The inspiration for this layout was from the [url=
http://www.anthropologie.com/jump.jsp?itemID=49&itemType=CATEGORY]Anthropologie[/url] homepage. They have changed it now, but it is still similar - a little bit grungy with the words in different fonts and such. I did this for the [url=
https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/community/showthread.php?t=831]Sweet Inspiration Challenge #5[/url].
It was fitting to do this for the Inspiration Challenge, since my friend's strength and courage are what inspired me to do it. I made this layout as a gift to my friend Kara (MommySpice) in memory of her son, Joey. She has been hard at work scrapping his photos, and it isn't always easy for her to do. I wanted to give her a gift to let her know how much I admire her and to let her know that I am so lucky to have her as my scrappin' buddy. All of the photos of Joey that I have seen always show his tubes and bandaids, etc..so I zoomed in on their hands in an attempt to give her a "no tubes" baby picture to look at when she needs it.
The journaling reads: Your hospital photos look very different than mine. So, I wanted to create a layout for you that simply shows a mommy and her baby. Then, just for a second...I hope you can just remember this exact moment and none of the hard stuff.
The alpha used to make {moment} is from the [url=
https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=758]Sweet Shoppe's 2007 Quartley Assortment Volume 1[/url]. It was in a kit by Suzy Nunes called Peppermint Tea - I did recolor it to match the blue in Joey's blankie. The brown crumpled tags are also from SSD's Quartley Assortment - a kit by Amanda Rockwell called Little Slice of Love. That assortment is the best deal EVER! It is so inexpensive and literally jam packed with good - no, AWESOME stuff! You would be NUTS not check it out!!! :)
The background paper and grungy overlay are from Jennifer Donnelly's Sweet Mystery Kit at Designer Digitals. The black label alpha is a freebie by Leah Riordan at OScraps. The file folder label is also a freebie from OScraps called Mod Monday by Jeni Cantrill. Photo credits go to Kara (or her hubby, I'm guessing!)
