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Template Challenge-June 2025-KCD-My New Life

Template Challenge-June 2025-KCD-My New Life
RJMJ, Jun 18, 2025
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Hi Everyone...

*Popping in with yet another layout for the June Challenges...I have to admit,I am enjoying creating layouts again...and being inspired by my own life actually,as opposed to a layout with pictures that are more artistically driven...and not of me...but inspired by my own feelings...I still will enjoy creating those kind of layouts in the future,but for now...creating all about my own current life...is where I am at,I guess...I guess I never thought I would ever create so many layouts about little ole me!...It makes me smile & laugh...Maybe I consider it a bit self-indulgent...considering technically,all the layouts I have created in the last 2 years,have been technically,about Ray,my beloved husband,who passed away from terminal brain cancer...I mean it was about my own feelings about grief...but not like what I am creating right now...These layouts are so much more positive and concentrate more on my personal recovery process while moving forward...with hope for the future...

*For this Template Challenge...I turned the template to the right and this made the 3 picture frames cascade in a horizontal position...I guess...the layout is about me being open to positivity and happiness in my life again...Finally realizing...that it is OK to smile and try to be happy without all the guilt of grief holding me back from trying to achieve some kind of happiness for my future...and understanding that there was a time when I did not know I if I could have a future that did not include overwhelming unhappiness,grief and guilt...So,I am smiling here in these photos and being "open" to hoping that my future will find more positivity on the other side of all the grief,sadness and unhappiness that I have already been through...

*Credits Include : *One More | Misc. Mixed Media Bits & Bobs / Lived in | Mixed Media Bits & Pieces : Rachel Jefferies
*Emerge : A Mixed Media Project Kit : Lynn Grieveson & Rachel Jefferies
*Art Crush 87 : {Artsy Bits & Pieces + Word Arts} : NBK Design
*Just Because : Papers : Little Butterfly Wings
*Font I Used : OCR A Std Regular
*Photos : Me
*Some : Recoloring was done to create this layout
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    • HeatherB
      Wow, this is a work of art! I love how you made the template your own. All the word and phrase strips repeated add such a nice touch and the photos are wonderful! Fantastic colours too. An all-around great page!
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    • RJMJ
      @HeatherB Hi!...Thank You! for the good morning! :yup pick-me up!...:byay ...
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    • flowersgal
      Another fabulous layout. Love all those word strips and the photos of you. So good to see you are open again to positivity and happiness in your life. I'm at the beginning of the grief walk from losing my husband on June 7 (after losing our oldest daughter in Jan of 2024). We each, in our own time, emerge as a new and different person facing the new reality of who we are (widows).
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    • dawnmarch
      Wowzers - amazing layering and artistry!
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    • IntenseMagic
      I love that your layouts are taking a more positive turn and that you are finding more happiness! Your use of the template is so creative and I am in awe of your wonderful use of all the word strips!
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    • RJMJ
      @HeatherB Thank You! for your kind words and the much appreciated!!! Froggy Favorite!!!...:bwave:byay:banana...

      A fabulous work of art from @RJMJ:
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    • carrie1977
      This is SO GOOD! WOW WOW WOW!!
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