friends book challenge

I was recently asked to do a few pages in a book about friends by Heather Bluhm. I said
yes immediately because Heather was so very nice when I first started my blog and she
has a special place in my heart because of that kindness to me. I have to be honest and
tell you that when the book arrived at my house I was totally intimidated by the lovely
work done in the book by the girls who had it first.

So ... I put it aside for about a week. Then one morning: I donned my big girl pants {they
are getting a lot of use lately}, gathered all of my favorite bits and bobs, and started on
my first page. This page is about being a friend to yourself. I don't know about you, but I

am my own worst enemy sometimes. You really have to be a friend to yourself before you
have anything to give to others. I am working on that:

The background is my favorite blue ledger paper from Jamie:

I think the coolest thing about these books is that you can see the trims and such from
other pages peeking through. It looks so pretty to me:

Here's the funny thing: once I got started on this I didn't want to stop. I had so many
ideas, and seriously I think I could have filled the rest of the book. It's good to challenge
yourself and try something new. I finished all three of my pages the first day. I will show
you the other two pages in a few days, I hope you will stop back over. Thanks for being
here today:)