One of my all time favs...

I've got another layout I want to share with you today. It's one of my all time favorites that I've done and I just look at it over and over because I love it so much...

It's not so much the layout I think, but the picture itself that keep drawing me back to it. Madison is only 3 days old here and Emily was constantly wanting to hold her. I guess I can understand that...I mean she waited years to have a baby sister, lol! Mark was always really good about sitting down with her so that she could snuggle with "her baby" anytime she wanted to though, and this was one of the first times she got to after we came home from the hospital...

A priceless picture, isn't it? :) Oh, my heart is so full! Thank you God, for my beautiful family...

My Sister

I've decided to share this layout that I did for my sister for Christmas. She's had a really rough couple of months and alot of days she seems really down. Well, on Thanksgiving, I got this picture of us and I loved how happy she looks in it. I wanted to make her something with it to remind her that I love her and that God is always with her. I think it worked because she really loved it and even teared up a little. ;)

I did alot of distressing/inking on this one because I really wanted each layer to stand out. I also sanded and inked the edges of the picture to soften it a bit. For the vellum, I used my scissors to rough up the edges, made some small tears, and then I inked the entire surface. Lastly, I inked the flowers a little bit and I was done! I think it all came together great...