I've got a good start on making photo albums for each of my five kids, but I have a ways to go! When they all come over, they tend to grab at least one of their books and sit around reminiscing, and there are many years still unrepresented. This year I plan to get the first 2 up to their 20th...

We rarely have snow that stays, but this year it arrived on Christmas Eve and stayed all through the next day. 52-2012-WK-44-VickiStegall-frame-2.png 52-2012-WK-44-VickiStegall-WA-WeatherStory-dis.png 52-2012-christmas-border-snowflakes.png 52-2012-wk-20-VickiStegall-paper (hue/sat adj...

New Year's Eve afternoon - my husband and I took a new-to-us trail in the woods and found this magical light coming through the trees with just a hint of fog in the air. Oscraps-JOURNEY-PAPER-jlabre6 Oscraps-JOURNEY-PAPER-MaryPop(1) Oscraps-DAYS-DOODLE-suec Oscraps-DAYS-BRUSH-AASPN1...

Nothing more magical than watching a child play with no inhibitions! Such a sweet way to remember her reaction to this gift.

Truly beautiful! I've never visited Butchart in the winter, but now I am inspired. Love the intensity of the colors.

Love what you did to the photo. I have difficulty persuading myself to do effects on my photos because I have to work so hard to get a good photo to begin with! Great artwork. :-)

I saw this on Anna's blog and came to visit in the gallery. This is a wonderful layout (2 pages on the blog) and shares the emotions so well. I will be referring to it soon, as I need to make a page for my nieces about losing their first grandparent. It is never easy ...