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What a lovely tradition! I left part of a Nativity set out this year, and it was really nice. Beautiful LO

Kerry, what a nice way to showcase your new collection! It all fits together beautifully

What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful place! I can still smell those wonderful orchids!

That's a great way to keep folks in touch! Great style, and a fun way to summarize your year. And a great picture!

Ooooh - I like the flowers and swirls at the top and bottom. and what a charmer of a boy! b&W was a nice contrast to the bright paper.

Hey, Rachel - very nice job! They look like they just got off that cruise ship - evening gown and dressy purse and all! Hope you had fun making these - you're off to a great start!

What a fun way to display the photos! Great memories and a great LO!

this is a really precious layout. I love the white on black - very striking

what a wonderful layout! great that you are capturing your memories as well as theirs! Besides, you can always threaten to use these as blackmail pictures when they are teenagers! "These are the pictures I'm going to show your first date" seriously, I love how you balanced the pictures, elements, and journaling. You have a winner!

Sarah - that really caught my eye. very striking! And great inspiration for the brush I just bought! thanks!

Darling snowmen! They definitely need to be out where they can be enjoyed! And the perfect LO to set them off.

Sandi, That is such a beautiful layout! Perfect for the pictures

Sweet picture and great memory! good for you for capturing it!

the colors and the composition really came together. very fun LO!

Great colors with that photo! And what a cute picture!

I love those faces! very cute LO!

Sandi, it's darling! Good that the older ones aren't spoiling it for the younger ones. Isn't playing Santa fun?

Very cool! I like how the text follows the pictures. as they kept saying in some class I took "the journaling draws the eyes across the layout." great subject, too!

Oooh! Lovely! I like all the neat details - font on the tag, the red diamonds, the evergreen branches, the frame - love how you put them all together.

I think it's perfect! Until you drew my attention to it, I thought it was a winter bird picture. The red in the picture works perfectly with the background. I think you have a terrific card - and the rest of the card as you've described it sounds perfect! Gayle

Vaughnde, it's gorgeous! You made it all fit together so beautifully! Gayle

What a cute card! definitely a keeper

Not for nothing is Sandi a Wise One... Anyone getting either card would be quite happy. It's cute! And it's way better than most photo cards, so relax! There are plenty of other things to spend your energy on getting ready for Christmas. So check this one "done" and go on to the next thing. Don't forget to slow down and enjoy the little moments that pop up! Gayle

what a great idea! A nice change from the standard newsletter.

It's really beautiful, and very moving.