I still haven't been able to pin this one down, there are just too many. From my earliest memories, books were my safe haven, my escape. Now I'm of the murder mystery genre. I particularly like John Sandford, a Minnesota author and have read all 30+ books in his Prey series, several take place...

It depends on the situation for me. For sports like track, volleyball & baseball I still use my good camera, I want to be able to adjust shutter speed to stop action. I use the phone for 99% of everything else, I only use the phone in Key West which is wonderful, when we went to Hawaii in 2018 I...

These extractions are over the top adorable! Such a fun background, almost like that's what she's so busy working on there. This is wonderful!

Thank you so much, Anke.

Thank you, Chris, for your sweet comments, I so appreciate your encouragement.

This is adorable, Sandy, they are getting so big, that happens way too fast! You know this color scheme is TOTALLY my jam and I love how you framed the photos with the different colored frames. I really like how the photos and that cool title meander across the page like kids meandering their...

Wowzah, I guess that is an extraordinary fish, that really must have been something to pull in, I can see that would put a grin on the faces. That big photo really deserves to be full width front and center and the way you added the small photos with the OOB effect is totally incredible.

This is such a great picture and I really like how the colors in the background blend with those in the photos, such a great photo treatment. Lovely blending. Great title work.

This is absolutely, positively, gobsmackingly spectacular! Let the pictures shine and they most certainly do shine here, a view like that should be full-size. Love the composition of this double page, like a perfectly pieced together jigsaw puzzle.

What a beautiful distinguished looking couple this in this stunning photo. I really like the very polished military feel of the background, so very appropriate - You know I LOVE all of the sequins scattered on the background behind the photo.

Those photos are fantastic and I love that you are highlighting the beauty of Mother Earth. That emerald queen backgound sets the photos off beautifully and I like the way you've embellished the Celtic knot. Lovely layout.

Oh my gosh this is so cute . I love all of the circles, perfect for these cute cat photos, like something the cat would love to be batting off of that shelf and sending you to pick up. I love the pretty , happy colors popping out of the other holes.

@bkasko, @bcazzell @anke55 @veer @margje @prospurring Thank you so much for your sweet comments, your encouragement means the world to me me. Lauren is being confirmed in a week and her mom lost all of her Baptism pictures when her phone crashed years ago. Of course I've known about...

Thank you so much for your sweet comments.

This is gorgeous, Vicky! I love enjoying mums through your beautiful layouts since I don't have any mums of my own. I totally agree the purple ones look more red. Love the splash of gold paint and God does indeed have a spectacular fall palette.

That large photo is absolutely magnificent, so totally deserves to be used full-size . I like the addition of the smaller photos and the way you framed them with the torn frames. The snowboard title adds the perfect touch of action..

Oh my goodness, this just makes my color loving heart sing with happiness. Those photos are spectacular, the red one looks like sumac, but that yellow & orange one looks like a cozy fall bonfire. I love the variety of patterned and colored papers that you used on the layers, it's just like going...

-used both rectangles for photos -added frames (allowed) -replaced the spatter with a different spatter and added a gold style -replaced circle with flower -replaced paper strip with word art Thank you for the challenge. As someone who struggles with minimalism, this was a challenge :)