My friend, Amanda, just had a baby less than 2 weeks ago, so I thought that maybe doing this and sending it her way might give her a smile in the midst of what I know may be some frustrations currently. :) QP was one I created for the Scrapbook-bytes Brag Book Exchange with SBB's kit for...

Love is Mini Scraps by Melany Violette Layout - JillJackScraps Wordart - Love & Affection kit by Daniela Peuss

Love is Mini Scraps by Melany Violette Layout - Cottage Arts Wordart - Love & Affection kit by Daniela Peuss

These are my best friend's three boys from Christmas 2006 - the oldest was almost 4, middle was 1.5, and the baby was 3 months old (so a 1st Christmas!). They may as well be my nephews... Heck, they all call me "Aunt Chris". :) Christmas Around the World kit contribution from...

During "formal" photos outside after my wedding, my sister decided she wanted to give me bunny ears. And she was bound and determined to. Well, not only did I get payback...but also a good picture of the two of us came out of the deal. :) Wordart - April Rieff Template -...

Wordart - Love & Affection kit by Daniela Peuss Template & everything else (Love & Life kit) by Melany Violette

Bow, ribbons (made from bow) & brads from Forever Memories Freebie by Melany Violette Wordart (color altered) from Cottage Arts' Hope Sentiment Pak Picture by me

Credits: Font - Vivaldi Free New Year's Kit by Rhonna Farrar (2 Peas in a Bucket)

Credits: Dinner Party kit by ShabbyPrincess Fonts - Ahnberg (title) & Feltpen (journaling) Template #16 - JillJackScraps

beautiful page! TFS!

Pictures taken from my trip to Galway City in Ireland, June/July 2006. Kit: Oceans Apart by Raspberry Road Designs Template: MrsLids from Scrapbook-bytes Font: Celtic Gaelige

Credits: Overlay - Hope Sentiment Pak from Cottage Arts Everything Else - Sweet Serenity kit by ShabbyPrincess

I participated in a Secret Santa exchange for pets (yes, I am that much of a pet-lover dork). Anyway, these were just a part of my cat's gifts and the pictures were shot as she was just getting to explore the contraption. Credits: Paper (recolored from pink to the red-ish), silver corners...

I took these pictures the first weekend of October when I was home for my maternal grandfather's funeral. I spent an hour at the mountain taking pictures, something I had always wanted to do and finally made the time to do as a way of de-stressing from the funeral and family. Design...

Credits: Vintage Artistry kit from Scrapbook-bytes: - papers (blue & brown blended) & journalling block from hunibuni - corner twisty by Carrie Stephens