Thursday, September 20, 2012

10 Years

     This month has been a little bittersweet for me. My twin girls turned 10 earlier this month, and this feels like such a huge milestone. They've changed so much so fast that I wish the world could just spin a little more slowly. I find myself stuck in a little nostalgia, remembering all those sweet little girl days while loving every minute of what life brings every day.

     I found this sweet photo of my daughter taken in our front yard so many years ago, and even though I've scrapped it over and over, her perfection always takes my breath away. The gorgeous colors in the September kit at My Creative Scrapbook and the sketch My Creative Sketches blog just seemed perfect to capture the glorious day this picture was taken on, with the roses in full bloom and the sun smiling down. I can't believe it's been 10 years.


I fussy cut a few of these bright and cheerful flowers from Prima's Zephyr collection just to add a bit more detail to my journaling spot. I layered my elements over vintage dictionary print and added a layer of vintage sheet music under my photo. 


(Is it just me, or is the word "Beginnings" misspelled on this chipboard sticker? Perhaps it's just the very freehand style of the cursive that tricks my eye.)


I love all the wood elements that came with this collection! The colors are just so sweet and summery!

Here's the fun sketch this layout is based on:



     I hope the last days of summer are hanging on wherever you may be, and I hope you're spending them with the ones you love. Thanks for stopping by today, my friends!

12 comments:

  1. Your layout is beautiful and the baby is gorgeous! BTW, you're right, the word beginning was spelled incorrectly lol

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  2. Beautiful layout, I adore this page. Thanks for playing

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  3. Wow...absolutely gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along!!

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  4. Stunning!!! Simply Stunning!!!! Gorgeous submission!!!!

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  5. Beautiful! I love the bright blues and oranges with the black and white photo! It makes it really stand out!

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  6. Amazingly beautiful! Your daughter is gorgeous and your attention to detail, stunning!

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  7. What a beautiful layout! The details are amazing and the ovals really bring out the baby roundness in the photo. Just stunning!

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  8. This is gorgeous! and such a precious photo...You are right btw, it looks to me like "beginnings" is spelled wrong...LOL Thaks for playing along with us at My Creative Sketches!

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  9. So cute photo!
    Gorgeous and sweet layout!
    Thank you for playing along with My Creative Sketches.

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  11. This is beautiful! I love the photo and the colors you used. The sheet music is a great touch!

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