Friday, June 13, 2008

The 13th and a Layout: Lilacs

Friday the 13th....are you superstitious? I am not normally but I have to say this hasn't been a very good week for us. And, because it is depressing to think about I'm not going to write about it.....instead I will just move right along and show you a layout I made recently.
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I made this layout for the Stone Accent Studio Freestyle Challenge. The challenge was to make a layout using flowers....but the catch was that it had to be about flowers that were your favorite as a child.
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Journaling: I love lilacs. Lilac trees lined the property that I grew up in and I would play in them for hours. I would pretend that they were my house. Two of the trees had branches that came together to form an ‘arch’ and that was my front door. The paths and gaps between the trees were the various other rooms. Now when I smell them I think I associate it with a simpler time and the innocence of my youth. When my husband and I bought our home one of the first purchases we made was a small lilac tree. We planted it outside our bedroom window. My favorite time of year is when the lilacs are in bloom and I can open my window and smell them.
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite. Background: Circus Brights Kit by Kate Hill. Elements: prong from Electric Urban Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; x stitches from Love and Life Kit by Melany Violette; charm from Sunshine Sweets for Easter by Shawn; purple brad from Darcy from the Ninety Nine Names Collection by Phreyfall; bow cluster from Sunshine Sweets for Easter by Adriane Richardson; ribbon (color altered) from How She Shines Kit by Ellie Lash; staple from Garden Party by Kathie Woolery; ring from Well Dressed Man Kit by Paris Designs; bow from Country Potpourri Kit by Paris Designs. Font: PT Diploma (title) and PT Opals Hand (journaling)
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