Friday, April 22, 2011

1st HOP~ My Mind's Eye blog hop.

Hi there my name is Kim Watson & I am the first stop on your MME blog hop journey. I just know you are going to be wow'ed by the super creations of the very talented design team.

My word for the month of April is
FAMILY. This month is a very special one for me, not only it is the birthday month of four of the most special people in my life but we have my parents staying with us from the UK too. We haven't seen them for some years so there is great excitement & merriment happening in the Watson household right now! We are a very close FAMILY & hate that we are separated by oceans & continents. It is in special times like Easter that I am reminded not only of my ever loving & patient heavenly Father and family but of my very special earthly one too. It is through these relationships that I grow and am challenged to be a better person. These people make my life colorful & fun every single day & I am grateful all over again!

I created a page using the gorgeous
Gertie collection using some cute photos I took of my Mom & Dad and 'boys' the other day.
Dearest Family by Kim Watson.


Here is your next HOPPITY-STOP:
Ta-da...the talented: ~Tamara Jensen

***IMPORTANT: Begin the blog hop at the My Mind's Eye blog
& visit each designers blog, hopping in order so you
can have the correct secret phrase ***

Thanks for Hopping by!
Kim

185 comments:

  1. LOVEly layout! I hope I get a chance to do the blog hop! IT is going to be a busy weeken! I love MME's papers!!!

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  2. Gertie has terrific color combos! Thanks for the great inspiration!

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  3. For some reason I cant see your layout :( dont know what is going on with my stupid computer. But I LOVE the Gertie collection and your work is ALWAYS amazing. Thanks for sharing!!

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  4. Beautiful Layout!! I love the butterflies and the flower...I'm hoping one of these days I'll be able to play around with using my sewing machine on my laouts too!

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  5. Love your page! You always have so much details!

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  6. Oh my Kim this is GORGEOUS! I love the design and all the detail. Enjoy your time with your family!

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  7. Beautiful page!!! looove all the butterflies

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  8. Fabulous layout, I love this collection of paper.

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  9. I love that butterflies on a layout with guys still works!

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  10. Beautiful LO Kim! Enjoy your Easter with your family!

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  11. I like how this page feels real.

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  12. Gorgeous layout! I always tend to be the one separated from my loved ones and I miss them! I really love the colors!!

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  13. I LOVE the way you mix patterns, Kim! Great LO :)

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  14. Absolutely stunning layout, Kim! Your paper layering is amazing!
    Happy Easter to you and your family!

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  15. What a great LO! I love the butterflies :)

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  16. Beautiful! I love this paper!

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  17. Beautiful family layout! Have a great time with your family.

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  18. beautiful layout Kim.. I just love those photo's.. and your word is so perfect.. I am hoping today I can capture some Family moments. Happy Easter.

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  19. The MME Gertie collection is so beautiful. Your layout is adorable. Hope you have an awesome visit with your parents!!! :)

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  20. Beautiful layout Kim. I adore that journaling card!!!

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  21. You know what I love? I love your blog header--it is fabulous! I just started a blog to be able to enter challenges and blog candy contests, and have no idea how to do that yet. But I LOVE yours!

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  22. Your LO is wonderful--Love the colors!

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  23. Gorgeous LO. What a wonderful photo of your family! Thanks for the great hop!

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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  24. Kim, this is absolutely beautiful! What beautiful sentiments about your family, too! :)

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  25. Kim, your layout is so very pretty and special, too! Thanks for sharing!!

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  26. hi Kim , I agree family is very special, your layouts are gorgeous, Happy Easter

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  27. There`s nothing that can replace the bond created by blood. Thanks for sharing.

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  28. Georgeous layout, Happy Easter to you all xx

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  29. How exciting to have family around! Your LO is stunning, thanks for sharing!

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  30. Great Layout! Thanks for sharing your creativity and MME products!

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  31. Beautiful layout, love the mix of pink and blue for a family layout.

