The Love of a Mother

This layout was completed for the bonus challenge for the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race. I can't believe how quickly this 6 week challenge went by!
CREDITS: Paper Pack Vol. 3 by Valorie Brown; 17 Cherry Tree Lane Collab by Studio Tangie and Studio Flergs; February Grab Bag by Jule Designs; Teal Time ATC Collab by Studio Tangie and sherrieJD; Enchanted Art Box 2 by Studio Tangie and sherrieJD; Thoughts by MK Designs

Journaling:
Before I had children, I often wondered how parents could love their offspring equally. Those thoughts only intensified after I had Olivia. She was everything I had dreamed of in a daughter, and I could not imagine having any love left in my heart for another child. Those thoughts, combined with my career, led me to choose to be the mother of an only child for five years. I was certain that I would not have any more children. And then my feelings overcame my thoughts. I began to desperately long for another child. That longing took over two years to be fulfilled. During that time, I continued to doubt myself, often wondering if I would be able to have enough love for both children in my heart. The arrival of Daniel answered all those questions and eased my doubts. Seeing Olivia with him, watching her love blossom like a rose, made my HEART feel as if it would burst. What I came to realize was that I had plenty of love in my HEART for both of them. My mother’s love is as DIVERSE as my children. While I don’t love them the same, I love them equally. I love them to the depth and breadth and height my soul can be when feeling out of sight, to the ends of my being.

Yes, we are.

Here it is. Our final layout for the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race.


AND . . . our layout was picked for the Layout of the Day blog.

You can view our page on the LOTD Blog here: http://layoutoftheday.com/2009/02/16/sunday-layouts/#content

That's What She Said

This for ADSR4's Challenge 10 ~ basically had to interview my race partner, Mirjam. I decided to ask her questions about her LOVE and this is the result:
CREDITS: Drafts and Blueprints Bundle Two by Studio Tangie and DeCrow Designs; Doodleydoos Tweet Hearts by DeCrow Designs; Lot 98: Flashion Cards Urban by Studio Tangie; Fanpire Revamped by Studio Tangie; font is Verdana

Pensacola Beach

This is for Challenge 9 of the Amazing Digi Scrapping Race ~ hosted by KB & Friends. The challenge is called "Generations" and required that a photo showing at least two generations was used on the page. I've been wanting to scrap this picture for a while, but it's just never come together. This challenge was the perfect opportunity to really push myself a little bit. This is my grandmother, my mother and my aunt, sometime in the mid 1950's.
CREDITS: All papers and elements designed by Lorie Davison @ Scrapbookgraphics: Archive, Bloomin Springy, Clippity Snippets, Flittery Sparkles, Rough To The Touch; font is 1942 Report

Dream Come True

For ADSR4's Challenge #8 ~ I chose to scraplift (OK, OK, just downright COPY my Scrapping Idol, my3hens {Sarah}). Here's a link to her page: Some Day.CREDITS: Papers and elements from Wedding by Lily Designs; Star and Starburst from Live To Love by Newlife Dreams Designs

I Heart You

For ADSR4's Challenge #7
CREDITS: Background paper from Cherish by Natali Design; Flower Stamp, Alphabet Stamp, Butterflies and Lace from Owl Love You Forever by Emily Powers; all other papers and elements from Sunrise Special Collab by Sunshine Studio Scraps Designers; font is Ugly Qua

Space

For ADSR4's Challenge #5 ~ In my relationship with Christ, I often get myself into such a mess in my heart and my head for a variety of reasons, and there's an incredible distance that I feel. In this layout, I tried to contrast the starkness of the text and the empty frames with the life and light of Christ.
CREDITS: Background paper, 3 different and separate frames, flowers and leaves, string from Cherish by Natali Design; Grass from Thoughts by MK Designs; Lamp from The Invisible World by Newlife Dreams Designs; Metal Wire Alpha by Mira Designs; Font is Hartin2; Lyrics from "The Space In Between Us" performed by Building 429

Defined? (ADSR4, Challenge 4)

CREDITS: Lot No. 96 {Altered Flair 2} by Tangie Baxter; Lot No. 90 {GRAB IT! Glittered Things} by Tangie Baxter @ Scrapbook Graphics; Lot No. 93 {Chipper Chatter} by Tangie Baxter @ Scrapbook Graphics; Sew Girlie by Tangie Baxter; Lot No. 94 {Ickie Stickies Set 2}; See The Silver Lining Colored Cardstock by Tangie Baxter; Digital Stamps {Altered} by Tangie Baxter; Me: The True Story by Tangie Baxter; Studio Remnants: A Study In Viridian Hue by Tangie Baxter and sherrieJD; Studio Remnants: A Study In Crimson by Tangie Baxter and sherrieJD; Color Chart and Staples from Studio Remnants: A Study in Cobalt Blue by Tangie Baxter and sherrieJD; font is Love Letter TW

caught kissin' - ADSR4 Challenge #3 Layout

CREDITS: Secret Garden 2 - Sweet by Lily Designs; font is Georg
For ADSR4, Challenge 3: I picked my first layout posted in the gallery at Gotta Pixel (since they are the fun hosts of this challenge). You can see the original layout here: http://www.gottapixel.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/123088/cat/500/ppuser/16324

Fever! - ADSR4 Challenge #2

This was an intersection challenge ~ both my race partner and I had to work on this page. Mirjam picked the collection we used and provided the journaling, title and photos, and I put the papers and elements together. It was a pretty tough challenge!
CREDITS: Papers and elements from Crush by Krystal Hartley

Deepest Affection - ADSR Challenge #1 Layout

The Amazing Digi Scrapping Race began today, and the first challenge was to tear a photo (at least 3 tears) and to include journaling on the layout. Hummie is the first challenge host ~ if you have never visited her site, she has some incredible tutorials for Photoshop Elements, and it's well worth your time! Click here (http://www.hummiesworld.com/) to check out her site.
For ADSR4 ~ Challenge #1
CREDITS: Live to Love by Newlife Dreams Designs; font is 1942 Report