Be Good To Yourself

You are such a master craftsman, Marianne! I love everything you do....and I'm guessing I'm not the only one!

@Oldenmeade Thanks so much Anne and also for the compliment!

I'm with Oldenmeade on loving your work. This is just magical. I realize you are displaying your art but I wish you would use photos of your own family. The public domain ones are lovely and "perfect" but not particularly meaningful.

@flowersgal That is just the case here! Family doesn't always like to see their photo's used in a very artistic or dramatic way! So I don't use them to much! But I also make scrapbookpages with my cat or (grand)children where I don't alter the photo's to much in!

@Margje - Thanks for explaining that. So often, I think, I see layouts with those "perfect" photos and I think how in the world can I compete with that for a prize in a challenge -- And it is discouraging to me. I'm going to be on the lookout for your cat and grandchildren photos and some of YOU please. By the way, I'd love to see some of mine used in such an artistic and dramatic way (shall I send you some to play with?) but I totally understand that some family members prefer to guard their privacy.