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  32. Such a beautiful layout love it. Thanks for sharing and have a very special Easter with your family.

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  33. Beauiful LO! I especially like the butterflies!

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  34. Fabulous! I love the paint splatter!

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  35. This is gorgeous. I love the dearest mother being used as something else. Lovely. :)

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  36. Happy Easter and your LO looks fab love the butterflys :)

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  37. Lovely page and great word !! Family is great!

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  38. This is gorgeous!! Love how you've used the MME products!

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  39. Beautiful layout! I especially like the butterflies and your heartfelt title and journaling.

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  40. Love your layout! Thanks for sharing what family means to you!

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  41. Love your word and layout! Happy Easter!

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  42. Lovely layout and so true, that we need to make the most of our time together.

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  43. Beautiful layout! Love all the details!

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  44. Beautiful layout! I hope you have a great Easter with your family!

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  45. Wonderful layout, Kim! Such a great tribute to your family.

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  46. Great LO Kim!!! I love the colours!! You must be so happy to have your parents visiting!!! I hated it when I lived so far from my family!!

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  47. I love your word for the month and the reason!
    Such a beautiful meaningful page....

    Have a GREAT month!!

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  48. Love Love LOVE the layout!

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  49. Oh wow, I'm so loving your layout! Fantastic multi photo design and love the cute butterflies soaring!

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  50. Beautiful layout, I love the paper line. I am so glad you have your family with you for a while. Enjoy a wonderful time.

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  51. Oh wow four birthdays in April - what an awesome month it must be for you. Family has to be the most important thing to myself as well. Great LO. Love the design.
    mwah
    Trace

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  52. really beautiful! love the mix of butterflies!

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  53. gorgeous with gertie :)

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  54. Kim, really like the embellisments on this LO. Of course the gertie colors are great.
    ava
    cottagerca

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  55. Stunning layout as always. Love those butterflies!

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  56. Kim, how exciting that your family is able to visit for the Easter holiday! Cherish these times with them. This beautiful layout will be a great reminder for all of you of this wonderful visit. ~ Rose

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  57. Kim, Happy Easter! What a true blessing to have your loved ones close for such a special holiday. Enjoy yourselves.

    Heather Vance
    heatheroni83274@yahoo.com

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  58. Happy Easter!! Family is definately a HUGE blessing from God! Love your layout!

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  59. Beautiful layout! Happy Easter :)

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  60. Great page.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  61. beautiful page, love the butterflies!

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  62. Lovely layout! Love the picture.

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  63. Beautiful layout! Wishing you a happy holiday:)

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  64. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  65. Wonderful page! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  66. Great layout! I love the colors!

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  67. Stunning layout! I love all of the little accents and details!

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  68. The colours you chose match your photos so well. Nice layout!
    Sharon G.

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  69. Beautiful layout! As someone with family spread all over the world I can totally relate to making the most of every moment you can spend together. You have inspired me to scrap some old pics today!

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  70. Beautiful LO...pics are great! I can't imagine what it would be like to be so far from family...my furthest is a quick 2 hr. drive. Have a wonderful Easter...and birthday celebrations.
    Jasmine

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  71. stunning layout kim!! just love what you did with this collection :)

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  72. Sweet layout! Love the colors and layer!

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  73. i don't get to see my parents that often either so I totally get it! Love the layered flowers and boy, you have great handwriting!

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  74. Great page. Love that Gertie collection! I love anything MME, actually. Of course, that makes me in the majority. LOL Thanks for the inspiration.

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  75. Great page...Love your choice in colors...thanks for sharing

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  76. Love how you have butterflies fluttering all over your layout.

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  77. I feel for you, as my family is seperated by only 70 miles, and I miss them so much beyween visits! Wonderful layout!

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  78. I love your layout, it is beautiful! I love the colors and the embellies you used!

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  79. It was a pleasure to stop by. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  80. Beautifuly captured and created layout! love your pictures!

