Take 5 Thursdays Day 1 of 28-4-28!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can see her page in the Gallery now, HERE.  It is beautiful!

crystalb - Great layout, always envious of pages that use multiple photos, I have such a difficult time making those work for me.
woodysbetty - What a wonderful layout. I have always wanted to try using the strips for journaling but I fail dismally when I try it.
kiwigirl - Kitty page!!! You can't go wrong with a kitty page, but yours is really well done. Your Nuvo dot frame is spectacular.
msliz - As I said before, GORGEOUS. I have got to scraplift this one. I love everything about this page.
@elaynef - Beautiful page, love the color combo, such a great use of the memorabilia. I pick everything up to, unfortunately I have a difficult time using it on a layout.
tonyatoo - Wow you go girl on those layers. Well done. I am intimidated by layers, you have a handle on this technique.
stinkerbelle - Great page (and what a gift). You page feels fresh, contemporary and on trend. Lovely.
justjac - Hi! Love it. I wanted to do LOAD but time got away from me and I forgot to register. I really like the colors you used in this layout, and great use of all those alphas. I would have had difficulty with this LOAD prompt, to OCD I think to mix fonts.
oaksong - Great cards. I have been working on a Roldex swap, my first time scrapping on a small space. Yours are wonderful.
scrapincin - Hi! Great page. I love the soft feel of this page, great use of color and all the elements. Are you doing all digital now?
grammadee - I see a theme going on here in these first two challenges - you are scrapping school photos. Doing a might find job of it may I say. Wonderful page to capture these wonderful times in life.
nylene - You are halfway through meeting the Pokey Pea Challenge of 4 layouts a month already...YAY! Your pages are always so polished, always make me smile.
LisaDV - Ohh La La - I am in love with those pattern papers and the colors.  GREAT LAYOUT!
mamakoala - crisp, fresh, contemporary and on trend. I love the look and feel of this layout, and the fact that the stitching even feels fresh is a bonus. Usually when I think of stitching I think of "cutsie, or homey" the stitching here does not make me feel that way at all.
anniefb - I love the color pallet you used in the background.  Working on a similar color pallet for my Day 5 challenge, however I seem to have difficulty with the softer colors, mine tend to be bold.  Your layout is wonderfully soft and beautiful.
JaneB - striking imagery, wonderful work, you rock in photoshop.
thracian - You layout is wonderful, the mix of patterns and the placement of you embellishments.  It totally freaked me out before I read the jounaling because immediately that photo looked so familiar.....Whew, I was in the Twilight Zone myself for a moment.  I love creating page for well loved TV shows and episodes.  Terrific. 
DawnMcD - Love the use of multiple photos, and the entire spread gives a frosty wintery feel.  Wonderful.

crystalb I, too, love how you used the frames and I really like the title amongst the photos. Your kiddos are too cute!! Thanks again for this fun challenge
woodysbetty your page is gorgeous! I love all the fun bits sprinkled throughout!

kiwigirl glad you worked out of your comfort zone with the patterned background, it looks amazing! Your kitty is the cutest and high five on the nuvo drops border, wow!

msliz love your pretty feminine page using not necessarily feminine colors!

@elaynef so clever to use part of a magazine on your page! That and the flowers are the perfect touches
tonyatoo I love all the layers and cute school embellishments!

maribeth wow girl, can’t believe how many pages you have done so quickly! Your embellishing is perfect!

linda I’m so glad you were able to get the picture scrapped and that you’re so happy with the result

justjac what a cute photo! Love how you used all the alphas too

oaksong love love your journaling cards! And your handwriting

scrapincin what a pretty page, love the color scheme!

grammadee what a great spread! I like the layered papers and fun border!

patin I bet your quilt is the star of the page!

nylene I always love your pages and this one is no exception. I really like the cut file and color scheme you used
LisaDV soooo pretty! Love the big XOXO

Thank you for the challenge crystalb . I never remember to use my frames!

I used 4x6 photo, frame, small alpha stickers, a camera, and patterned paper for the background.

Pick 5 week 1 by Mikk Lynn, on Flickr

crystalb, I love the way you used the frames in your example. Makes me want to collect frames! Thanks for the inspiration and for the challenge.

@woodsybetty, the colors on your layout are so perfect for Thanksgiving. It has such a Fall feel. Beautiful.

kiwigirl, your page is wonderful. All your Nuvo dots are perfectly sized and perfectly placed! Great job.

msliz, your layout is beautiful and so is your daughter! I love the blues and the frame of blue patterned paper.
Your butterflies are so pretty.

@elaynef, your lighthouse page is so pretty. I love the reflection of the lighthouse in the water. Your torn edge is a great touch. Sweet photo.

tonyatoo, I love the sweet photo of the children in front of the big tree. That little schoolhouse is so cute. I love school layouts and school children!

maribeth, wow, you have put so much work into each of these three layouts. I love the little character tags and the rich colors you have used for backgrounds. Your work process sounds so interesting. I'm just learning to design my layout on the Silhouette first and that makes me faster. So nice to have you back.

LisaDV , I love your sweet photo with grandma and children. I left love in the gallery. Your pastel colors are pretty against the greens in your photo. I love your matching brads.

anniefb , the background on your page is gorgeous. Did you make that? I love the simple design of the page that lets the photo really pop. Gorgeous work.

@mikklyn, I love the bright summer colors in the letters of your title.  The framed fishies are really cute. That looks like a fun day of fishing on the boat. Thanks for sharing.

Finally, I am caught up. I am loving all the ideas I am getting from each of you.

anniefb Great use of an abstract paper! I really like your layout.

Ok I think I've left praise for everyone up to this point. If you've linked to your page in the gallery I've left you some comments there.

Thanks so much to everyone who has created or shared pages so far!

patin now that I’ve seen your page, I was right: the quilt is the star! But I really love the grinchy sentiment too LOL

mikklynn great use of the frame! (I don’t know why I never think to put embellies in them) I also applaud how well you used a vertical and horizontal photo!

anniefb love your page! What a perfect pattern for the background!

OMG! Everyone's layouts are so nice. I'm enjoying looking and reading through the posts. I'm already behind, I know, the deadline isn't until March but I am using all these great challenges to tackle my backlog of photos. Guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow. Not complaining.