… and I just don’t get to do it much anymore. But I did do something quick today that I thought I would share.
Colin’s babysitter, Katie, is wonderful. She lives right next door and takes Colin every Monday for 2 hours so I can work. And he loves her. Makes cookies with her and talks her ears off. She is his girlfriend and gets jealous when she is with her real boyfriend.
Anyway, everyone knows that once you have a good sitter, you want to keep them happy, right? 
So I wanted to get her something extra cool for her 16th birthday.
Was talking to my fab friends Ginger and Jana and they suggested a cute wallet with a bunch of gift cards in it. Perfect! So here it is.
Nothing fabulous, but I thought their idea was great. I put in it a $20 (with a note saying "gas money") and gift cards to Old Navy, iTunes, Target and Starbucks.
Colin picked out the wallet and did some coloring on the label. (Well, he first picked an ugly Bratz wallet before I suggested this one.) And, of course, I wrapped with with scrapbooking paper and a glitter letter. (Yes, I was too lazy to go upstairs to get real wrapping paper.)
Anyway, just wanted to share their great idea. Thanks, girls!
Off to work on a video I want to share soon. Oh, and a few people asked what Gamsol is. It is a stamper’s dream come true – it is used to blend colored pencils. I will video it sometime… it is cool.
Talk soon!
16 Comments
LOVE this idea – with the giftcards in the wallet! And just in time…my son’s birthday is coming up at the end of the month and he’d get a kick out of that! TFS!!
It turned out so cute! And anything with Colin’s handwork on it – priceless!
Wow…I am in love with this idea! Brilliant. And how incredibly generous…Katie’s gonna have some fuuuuuun! Your wrapping is also lovely…great way to use up some paper stash.
what a fabulous gift and it is packaged so beautifully!
gorgeous.
i bet she loved it!
That’s an awesome idea! Gasp I can’t believe Katie’s 16? How’d that happen?
WOW! What a clever idea. It’s true about when you get a great babysitter you never want to lose them.
I’ll bet she loves this!
this is such a cute idea jennifer! now if only my daycare parents would give me gifts like that! lol!
so cute!
what a great gift!
What a sweet gift! Such a wonderful idea! Love your packaging too, Jennifer!
What a cute idea! Love that you used your scrapbook supplies to wrap it up.
Wow!! Can I be your babysitter??? Awesome gift!! So love this idea..
And, we found that all the best babysitters are under 16.. Once they start driving, and expanding their social circles, it’s curtains….
it’s adorable!
i cant wait to see the video- i was wondering how your colored pencil things always look so nicely blended and just plain lovely!
So sweet and adorable—what a fun gift.
Melissa
This is just sooo clever! Perfect for a teen girl. She will certainly love it!
Such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing.
That turned out perfectly! I would give anything to have an awesome sitter like her!