I rarely publicly endorse one product over another, espacially within my hobby - papercrafting! BUT, I just got back from CKC-Charlotte (Creating Keepsakes Convention), where I purchased my new favorite tool - the Prima Comfort Craft Distressing Tool by Ingvild Bolme! It does every kind of physical distressing you can think of!!! Here's a pic:
It distresses with a fine and rougher result, it gently distresses photos without putting holes in your photos, it scrapes, and it folds - all in comfort!
Soaking Up The Sun.....I really love the color combionation of turquoise/aqua and red... and the Psalms contain many of my favorite Bible verses.....in addition, my youngest son is my current favorite photo subject.....AND I got to use gingham, stripes and polka dots on this layout! So this would probably be a layout with lots of my favorites!