This was such an interesting challenge...Creating to combine already completed challenges & much more specific items to include on your page...As,most of you know,I am going through a difficult personal healing journey [from my near fatal fall : broken neck : broken arm : now permanent neuropathy in legs & feet ] ...& then my precious,beloved,husband,of 26 years,Ray,got sick,fell in our apartment and ended up in the hospital...We found out he had terminal Stage 4 Cancer that had started in his throat & had spread to his beautiful,kind,loving,sweet brain...We were all devastated,especially me...It has now been almost 3 months...[on September 9th...it will be...]...since my beloved,Ray...has passed away...I miss him more with each passing day...So this layout is a continuation in the series of Grief layouts that I have been creating,as a means of personal therapy...
***Reflections About My Experiences...Going Through A Near Fatal Fall...& Grieving the Sudden Loss of my Beloved,Husband Ray to Stage 4 Brain Cancer...
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****If you would like to read the more personal,in depth story & meaning behind this layout : in the challenge thread : link here :
https://the-lilypad.com/forum/threa...ge-august-special-edition.89254/#post-1544871
***Thank You! all so very much! for all of your kind supportive words,comments & messages..
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The Rules For This Challenge :
5 - (at least) Five different mixed mediums - YES: paint,messy threads,confetti,sequins,stamps,stitching,5 yellow paper pieces
4 - (at least) Four botanical themed elements - YES: 6 orange flowers/6 yellow flowers/2 green leaves/2 brown/burgundy sprig of leaves\2 beige leaves
3 - (at least) Three dimensional elements - YES: 8 butterflies/5 family tree charms/6 hummingbird charms/1 frame/1 girl holding an umbrella\4 hummingbirds
2 - (at least) Two techniques or themes - YES: I chose : Jan. : Build From Scratch \Jun. : Journal Prompts \ May : Shadows/ July : Ephemera Clusters
1 - (at least) One line of journaling or one title - YES: 4 lines of journaling \ Title : Embers : written multiple times \ 4 extra words : Progres [4 times ] : the Courage To Persist [1] : Progress [1]
Created with one Collection :
Hear My Voice 14 : Aspiring : Digital Scrapbooking Mega Collection : Rachel Jefferies & Lynn Grieveson :
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Hear-My-Voice-14-Aspiring-Digital-Scrapbooking-Collection.html
Font I Used : For the journaling words : Embers & Who : Quichflour Regular
*All the rest of the words : I used : are from the Hear My Voice 14 : Aspiring : Collection : [reworked by me]
