I'm doing the same thing. You can totally see my scrapping learning curve as you go through my dog's puppy album, but that's okay. I think you can do whatever you want as far as the frames go. You can make your own out of carstock or chipboard or paper. The thicker materials will have more dimension to them, but anything you want to use will work. You can mat the pictures or frame them. If you like the frames that came in your kit, you can crop the prints you have or you can reprint the pics. Depending on how far off they are, you might even be able to use a small frame to focus a larger photo. Like a slightly tilted frame around puppy's face with the rest of the photo extending around the outside. The picture and the frame would need to be different enough sizes so that the effect is "on purpose" rather than "I forgot to crop" though :) But generally, I think anything goes. Here is a link that might be useful: craftfetish blog

Hot off the Press aka Paper Pizzaz has several Disney books, they used to make (it may still be available) a paper book that was devoted entirely to Disneyland, and Disneyworld. They still do have several book titled "Mickey and Friends" "Mickey Playtime" and several Pooh books. Even your local Walmart should be carrying these, I know mine has several of them. They should also have the Mickey punch out books, one with Mickey alphabet, and Mickey and assorted characters. Walmart should also have Mickey and Pooh paper punches, usually kept with the rubber stamps, in the craft dept.. My daughter is a Mickey freak, so I have purchased all of these items at one time or another at Walmart, since I live so far away from a scrapbook store also. HTH Love Penny P.s. Sometimes if you call around to another walmart and they have the item you are looking for the store will ship it to your walmart. I recently found several Mickey scrapbook papers in a store where everything was priced at $1.00, so try looking for scrapbook supplies in all your local stores, you maybe surprised at the scrapbook supplies in other stores.

Penny have to say i seem to tend to stick with the more neutral colors like navy black and red. i have been known to use the really bright neon colors like for a party page or something though but not often.

hi i havent posted on here in forever but you really should get your photos in acid free scrapbooks and there will be loads of space to journal about your photos also should be be done with acid free ink. Check out www.gracefulbee.com for some ideas or feel free to email me with any questions i have done 30 acid free albums in the past 6 years and i just finished my wedding album ( i just got married in oct).