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Awesome photo treatment, I love the texture you used!! Great use of the rocks and reeds in front and behind the smaller photo. Fantastic layout!

wow awesome effects on both the pics, like the big pic as the backdrop for the page, nice scene created

Well, Jill, I knew this was yours before I even scrolled down to see who the artist was. WOW! What amazing blending of the photo with the textured paper!! Love the border, too. The clustering around the photo unites it with the bg beautifully!! So creative and artistic!!

I love your picture background and the smaller picture in the corner with all the rocks! You created a great scene!

Jill I was blown away by this layout it is just fantatic and I love that you used so many kits to make it - fantastic page I have nominated it for <a href="https://forums.gingerscraps.net/showthread.php?51921-Bakers-Best-4-26-5-2+p=600772#post600772">Bakers Best </a>

Congrats on the nom! Great LO and love the story.

Oooh I almost missed this one! And it's so cute; Bennie's so teeny!! This just brings back the memories of my son at this age...and he ended up a geology major! Rock collecting to this day. I like the way you shadowed his photo inset on the billabong (I've never used that word before, so thrilled!) The cat tail elements and rocks are such fun and appropriate touches. I like the hand written look of Bennie's thoughts and your contrasting font mix title. And always, your personal journaling to tell the whole story, makes it so wonderful. Glad I had time to wander back thru the gallery to find this gem.

So glad I caught this, Jill, as I was checking of BB noms.....this is just exquisitely splendiferous!!!...I had to scan thru Glee's comment before I stole her signature word...I'm gobsmacked....The way you have entwined kit elements like the cattails and Rocks with Bennie's DARLING photo is purely magical!....when he's older and sees how his Gran preserved this memory he'll feel the rocks in his hand and hear the splash of the water...you are the Harry Potter of the digi world!!!

Congratulations! Your layout has received an Honorable Mention for Layout of the Week for the week ending 5/2! You can vote in the poll <a href="https://forums.gingerscraps.net/showthread.php?52142-LOTW-4-26-5-2-Vote!">HERE</a>.