Happy Memories!

Hi everyone!

Today I am sharing a layout that I made for the newest challenge at Challenge YOUrself, a blog that challenges you to scrap photos with YOU in the frame!

This month's challenge is to create a movie themed layout:

We just watched "Marley and Me" as a family on TV:

I decided to make my layout about this movie because our beloved family dog, Kita, recently passed away and this movie reminded us so much of Kita.

This photo was taken on the day we adopted her when she was 2 years old:

Here are more recent photos that were taken last year (2018) on Easter Sunday:

I decided to use the recent photos.  Here is my completed page:

I used one of my favorite quotes from the movie:  "It's amazing how much love and laughter our pets bring into our lives."  

Here's a close up: 

My journaling reads:

We adopted Kita on July 12, 2008.  We knew that she could help to heal our broken hearts after the loss of our golden doodle, Jack.  That night, Anne told me that Jack was looking at us from Heaven and smiling.  Now it's Kita's turn to watch over us.  She passed away on January 25, 2019.  She was with us for almost 11 years.  Once again, our hearts are broken, but we know that she is in a better place where this is no pain.  Watching "Marley and Me" helped us to remember that Kita brought us unconditional love.  We can still hear her tail thumping . . .

I used the fabulous"Midnight" collection kit from Cocoa Vanilla Studio to make my page.  What a wonderful kit - so full of amazing papers and embellishments.  I especially LOVE the title "Happy Memories."  And I can honestly say that making this page was very therapeutic - for me and my family.


I hope you get a chance to check out this month's Challenge YOUrself challenge!!


Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  I really appreciate your visits and comments.