She's lovely, and your page only complements your portrait. The subtlety of the blends are perfect.

This is such a blow-me-away page. I wish I had photos that went that far back. Look at their clothes and hairstyles! And you got so many on one page, and it doesn't feel crowded at all. They all look so friendly.

AASPN_AbstractFB2_8 -- used behind each of the four photographs Amy Martin Vintage Angles 3 hoppybday_RYoung_paper3 CD_WaxWerx_Whirls KimJensen_Rubdown_rough2 MCO_Love&Grace01 kwiniecki_loveandgrace_paper02 jencaputo-textpaths2-5 (retired)

Such a huge round wool coat she has. Her lamb is adorable.

Love the cat photo, very striking!

I wanted to see what Anna's super-art style would look like in a very conventionally designed template. I found out! It looks great! Files: AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteAblaze AASPN_MultiStitchedbyATO1_8 AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteBarren Sunrise_Paper6 the Shabby Shoppe Blog ~ Template Challenge 10...

*Adore*. So wonderful. Love what you did (somehow) to make your own "Uncle" word like the travel words Anna has in the store. The colors and patterns don't distract--and you know what? Who cares when a picture isn't perfect; it's the memory. And your photo makes it feel so much more...

What Dumpty said (in French) I agree with! And what a totally cool looking climbing gym your son is on. Love, love, your pages.

VERY eye-catching page, Lozzie. I'd say you're doing fine. That's such a sad story, but I'm glad you do have some photos of your father. The frames do exactly what you wanted them to do.

OH wow, they are amazing looking cats! What breed are they? I'm with SharLamb--I'd do whatever they wanted me to do! Lovely remake, too. Really puts them front and center.

No need for lots of journaling on this page! All Anna Aspnes' files: AASPN_Project2011Template7A AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteEveryday_ArtsyPaper3 (I *totally* forgot I had this kit! eek!) AASPN_12X12PolkaDotEdges1_5 AASPN_AnnaNewsSubscriberEx1_StitchBorderGold AASPN_ArtPlayPaletteBarren...

AASPN_FotoInspiredTemplates2_8 (slightly modified with a frame from another template in the series) AASPN_PaintedFotoBlendz5_2A AASPN_ArtPlayGirlCraze_ArtsyPaper5 AASPN_ArtPlaySunshineBouquet_Starfish and button (starfish recolored)

Nothing like being honest about it! I can image little elf hats or santa hats on the smiling folks. I don't know that I'd be brave enough to put it down in a layout!

If looks could kill...boy, so glad I'm not the recipient! This has got to be one of the most honest series of Xmas pages I've ever seen. It's not all happy-happy-joy-joy. And isn't that what's it's *usually* like during the holidays? I agree with NancyR: your cropping is masterful here. It...

I've made a promise to myself that I would do a layout a day from 2011, in order to get "caught up" (but we all know what "caught up" *really* means, right?) Files: AASPN_FotoInspiredTemplates1_2B (this is sooo convenient, having the templates prelabeled with the number...

There are templates for that size page, if that's what you prefer using. :bounce:

Hang-ups? I'm pretty much an any-thing goes type BUT I do admit, I prefer starting out with a template *for a traditional style page*. For an art journal page, you can't really start out with a template. Flowers, buttons and "crap" like that I didn't used to "get", but now I'm okay with using...

Aw, they're beautiful dogs. It's been 9 months since we said goodbye to our poochio, but I still think about him just about every day. I'd give you a hug in person, but a virtual one will have to do: (((((you))))) It's a lovely layout. And I love how the dogs are looking straight at the camera.

My son hung my daughter's gun training target up next to our fireplace in order to shoot foam darts at it. We never bothered to take it down when I hung the stockings. It was just too funny! Files: WWC__ABannerIdea__TemplateFreebie Sugarplum-He said, She said kit...

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