Happy Saturday!! And Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope everyone is having a great day..possibly drinking some green beverages..? (I'm not...lol) Anyways...I made some time to scrap today (even though I'd plan on cleaning..oh well) and tackled the March 15th challenge at
Once Upon A...Sketch. I've said it before, I'll say it again, there is just something about the challenges over there, that really bring something out in me..the journaling part always makes me really think about what I'm creating, and really put thought into my layout. I always tend to have lengthy journaling on these layouts.
The challenge was to finish this sentence: "I Miss.." I decided to finally create a layout about my dad (Papa), it is the first one I've done, partially because I have very few photos of him, and also because I prefer to scrapbook happy things, and this story really isn't a happy one. Papa took his own life almost 15 years ago, when I was 10 years old.. I won't go into details, but I miss him all the time. I found these two pictures, and I think he just looks so handsome and happy, winking and smiling. I have no idea when they were taken, but this is the face I remember.
Thanks for looking! And thanks to OUAS, once again, for making me go outside of my comfort zone a little and do some real, honest journaling.
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Beautiful LO! Great take on the sketch!!!
So sorry for your loss. Sometimes it helps to scrap & journal sad topics. Your LO turned out Great as usual.
Beautiful LO. It is good to venture out of your comfort zone. Challenges are great for that!
Oh Kelly this is beautiful .... and so sad that your Dad died at his own hand ... and you were 10 .. it really leaves an impact on a life so young ... (I was 10 when my mum died ) this page is so touching and you are a strong and forgiving individual I can tell, such an amazing gift of love you have given your Dad and also yourself .. thanks for sharing this with us ... mwah xoxo
... it took me years to forgive my mother, but it is really what we all have to do for ourselves .. to free ourselves from the past .
I love affirmations and one I have sitting here by my computer reads..
If you don't like something
change it!!
if you can't change it
change your attitude !!!
I feel you do that anyway ..
lots of love to you and Erin..
xoxo
Kelly, this is such a beautiful page, and I know how hard it must be to create something like this...my dad died when I was 13, my mom when I was 9. It's so very hard to grow up without a parent, it's especially hard for me now that I have kids and would love for my parents to see them, my oldest son Ben is a spitting image of my mother, so I guess I get to see her each day in him...those pics of your dad are great :) hugs...
Wow...amazing layout! I can imagine how hard this layout was to do. It's so beautiful...a lovely dedication to him.
Wow this is such a lovely page. I am so sorry for your loss and can only try to imagine what that must have felt like at such a young age. I am sure this was a very difficult page for you to make and for so many reasons, but it turned out wonderfully and you came out stronger for it!! Lots of hugs, and thanks for sharing this with us at OUAS!!
Kelly, you've done a really beautiful and touching page. I am sorry about your Dad, I really understand, my stepmom committed suicide also. It's very hard to understand and to go through. I admire you for sharing this, and it really is beautiful! I always look forward to seeing what you and Erin both do! Thanks for playing along again at OUAS!
This is so beautiful Kelly. You have paid tribute to your father just perfectly and I agree, those photos are fabulous and what a wonderful way to remember him. Just beautiful.
OH! this is Such a WONDERFUL & BEAUTIFUL Layout of your Dad (Papa)
I Believe that..It would have been A Sad BUT! A Happy layout to have done Kel...
You have done an AMAZING job!!!
Well Done.. ♥
This is a beautiful LO and I hope you don't mind that I read the journaling-- it is so heartfelt and beautiful. Your dad would be so proud of you and Erin. I love the wood elements that you have been using lately. Great page!
Kelly, this is so beautiful! Love it!
What a beautiful page to tell this story Kelly and those are great photos to remember him by. I am like you, I like to tell the happy stories too, but I think it's okay to tell the not so happy also. It can be great therapy for you and I think it is important to share all of the stories with future generations.
Oh wow!!! What a special page. Not only is it beautiful, but I'm sure you'll be very grateful in times to come that you finally got all this down on paper. And good for you to remember the happy times too. Thanks for sharing it with us at Once Upon a Sketch.
Wow Kelly. Super touching page! So glad that Once Upon a Sketch prompted you to get it done {{hugs}}}
This is lovely Kelly, love the colour choice it worked perfectly for a masculine page and the sketch worked perfectly here. Love all that journalling down the side.
Gorgeous Kelly
Thanks for joining us for the challenge at OUAS!
Oh this is such a heart felt page. I know how hard it is to scrap lost loved ones. i lost my Dad when i was 16 and I too don't have many photos of him. i have done 2 layouts, soat least now i feel there is something to leave for my kids as they will never know their Grandpa either.They were very hard to do, but I feel a weight off now they are done. I hope you felt some joy at having part of his story on paper. Just beautiful!
Such a sad but touching and beautiful layout Kelly. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us at Once Upon A Sketch =)
Beautifully scrapped!
Beautiful LO!!!
Thanks for joining us for the challenge at OUAS!
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