Just Like Family

I journal the bulk of my stories on the back of my pages.  Especially, in a page like this one where I want to capture my memories of the wonderful people.  These past neighbors will never be forgotten.  They have loved on me like few others ever have,...even doing my laundry when it was incredibly hard for me after an accident.

Truly, creating artful pages can be therapeutic as the bits and pieces come together telling a story that perpetuates meaning to the creator.  Here, the paper with the houses reflects the relationship in the neighborhood.  The blue and green were pulled from the colors in the photograph.  But, the canyon orange reflects the Arizona landscape where they now live.  So, maybe it sounds crazy to you.  However, these are thoughts that go through my mind as I put it together.

The design of this page was a somewhat literal replication of the November sketch from The Dusty Attic.  I love it!

The papers and embellies come from my Counterfeit Kit Challenge, inspired by this fun blog, Counterfeit Kit Challenge.  The papers are from three collections, Little Yellow Bicycle Feels Like Home, Crate Paper Close Knit and October Afternoon Public Library.  I inked the circle edges  and the paper zigzag with a Copic marker, Tangerine and colored the chipboard zigzags with Memento Potter's Clay.  The chipboard house came from a much earlier collection and the thickers are an additional add-on.

Thanks for the visit.  I hope you have a lovely day! I'll be busy with the kids at home from school today. Blessings!!