My friend's retirement

My friend, Pat, recently retired from my office and in preparation of that, I wanted to make her a book that would represent part of the reason she is retiring.  Her plan is to spend more time with her grandchildren - her little people, as she calls them.  So I made a Starbucks altered mini book of a trip she took last year to take care of her twin grandsons.  Here's the start/bare bones of the book

 I covered the front and back of each Starbucks sleeve

and stitched the bottom and sides.

 I punched holes using my Cinch.

 Here's the book before any embellishments or photos:

 I put photos in each pocket.

 And did some light embellishing.

So my gift to her was a "reminder" of why she wants to retire and be near family.

I wanted to make her a card ...

 ... and a matching envelope.

 We also had a firm-wide potluck so that everyone could say their goodbyes.  

Last but not least, I made a candy bar card regarding her "parting."

 Her last day was fun and [I hope] memorable for her.