Saturday, August 30, 2014

HIMCR #163 - Freestyle!

HIMCR #163 - Freestyle!

 


 
 

The sponsor is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

The giveaway is 3 Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps digital images - winner's choice!


I was wondering what to do with this little airplane and the clouds, this is the, "Soar Above the Rest" digi from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps, the first thing that came to my mind was the day my son left his home in Michigan to begin a brand new, unknown life in Kanazawa, Japan. The two of us in the top pic, him and his BFF on the bottom along with a shot of some of his Japanese friends from Michigan.
 
I'm very proud of my little guy (he's now 30), he spent his entire life working towards learning Japanese and visiting Japan, when he returned from his first visit in 2003, 9 months later he told me that he was going to finish his college education and return to Japan.
 
Before graduation he had himself set up with a job in Kanazawa through the J.E.T. Program, that is where he met his wife to be. After 2 years on the job, he left Kanazawa to pursue a job in Tokyo.
 
In October 2011 he brought his girl home for an American wedding which I had a whole lot to do with (planning, making decorations, invitations, the whole 9 yards) then they returned to Kanazawa for a Japanese wedding. They now reside in Tokyo. I have the best son and daughter in law in the whole world.

 




Recipe:
 
"Soar Above the Rest" Digi Image from Sweet 'N Sassy stamps
All papers from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa collection
Picture frames were made using the Spellbinder's scalloped circle dies I won from Paperie Blooms Blog Candy a few weeks back
Sentiment is from SEI June 2014 Kit of the Month that I won back in July
Tickets are from some festival or other I was at
Everything else except for the sequins, bling and pearls are from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa collection
Bling is from a blog hop win over at Zva Creative
Colored pencils
Adhesives, I attached almost everything with foam pads.

Entering into this challange:
http://gloriadesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/08/challenge-14-blog-hop-with-altered-pages.html


 
 

13 comments:

  1. Love how your page conveys a happy story. Love the photos and the oriental background.
    Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  2. Cute layout. Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog.

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  3. This is so cute! Love your clever use of buttons, and the cherry blossom paper is the perfect match for your story! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge 14: Button it Up!

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  4. Too cute, love it! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  5. Beautiful scrapbook page with a fun layout. I love the background paper!
    Hugs,
    Lena
    Lena’s Creations

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  6. Very cute layout thanks for sharing!!!

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  7. This made me smile. Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anon :)

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  8. How adorable! Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  9. What a great story and a wonderful layout! Thanks for playing along this week at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  10. What a sweet page filled with precious memories!! Love all of the elements and those fun buttons! Thanks for sharing your style and hoard with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  11. What a fun project. Great take on the challenge. Thanks for playing along with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog: )

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  12. This is darling, Sue! That designer paper is awesome! LOVE the colors and the adorable plane! Thanks so much for visiting and leaving some love on my blog!

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