This is truly AWESOME!!!!! I love it so much it went straight to my favs. Very pretty and creative with the ribbons.
Great job, this should win for sure.
This is so beautiful, Missy! The colors and patterns you chose are perfect w/ the old pic of your mom. Very elegant. I liked the first version and this one is even better!
WOW Missy, this is just beautiful (sniff.....) I'm so glad that he's doing better and that your Mom found a new job. That must have really been hard! This is a beautiful page in honor of her strength and determination! I love the floral ppr. with the ribbons, it's just beautiful!
What a beautiful and touching layout, Missy!!! I especially love how you've matted the photo--- it's a very simple thing, but amazingly effective. Very very nice!
This is so beautiful. Your mother is so special, and I am sure she is going to love this. I love how feminine the LO is, the ribbons are fantastic, and your signature bloom. Super job Missy.
Anyone who knows me here will know I LOVE THIS ONE... wow, can I spell BEAUTY. This is Beyond Beauty. I LOVE this paper, just bought it. And, I love your special journaling. This is truly a masterpiece. Your ribbonwork is pretty. Love the way you incorporated a soft elegant circle into this. LOL, I JUST bought those stamps Too, on a shopping trip with Patti! LOL, love the way you painted those brads. Man, your mom was a beauty, she had some beautiful dark brown eyes, and obviously alot of strength and character. LOVE your story you journaled. Isn't it amazing how strong us women can be when someone messes with our loved ones. Hope your step-dad continues to gain strength and do well!
Very sweet and pretty!! The ribbon work is FANTASTIC!!! Beautiful, beautiful journaling!!! Your mother is indeed an amazing woman and I'm sure she is very proud of you, too!!!!
This is such a wonderful and sweet tribute to your mom! She will tear-up for sure when reading the journaling you have included! This is a very beautiful LO!!!
This is my 3rd layout for the MM contest. This layout is very special to me because it is dedicated to my mother. My mom went through an amazingly difficult year. At 32 years old I leared so much about her character that I didn't fully realize before. TFL. Missy
The journaling reads: Loving, caring, strong, honest, intelligent, determined, ambitious, sensitive, creative, beautiful... these words can not even begin to describe her character. My mother is truly my inspiration, and I am so impressed by her true strength of character. On June 4th, 2004 my step father went in the hospital for hip replacement surgery. Nobody could have predicted the roller coaster ride the following year would bring. For the first few days after surgery everything looked fine, but then Allen started to get very sick. Over the next nine months he went through many ups and downs, and never left the hospital. On more than one occasion we did not think he was going to make it through the night. Throughout this entire ordeal my mother stayed strong. Although not confrontational by nature my mother had to constantly monitor the medical care given to Allen and argue with the insurance company about coverage. In the middle of all this she lost her job because of the cost of Allen’s medical bills. I can’t even begin to imagine the stress she was under. She was worried about losing her job, losing her house, but most of all about losing her husband. I am in awe of how strong she stayed and kept the focus on Allen and his recovery. In January 2005 Allen was able to come home. My mother has found a new job with a great company and continues to help with Allen’s recovery. I can not possibly find the words to tell her how much I admire her, and how happy I am that she is my mother.
Materials: Making Memories pattern paper, ribbon, eyelets, heart paper clips, button, metal eyelet letters, foam stamps, mini brads, blossoms, paint, and decorative brads. Prism cardstock. unknown silk flower and cheese cloth.
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