Before She Became a Mom . . . for Art Journal Journey Monthly!

I’m so happy to be hosting Art Journal Journey Monthly for the third time! I’ve enjoyed seeing all your entries so far—they’re truly amazing!

Fall always makes me feel nostalgic, so today I'm sharing a scrapbook page I made in memory of my beautiful mom.  She passed away at the age of 89 during COVID on December 20, 2020. Luckily, we were able to see her after she entered hospice care.  I know that a lot of families were not allowed to see their loved ones during such a painful and restrictive time, and my sisters and I were very grateful that we could have a chance to be with her and say goodbye.

Here is my project:

I created a 12 x 12 mixed-media scrapbook page featuring a photo of my mom "before she became a mom." I think she looked so carefree, stylish, and beautiful here! The 12 x 12 background paper is from Bo Bunny, a brand I had in my stash for years. The rest was pretty simple and easy to put together.  I printed and cut the photo to fit into the background paper. I added the title, some chicken wire chipboard, and a typed label. For my September theme, I incorporated fall colors like dark and light browns, tan, and sepia.  Also, the photo was taken in the fall of 1949.

I'm finishing my post with a photo that I took during our morning walk.  I really felt my mom's presence that day!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you’re enjoying AJJ’s theme this month as much as I am!

Be Brave . . . for More Than Words!

Hi everyone! I cannot believe that November is already here  -  and before we know it, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas. Time flies . . .

The November Challenge at More Than Words is open:

More Than Words is an art journaling challenge blog with one main theme to inspire you each month. 

Here is the November Challenge :

"Hello everyone, and happy November!  This month we are thinking about FAMILY and invite you to journal along with us and tell us what family means to you.This month, we want you to use our FAMILY prompt to create your journal pages.  Feel free to interpret the theme in any way that speaks to you!!"

And use the #MTWartjournalchallenge

Here's my 2-page art journal spread:

Family means everything to me.  I was very excited when I saw that November's theme is FAMILY!  I made this page in memory of my mom, who graduated from college back in 1937.  I'm so proud to be her daughter and to have these wonderful ancestors as role models.  And I found these photos of my mom, grandparents, and great-grandmother in her photo album!

I made this page using ArtStacks' new artist Series releases by Shana Bebeklis   @shanoukiart:

I hope you can play along with us this month at More Than Words!  If you are interested in participating in the challenge, please head over to the More Than Words blog for all of the details. It's so easy and fun, and there are prizes to be won, too!!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Happy November!

Two Family-themed Scrapbook Pages . . . for Scrap FX!

Hi everyone!  I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is 2 days away!!!  I look forward to it every year!  This year we are spending it at my sister, Karen's home.  I can't wait to get together with my family and eat delicious food at the same time!

Scrap FX is celebrating "Family" this month.  I have created two new mixed media pages using their awesome products with this theme in mind.  I would like to share them with you . . .

My first layout is entitled "Together We Make a Family."  I used this favorite photo of the 4 of us taken last December:

And here is  my completed page:

With some close-ups:

For my second page, I chose a photo of the 4 of us with our newly adopted 10 month old puppy, Abbey.  She's a Rottweiler/Coonhound mix and we rescued her from a local dog rescue agency.  She is absolutely the sweetest dog and we all have fallen in love with her!

Here is my completed page:

With some close=ups:

For more details about all of the chipboard pieces, transparency, stencil, and stamps that I used, please check out my blog post at Scrap FX!  

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  And for all of you who live in the USA, have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

HUGS to one and all!