing through a vinyl coated wire!
My husband, not one to be discouraged, replaced the bird feeder and hung it with a chain.  The squirrel just uses the chain as an easy way to climb down to the bird feeder.  He actually stretches his entire body over the bird feeder, reaches down and pulls seeds out of the hole and flings them onto the ground.  Then, he and the birds enjoy a shared snack.

These are seeds flying to the ground.

It's always fun to enjoy nature right in your own back yard.  The boys are loving it!  Well, I'm off to work in my studio.  I have a lot more to get ready for my Friday night class.  Have a great day!