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I wanted to say for those of you following my story that I am slowly revealing and my healing process and not only because it is helping me but also YOU .. thank you .. there is more to come I have just been battling just a little bit with the "details" I am so open and raw and it makes me wonder if it is just going to be to much .. but it is coming .. I think I should just hit publish .. with that being said let's talk happy fluffy for today..
.. so proud ..
of myself these past few years .. as my style has evolved to fit ME .. I have not steered from it to please the other "eyes" .. I feel like that is what makes me and others out their UNIQUE to themselves and I can honestly say that
YES - I do want to do more roses, stitching, painting, tearing and random bits
.. but is that me
I think I will answer YES to that because it is in me to WANT to do it and whether or not I stick to it is not the option I am giving myself .. I pride myself on all my layouts yet being unique to me in style often are "different" so I will just say that these new things you have seen, and or starting to see is not be "conforming" to what others feel they have to do to stand out .. but it is more so me trying and learning new techniques .. you always want to have "options" .. but do not get stale with them ya know?
do I love to print on my cardstock - YES
do I love to hand stitch on my papers - YES
do I love to ink the edges, tear the edges and use CIRCLES - YES
do I feel that my unique aspect to layouts are LETTER BEADS on my work - YES
so with that being said .. keep doing you and everything NEW you want to try that is old to everyone else .. will still feel good when you do it .. because you have YET TO try that either you were shy, worried about what others would think, thought you were changing your style or whatever ..
just TRY new things .. so with that being said . . .
be prepared to start see'ng some DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING .. I have tried it a few years ago and I sort of stopped because I just was getting so frustrated with it .. then I started playing with it some more .. and honey bears I have over 35 digital kits that I need to use (not hundreds like some of you) but for a paper player that is alot ..
.. I am honestly SO PROUD that I have stuck to my guns, what I believe in .. and stayed TRUE TO ME during this creative journey
.. I scrapbook because ..
I like patterns
I love to shop for new things
I love taking pictures and matching them with papers
I love to document MY OWN STORY
I love that my kids faces light up when they see a layout I have done with them on it
I love the bonds formed that I have formed and I love the women that I have met in person and online while forming relationships over the years and we support EVERYONE around us.
I love that I did all this and then some while holding down a FULL TIME INTENSE job breaking the stereotypes that only SAHM can be successful, good and inspire others
I love the stress release that it gives me when I have had a bad day
I love that I can scrapbook whatever I want and still sleep good at night
.. because damn it I WANT TO ..
I created this layout after my husband returned from his deployment and we started doing the Love Dare book ..
Have a great day ..
