You are a very strong person! I definitely know the loss of a friend can be devastating! You put this life changing event into words perfectly! I sincerely hope somewhere down the road your paths cross again, it seems the two of you were the best of friends! and of course the page LO is stunning, as usual! Chin up! Keep Smiling!
Oh, I'm so sorry for your heartache. It takes great maturity to let go of something so dear that just isn't working anymore. I hope you're feeling better about it having scrapped it. The frame and especially that stitching really set the mood of the page.
This is absolutely fantastic. I'm so sad for you but the way you "got it all out" is just such a deeper, yet so meaningful, side of this scrapbooking that so many (who don't love it like we do) dismiss as "frivolous." You really shine here. I do hope, however, things turn out differently for you and your friend down the line.
This is beautiful and your journaling is so heartfelt. I really hope that things get better between you two. That photo frame of Amanda's is perfect here.
oh wow!!! I'm glad you shared this with us and hope this was some great scrap therapy for you as well. Amazing what doing a little scrapping can do!!!! Anyway, I can only hope that she feels the same way as you though....what beautiful words here.
Your journaling is so wonderful. Very deep and heartfelt. As I read it, I'm hugging you! You take me on a journey through a very special and wonderful relationship that you are so lucky to have had in your life! Thank you so much for sharing this!
I really love the way your design has the stitching not done - representative of the relationship in more than one way - Is it coming undone, or is it mending and becoming new?? {hugs}
Such heartfelt journaling, losing a good friend is almost like having someone die, isn't it? Sorry for your pain. That torn photo effect really helps get the message across.
aw how sad that you have to go through this, but I know that things like this always make me stronger. I admire you for this lo and how you are looking as the positives. I hope that you will find therapy in this lo too!
oh sister. I know this is has been so difficult. My heart hurts for you as I know there is a lifetime of memories there. I'm so glad that you scrapped this though and hopefully was therapy for you. Lots of love!!!!
omg... i so know the feeling of this. i too have grown apart from a best friend and this brings it all back. it was so hard to let go... and though we have reconciled... we only talk about once every few months and it's nothing like it used to be. sigh... i feel for you, hun. ((hugs))
oh wow! I hope the good ol' scrap therapy helped somewhat here with this difficult situation. You seem to have such a good take on it all - your journaling is amazing - I wish you well.
Oh gosh I am tearing up over this! I am so sorry for you but hopefully there will be a time in your life when this doesn't hurt anymore. Beautifully written and love the torn template!
Very well done. It's so hard to let go of friendships that have been a big part of your life for a long period of time, but you have laid it out perfectly in your journaling....sometimes you just have to let go and move on along your path. Fabulous page!!
oh this is so beautiful.. its a tribute in a way to a closing chapter in your life. its always hard but its good that you see a path to move on. the torn picture rreally works perfectly here.
I'm so sorry to hear about this! It's always so hard when friends don't see eye to eye. Love the heartfelt journaling and the torn picture speaks volumes!!
Been kinda depressed lately as my best friend and I have had a falling out. It just rips my heart out, but I don't see a reconciliation with this one. I suppose if we do then I can always do a LO later using Amanda's 'mended' photo frame. LOL!
Journaling: We’ve been through so much that I hate to admit we’ve grown apart. It seems we’re moving in different directions in our lives and I never thought it would happen. You were the one I talked to five times a day. We shared hurts and highs, silly times and the everyday moments. We always thought our kids would grow up to be best friends. We constantly pointed out little old ladies walking down the street and commented how that would be us, still together after all these years. We said we were two hearts, but one soul. I never thought anyone could understand me like you did. And I couldn’t imagine my life without you.And yet the time has come to move on. Our values aren’t the same anymore. Our thoughts are no longer in sync. And it seems we certainly don’t share our soul. I’ve cried more than you’ll ever know about this. And although I have shared the distance I’ve felt from you with others, no one can truly understand how deeply this hurts. I’ve started to pick up the phone to call you about something before abruptly remembering I can’t. I am deeply wounded by this, but I don’t regret any of the time we spent together. I don’t regret the long talks we had or the shopping trips where we shared a dressing room and gave each other a thumbs up or down on the clothes we tried on. I don’t regret being there for all three of your childrens’ births or being in your wedding party. I don’t regret sharing my deepest darkest secrets with you. I don’t regret the euchre tournaments and the nights out dancing like crazy fools. I don’t regret any of it.
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