3.13.2012

Change is Good!

Yesterday, I was working non-stop on an entire redesign of my new line.  (No, I didn't change the line, but some die cutting requirements meant I needed a do over)  Let me tell you, that isn't my favorite way to spend a day.  Well two days, truth be told.

So of course, at the end of the day I simply had to take a break and do something fun and relaxing.  I'd been on the PC all day and really didn't want to sit down and find photos.  So I flipped through some prints that I had made quite a while ago and found a stack that I wanted to play with.

This one I scrapped below I had printed in 2004!  It was taken around 2002 I believe.  10 years ago!!! Whaaaa???!!

I sometimes tell myself how young I look now, at 39, but looking at that I realize that I've been duping myself. LOL  It definitely looks like I was 10 years younger and my hubby, well he had quite the baby face. (and I still have that hand crocheted sweater tucked away in a drawer because it's just too pretty to let go!)

Seeing that photo just made me think of how much we've changed in the last 10 years.  Not only in appearance but in every aspect of our being.  We went from a family of 3 to a family of 7 and back to a family of 5 and then to 6.  We've just been all over the map.

Our inner being's have changed in more ways than I can recount.  And in the end, I realize that the changes are good.  I will keep telling myself that...change is good, change is good, change is good.



The background was manila colored and I misted it to add some color.  All the squares are lifted with pop dots from AC.  Almost everything is from Studio Calico's Story Hour kit.



I got some use out of my punches, and added the clock button from my Moments Collection.



I couldn't resist trying my own take on the confetti craze, but I needed it to be a little different than what I'd seen around. To that end, I created the little confetti covered punched heart and sewed a pattern in my glassine bag to keep the confetti spread out inside.



The tag pulls out to show the journaling and reads :

The last 10 years have brought more change than we sometimes felt able to handle.  They really have been an adventure.  I look in the eyes of the couple in this photo and wonder what advice I might give them now if I had the chance.  I think it would be something along the lines of "Hold on!  You're in for a rough ride, but don't give up hope!"

I can hardly believe it but I didn't even touch my Silhouette for this layout.  See, I can make a layout without it!

Hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by!

32 comments:

  1. What a fun and colorful layout! Love it!

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  2. Love the layout for the artistic reason & for how sweet that story is.
    Also very impressed that most of that is from the kit! Bravo!
    Good idea with sewing on the bag with confetti

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  3. Awesome page Ursula. And you don't look 39 to me - so you can keep telling yourself how young you look xxx

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  4. Once again I am blown away Ursula... Love the way you worked with the squares... Also I am moved by the story-thank you for sharing...

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  5. Love the layout! I'm excited to see the new line.

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  6. I do the same...don't think I have aged and then look at photos from a while back and realise I have! It's a beautiful page love your take on confetti and all the squares.

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  7. What a lovely story to document. All those little squares look amazing. More gold Thickers! They are everywhere (wink)!

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  8. GORGEOUS layout. Love the confetti in the bag. I have done that as well. Looks soooo cool on your page!!!!

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  9. Great Layout! I love all the elements! The confetti in the bag is super cool! Who'd of thought to sew it in place! Thanks for sharing!- Amanda

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  10. love your take on confetti and your small square masterpieces -- looks great!

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  11. This is such an awesome layout! I love the colors!

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  12. This is just wonderful, and how introspective your journaling is! Really nice!

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  13. Very Nice,I love the journaling :)

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  14. Love the way you used confetti!

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  15. Great idea to sew the confetti in place a bit! Love all the eye candy on this page!

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  16. Amazing layout! I love all the details!

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  17. Love all your little embellishments and the perspective you brought to this page!

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  18. I adore this layout!! love all your details & i always love older pics with a story =)
    Happy Wednesday!
    xo

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  19. Such a wonderful layout! I love your blog entry-I've got way more years on ya (58) and I look back too at our younger pictures and I think how thankful I am that God has prepared the way for us to walk...don't know if I would ever have ventured out if not for the Lord! And change...I came to understand after this last move 5 yrs ago how very much I rebel against change unless it's my idea! I would have told you growing up in a military family that I adapted well...but God has definitely dispelled that one for me. And you gave your younger self very good advice..."hang on!"
    Enjoyed your entry.

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  20. change IS good--this is GORGEOUS!

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  21. I love your confetti! I have to try it on a page one of these times!

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  22. love that you're scrapping older photos...i have quite a few of those around here somewhere! love your page ursula!

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  23. I love how you organized this page : both the confettis and little squares!

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  24. This layout is lovely! Oooh, the confetti is such a fun add.

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  25. That layout is great!! I definitely need to get the scoop on your shop and what you are planning to stock. Must get some badges/buttons. :)

    You have inspired me to get cracking. My layout is drying now with glue for confetti. :) I can't wait to share it. Your confetti is perfect.

    I completely understand the feeling young and looking young attitude. I feel the same way. I tell myself that I don't look any different and then I pull out some old photos. heehee :) You still look fabulous darling.

    xoxo

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  26. Love your Layout! What great embellished squares.

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  27. Love your layouts!!! Love the details! Beautiful.

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