This Was A Very Interesting Challenge Indeed...I Did A Lot Of Thinking Before I Started This One...You Mentioned 5 Colors...I Really Had To Think About Which 5 I Wanted To Go With...And How To Incorporate Them All Together...To Tell A Story About Myself...Everyone's Approach Is Unique & Different Here...Mine Certainly Is Different From Anyone's Here...I Took My Collage Very Personally...To Tell A Lot About Me...But To Also Tell A Rather Personal Story About One Of The Most Difficult Times In My Life...
*First Of All...My Five Colors Are A Representative Of Fall:My Favorite Time Of Year...Red,Purple,Teal,Green,Yellow...Each Color Represents Something Different About Me:Red & All Shades Of Red Are My First Favorite Colors...Sienna/Copper/Pumpkin Etc...Love Them All!!!...Purple:Is My New Favorite Color...I'm Just Drawn To It Lately For Some Reason...I Like The Rich Jewel Tones In All Fall Colors...Actually...They All Speak To Me In Ways Others May Not...Teal:Is Just One Of Those Colors That Makes Me Happy...Every Time I See Teal...I Smile & Want To Buy Any/All Clothes I See In This Color...It Warms My Face Nicely...Green Represents So Many Things To Me:It Reminds Me Of My Sister:Her Birthstone Is Emerald...Green Reminds Me Of All That Is Rich & Beautiful In Nature(Leaves In Particular...Fall Again...)...It Also Reminds Me Of The Upcoming Christmas Season...Rich Tones Of Christmas Green & Warm Vibrant Tones Of Red Together...For Me Equal Happiness!!!...Also Green Was My MOM's Favorite Color...And That's Why Primarily There Is A Lot Of Green In This Layout To Represent Her & HER Love Of Nature & The Outdoors...This Subject Will Come Into Play Later As The Rest Of The Story Unfolds...Yellow:Well I Think This Is Pretty Obvious...How Yellow Represents Happiness,Sunshine...Bright Days & Fond Memories Of The Past...I Could Go On & Write More...But I Will Stop Here...
*The Photo I Used Here Illustrates My Love Of Scrapbooking(She's Clutching Tightly To A Scrapbook Full Of Precious Memories...)...Not Only This But...My Very Personal Story...This Photo Struck Me & Blew Wide Open A Memory Of My Mom's Passing...That I Had Sort Of Forgotten About...A Few Days After My Mom Died...All The Family Was At The House & Some Close Neighbors & Friends(Dad & Mom's House)...We Were All Reminiscing & Talking About Mom & Her Quirky Ways & How She Made People Smile...My Dad Brought Out Some Old Scrapbooks With Old Family Photos In Them For Us To Look At...I Remembered Them From When I Was Little(Not So Coincidentally...They Were All In GREEN Colored Scrapbooks)...But Had Not Thought About Them In Years...I Remember Later Walking By A Mirror & Saw Myself Holding Onto One Of Them For Dear Life & Clutching One Close To My Chest Just Like The Little One In This Photo...It Startled Me & Made Me Cry...Thinking About How Much I Missed My Mom...Holding Onto Precious Memories Of Those We Have Lost & Telling Their Stories Is Crucial & Also Very Important...So We Don't Forget How Important They Were To Our Lives & Those Who's Lives They Touched So Profoundly...So To That End...My Layout Was Born...
*Sorry For The Very Personal Story & Sad,Tough Subject Matter...But The Challenge Is What Gave Me This Idea Along With That Very Special & Poignant Photo I Used In My Layout To Illustrate My Story...I Hope Everything I Wrote Makes Sense...I Honestly Don't Have The Heart To Reread This...It Was Hard Enough To Write The First Time Around...
*A Very Special Heartfelt Thanks! To Anyone/Everyone Who Reads My Very Personal Story Until The End...
*For My A Lifetime Of Memories Layout-I Used:
*Art Crush No.19-NBK Design
*Just Imagine-Bundle-Rachel Jefferies(3)