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  81. Beautiful page :) I especially love all the different patterned butterflies. And lovely photos too :)

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  82. Love all the layering & stitching on this lo! The butterflies are cute too. Have a great Easter with your FAMILY!

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  83. Awesome layout Kim!!Beautiful ,thanks for sharing.Happy Easter.

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  84. This layout is exactly why we scrapbook. To share our love and memories so it is not forgotten. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  85. What wonderful photos Kim! Love the colours in the Gertie range. Happy Easter! Sonia

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  86. Love your layout, beautiful! Enjoy your family!

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  87. Love the colors!

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  88. Beautiful layout! The Gertie collection is just gorgeous!!!

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  89. Love your LO Thanks for sharing

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  90. I really like the color combination used on your LO. Kim your LO's always provide such great inspiration. Thanks for sharing...

    I'm so inspired by the collection!!! (Gertie)

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  91. What a beautiful page to commemorate these special times!
    Your butterflies and layered flower add a lovely airy feel.

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  92. What a gorgeous page! I love it!

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  93. I love your layouts! I have been watching your pieces in many of the magazines!!!

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  94. WOW!! Your layout is awesome!!!

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  95. Gorgeous Kim, love the papers you've used!!

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  96. Beautiful LO! The mix of patterned papers is great. And I love the butterflies - I add them to all my LOs too! :)

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  97. I love your layout! Have tasked myself to create layouts of my family of origin, too, this month. They're in another country and pictures of us together are becoming rare now. Thanks for the gorgeous inspiration!

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  98. Gorgeous LO!! I love all the different patterned papers!

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  99. WOW - stunning LO and an impressive amount of comments!!! I only get to have between 3-5 comment on each LO...

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  100. What a great lo, beautiful mix of papers!

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  101. Lovely LO with some great Gertie papers. Best wishes for a great family visit! ;-)

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  102. I love your layout! Enjoy your family time!!

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  103. Gorgeous layout! Love the Gertie papers :D.

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  104. Family would have to be one of my fav words to, enjoy your family, They are everything!

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  105. We love having family time here too. Your LO is awesome i love every detail :)

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  106. Beautiful page. Great detail. Happy Easter to you and your family!

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  107. For some weird reason I am not able to "follow" you...keeps saying error on page..oh well, I'll try to do it another time.
    michelletripper(at)yahoo(dot)ca

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  108. The Colors are just lovely on this layout. thanks for the inspiration!

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  109. Beautiful layout Kim! Holidays are about family time, and I am so happy your family is able to be with you.

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  110. I love your work, Kim. I really like how you tucked the "Dearest" tag behind the picture. I so love the brads with each of the Stella & Rose lines. Eye Candy for me.

    Kathy

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  111. Gorgeous layout Kim! Love your word! Family is so important to me, and we are seperated by oceans too, so when we are all together it is extra special. :D

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  112. What a wonderful LO. The papers match te pics so perfectly.

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  113. Beautifull layout, i love the brite collors and the buterflies it looks so nice together.....
    Much love marielle

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  114. What a delightful family page layout!

    Thanks for sharing and Happy Easter!

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  115. This is just so beautiful...I love those beautiful colors and butterflies...gorgeous layout!!

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  116. Beautiful LO! I agree FAMILY is very special. I am lucky to have my immediate family close to me.

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  117. Fab layout. Love all the details and how you have put it together.

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  118. Enjoy that special family time! Beautiful page!

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  119. Fabulous layout, Kim! Thanks for sharing.

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  120. Beautiful layout Kim.

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  121. Lovely layout...you've used the papers together so well. Enjoy Easter!

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  122. Beautiful layout. I love the butterflies in the different patterns.

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  123. Beautiful LO-thanks for sharing!

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  124. A beautiful layout! I love it.

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  125. Beautiful layout... great colors!
    DeniseB

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  126. Love the little butterflies and details!

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  127. It is difficult being away from your family. Enjoy your special time with them. Thanks for sharing your beautiful layout with us.

