I did not start this LO with the intention of it being so clean and minimal, but I started playing with some of Amanda's techniques and when it was done, this is what I had so I left it alone! Funny how things work that way! Acrylic alpha by Vicki Button by Katie Pertiet

Another snap of my niece...I took this from about 1/2 a block away (trying the inconspicuous thing to try to get good shots of her) and she caught me just as I snapped the photo...grrr...ah well...it's a journey, right!! Cyndi Price plastic alpha Patti Knox Fasten It's Bisontine Shabby...

my lovely niece once again offering up a pretty pose for me...not! bribes barely even work with her! guess i'm going to have to learn to be more "transparent" when i take photos of her and hope for the best!! Kasia Designs Kits - Cherry Crush, Be Frivolous and Blowing Dandelions

cute photo of ds (with no tongue hanging out, no peace signs in front of his face, bonus!!) in just a few short months he will be a teenager...and i find myself in awe of that fact...knowing these first 12 years could have been a cakewalk compared to what i could be facing as he enters the teen...

ahhh my dear niece...not one to pose for the camera...it's almost as though as soon as she sees the camera she turns into this obstinate little thing and will give me anything BUT the "adorable smile" you always hope for. So...so what? I scrapped her as is, goofy face and all. That's...

Doesn't she look peaceful? Hmmm...well...trust me when I say it's the calm before the storm. Pepper is a blue heeler/golden retriever mix who can be...what's the word...psychotic? Oh she's very loving and cuddly and protective and all those other things you want a dog to be...but...she's also...

What a cute design this is!! Love how you used the hearts and frame! The little clusters of elements are very eye catching!

I too like the placement of the frame and clouds...the clouds look like they could float right off the page!!

Oh they are just cute as heck!! Really like the way you hung the letters for puppy love.

I like how the wrinkled paper is an extension of the picture...great idea!

dh and ds posing for a picture while climbing a waterfall in Jamaica...the water was pretty chilly but no one was complaining knowing that it was 30 below zero back home! A Moment in Time kit by Merkeley Designs

dh posing with his "sweet ride" we rented in Florida...LOL...I kept telling him he couldn't have one until we hit a certain "age bracket"... Macho Flowers kit by Merkeley Designs Word art done by placing a "black stroke" on the His Name Is Honey font

My niece enjoying a nice fall day...but instead of scrapping it as a fall picture, I was inspired to use bright colors since the sky was such a pretty blue! Color Overload kit by Merkeley Designs Heart It Templates by Merkeley Designs

Oh Amanda...wish I could reach right thru this computer and hug you!! It's tough sometimes to understand how this can be part of God's plan...but have faith that it is and know that we are all praying for your family! And...don't forget in the midst of all this to stop for a moment and just...

ds and niece at Nana's house for Christmas...I take a pic of both of them together every year...*sigh*...my how they grow... everything from Joanne Brisbois Sugar Plum kit except for frames by Doreen Stolz and string by Gunhilde. Digs My Hart font altered with Atomic Cupcake rub on action.

oh man...our poor dog...she was NOT at all thrilled about posing in her Santa hat. I got ONE good photo before she had that thing off and turned into a chew toy. LOL. The indignity...I know...LOL Paper and stars from TaylorMade's Shine On Kit Brads and photo frames by Katescrap Foliage...

I've used these photos before, but I discovered some great textures that made these photos even more interesting, so I scrapped them again! Paper by Katescrap Stitched frames by TaylorMade Dare2BU Tags by Cinzia Kim Hill Extreme Teen stitch KSharonK Designs Small Package Mats

took this photo of ds at his band holiday concert...i was clear up in the balcony...gotta love technology!! i LOVE LOVE LOVE the reindeer in this kit...aren't they just the cutest thing ever? paper, stitched frame, reindeer and starbursts from Kate's Raining Deer kit @ pickleberrypop...

photos of ds taken throughout 2008...ahhh he's such a character!! Paper and word art from TaylorMade/FeiStuff InRetrospect kit Meldir clock brush 2008 stamp from Mindy Armour Gunhilde sequins Obsidian Dawn brush Photo mat by KsharonK Designs (made metal using Atomic Cupcake action)

ds eatin' some fresh "WHITE" snow... Understated black paper by TaylorMade Blue paper, penguin, date stamp, ribbon from Restored Elegance December freebie Stitch frame from cre@-bisontine Shabby Moment kit Blue ornament from Pimp Your Scrapook's HooHooHoo kit Orange rhinestone...