Sweet 16

This one is going to be short and sweet.  Since I have been slacking on my crafting time I had a birthday card that was way overdue.

I made this card for my niece.  I can't believe it but she is now 16 years old.  It is just beyond me that 16 years have flown by like they have.

Everytime I think about my niece I think about my HS graduation (yep, it has been that long since I have been out of High School).  I see a picture of myself hold her in my arms in my parents family room and both of us all dressed up and ready for me to end one major chapter in my life.

I have a very strong bond with her, I just wish I could see her more.  A part of me feels like she is my child almost as much as she is my sisters daughter...