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  128. Love Love Love the color combination in this LO! My Minds Eye Stella Rose is my favorite line in a really long time. Thanks for sharing!!!

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  129. Gorgeous layout, Kim! Our families also live very very far away from us. I know how you feel and I am very glad that you can share this spacial time with your parents.

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  130. Thanks for the great inspiration!

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  131. Kim,
    How exciting that your parents are spending time with you. Family is such a blessing... Great LO and thanks for sharing. I love blog hops....Penny

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  132. Your layouts make my day! I'm always amazed at your creative style - thanks for the inspiration. What a fun blog hop!

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  133. Beautiful layout. I love how you were able to use this pretty collection for a masculine layout without it looking too frilly!! Great work :-)

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  134. love the colors and what is more important than family

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  135. WOW!!! Such a FABulous LO using the Gertie papers....thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  136. Very pretty layout! I hope you are having a wonderful time with your parents and also taking lots of pictures of the birthday celebrations. Easter is the only time my whole family gets together and we have such a wonderful time together.

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  137. Love your layout and am so glad you're getting to spend time with your parents! You look a lot like your mom! Enjoy the visit.

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  138. gorgeous page - love the colors

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  139. Amazing LO, love the butterflies! How nice to have your parents here- enjoy your time together.

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  140. Beautiful layout. Thanks for all the lovely inspiration.

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  141. Beautiful layout. I love the colors.

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  142. Pretty paper to display loving shots.

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  143. I adore the colors on this layout!

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  144. You're right, there is nothing better than family - unless of course it's scrapbooking family!

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  145. Your layout is STUNNING. TFS. Tenny

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  146. What a pretty layout, love your use of the butterflies.

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  147. Beautiful layout - I hope you enjoy your visit with family!! Very special times!

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  148. Your layout is beautiful...and family is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing to me. Hands down. You are truly blessed to have them thee with you right now. Oceans and continents might divide your homes, but never your hearts. Have a wonderful Easter!

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  149. I really love how the photos really reflect the colors in the paper, and vice versa. Simply gorgeous!

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  150. Gorgeous project, love all the details...♥

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  151. Love the word you chose!! There is nothing more important in my life than my family!! I simply adore your layout! What great choice in colors!

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  152. What a gorgeous layout! I also really liked how you turned that one page sketch into a beautiful 2 pager with the April Showers theme.

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  153. Love all those butterflies! Happy pictures with loving family.

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  154. Absolutely beautiful layout! Thanks for sharing it :)

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  155. Beautiful layout! Love the color combination.

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  156. Your layout is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  157. I love the pink and blue combo. Very striking!

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  158. Love the layout! enjoy the time with your family!

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  159. What a beautiful layout, with such beautiful photos of your family!

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  160. What a fabulous way to start off the hop... your layout looks gorgeous!

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  161. Oohhh Kim... what a beautiful layout. Love the papers.
    Hugs Tini

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  162. Great LO Kim. I love this paper and the butterflies are also very nice!

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  163. Love the lo Kim - and love that you can spend time with your family, esp at this time of the year.

    Deb xox

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  164. Love the colors in the layout! Cute design, too!

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  165. Goregous layout...love the transition from pink to blue and how it coordinates with the people in the pictures.

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  166. Love your layout especially the paper/color combination.

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  167. What a sweet blessing to have mum and dad visit during a very special month! I hope it was everything you wished for!

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  168. Beautiful layout! Love the colors and design!

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  169. This is a great layout! Wishing you a great time with your family (I am so lucky to have most of my family close to me..) and to everyone this month: happy birthday! :)
    ~Alie~

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  170. Beautiful layout Kim. Looks like you had a nice visit with your parents! Thanks for sharing!

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  171. This is very touching, a sweet tribute to your family. I love the combo of patterns and colors, and the way the butterflies flutter up the side, as if they're really flying.

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  172. What a gorgeous lo!

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Th♥nks for your comments!