ScrappinBear, Tiger Fan, SplshMtn99, LisaTX, grover: Thank you so much for all your wonderful replies!
SplshMtn99: LOL, yes..after seeing your album, I specifically looked for those postcards!! Thanks for the idea

And I have a whole bunch from the cruise too!

I just started my cruise album yesterday but I am waiting for some stuff I ordered from MagicScraps.com. There is so little variety in Calgary for really cool stuff...I could only find ONE store here that has eyelets and brads but there was a choice of 3 colours(eyelets), so I ordered online

I am getting more brave in my scrapping

And yes...you are so right..I have come along way...thank you for the compliment...I look back at my first album..my WDW one and I just want to change everything LOL!!! But I won't cus then I won't be able to see my improvement through the years
BTW: it's easier for me to get so much done now because I am off work right now, so I have plenty of time to scrap, so don't feel bad about not finishing your album yet! Actually, I would have been done a month ago but I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and can only do one or two layouts per day, otherwise my hands would be in BAD shape.
I really do owe my decision to start scrapping to all you guys on this board! I can't tell you how much I LOVE IT!!!!! I am sooooo addicted! It's an amazing creative outlet that I will hopefully do for the rest of my life! I have only done vacation and 2 gift albums, oh and a small wedding album and I cannot WAIT to scrap everyday life! I have all my pictures picked out from the past 6 years and after the cruise album I am ready to start! I met my wonderful husband 6 years ago, which to me, is when my life really started...so I am going to start there and work forward
Thanks again!