Ok, this was a hard one. I almost decided to quit before I finished this layout. The journaling reads:<BR><BR><BR><BR>Scrapbooking without colors is like a book without words. A tree without leaves, food without taste.~C. Kegley<BR><BR><BR><BR>I enjoy scrapbooking with vibrant and vivid colors. I only use pastels when the occasion arises, like a birth of a baby or Easter. A fun way to add color to my scrapbook is by using my favorite things. What a great way to add vivid color, just use MM's acrylic paints. Chalk your tags or paper edges. I love my 12 x 12 paper cutter. I actually have two of them. One for pictures, and one for cardstock & paper. Adhesive is very important. I use all different kinds, from glue sticks, dots, to mounting squares. I enjoy using the Xyron's the most. The little X for the small embellishments, and the larger 510 for the pictures and such. The little X model is great when I make letters and titles using Quickutz diecuts. Who can get enough of embellishments. I certainly can't! Ribbons, eyelets, brads, bottlecaps and so on. Here are some pictures of my favorite things. My favorite color is purple!<BR><BR><BR><BR>I chalked on the outside of the journaling box. I made my own mock Shotz using panoramic while printing the pic of the paints out.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Items used:<BR><BR>Lasting impressions patterned paper<BR><BR>Misc chalk<BR><BR>MM Brads<BR><BR>MM Cardstock<BR><BR>Shotz "Sophisticate" alpha stickers<BR><BR>Miss Elizabeth's Love Letter Alpha Postage Stickers<BR><BR>Unknown ribbon source<BR><BR>Walmart Paint Chip Cards<BR><BR>Journaling by me..; )<BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks for looking!<BR><BR>