Journaling: I have always admired brightly colored furniture and pillows in the store, but was never brave enough to bring them home. When I bought my townhome this past summer, I decided to take some chances. My friend and I went shopping and we saw this chair and pillow - should I? I...

Beautiful! This is inspiring me to scrap my own pics of flamingos.

So adorable!

Journaling: Stephens preschool was so much fun! This day, they went to the Cincinnati Fire Museum. They learned about being a fire fighter, they saw antique fire engines (they could even sit in a replica and pretend), and in general had a lot of fun. February, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio NBK...

Journaling: When we lived in Ohio, we had a whirlpool bathtub in my bathroom. Stephen LOVED that whirlpool. He would swim around in the tub, play with his toys (those are transformers in the background, I believe) and make bathtime a playtime. On this particular occasion, I did not want to...

Love that collection! Beautiful example for your black and white challenge.

Love this one, too!

Oh this is lovely! I love the blending at the top with the sun behind the photo. Love the rest of the framed photos, too.

Clever and beautiful!

Fabulous, as usual, Marleen. I just love the effects you use with photos. Beautiful!

The bird is awesome! I love the sun burst behind the photos!

Great smile - and what a cute couple! I love all the paint splotches everywhere! Beautiful!

So adorable! Love all the beachy elements!

I'm lifting this lift! It will be perfect for a photo I have!! LOVE IT!

Pam, just beautiful!! I love the photo effects and the blending. And, of course, the yellow & white flowers. Those are my favorite, by far.

Paper: NBK Dear Diary Template: NBK Bombay Crush Frame: NBK Out of the Box Polaroid Frame combined with Out of the Box Frame Art&Journal Brushes: NBK Watercolor Art No. 4; NBK Winterblues Watercolor Masks. NBK Sometimes Watercolor Paint Styles BBK Sometimes Color Styles Overlay...

While in Rome, we had a lot of fun wandering around and finding out of the way places to eat. I loved the doorway of this particular Osteria. It was inviting us to come in! Bella Italia ... Papers: Anna Aspnes ArtPlay Palette Auriferous Elements and Transfers: Anna Aspnes ArtPlay Palette...

So beautiful! Love how you created such a beautiful statement about love with the hearts.

Love the watercolor effects in the background!

Love the photos you chose. What a wonderful husband you must have!