This is so much fun adding bits and pieces from all the freebies we've received today! Thanks to the Designers and DSP for sponsoring this wonderful event!
A side note about this layout: My goal was to use a piece of every kit the wonderful designers created and generously provided to us during this amazing event. During its creation, the layout just fell together beautifully, right down to the last piece. The way I put the photos together was to symbolize my mom holding her family close to her heart, as she has always done. I debated changing the small color photo to black and white, but decided I liked the visual contrast between the old and the new, much like the past and the future.
Journaling:
Raised during the depression
by a single mother of three,
she finished high school and
worked, supporting herself.
She met and married my dad,
and moved away from her
home when his job took him
to Chicago. She raised four
children, and often
worked evening jobs
to make ends meet.
She sewed our
clothes. She had a
garden, and canned her
vegetables. She is independent,
and raised her children to be
the same - and we are. She
survived our teenage years.
She survived the loss of her
husband and best friend of
almost 50 years. She was
always there with advice
when asked for and a hug or
encouragement when needed.
She never complains about her
life. She lives it; she survives it.
When things happen, she tackles her
problems with a strength and determination
I hope to have for as long as she has. Cataract
surgery and skin cancer have been two recent
obstacles she has overcome. I'm so proud of her
and so in awe of her. She is why I am who I am.
This...is my inspiration.
This...is my Mother.
Credits: All items from kits and elements received at the BCA Crop on 9/29/07:
Beauty and Courage by DSP Designers for BCA Scrap Pink 2007
Infinity Charm - Mother - by Kim Liddiard
Lil Hearts Charm by Tina Chambers
Crayon Doodles by Irene Alexeeva
Silver Heart from Knave of Hearts Plopper Plus by Elizabeth Weaver
Pink Photo Matte from Cherry Sunset Backpack by Valeri Brumfield (recolored)
Swirl from SwirlyGig Overlay by Suzanne Walker (extracted, applied as overlay and placed in lower left corner)
Dark Pink Photo Matte from Watermelon Backpack by Becky Soto
Corner element from Mixed Framies by Elizabeth Weaver
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