Friday 8/17 & Monday 8/13 Challenges: "Melissa Garden"

Beautiful and touching! Using a misty, blended photo in the background is inspired; it has a lovely spiritual look. The impatiens in the shape of "M" is poignant, too. I love the lacy edges and, of course, the black frame. I also like how the jewels lead your eye to the journaling. This is a truly special page!

I love this!!! Your beautiful ethereal background photo with those pretty pink impatiens highlighted in the foreground... The flowers are a lovely choice for a young lady and your garden a tribute to a sweet soul and your page a touching memory to a dear girl and god daughter... Your blending is always so lovely but this time it was your journalling that drew me into that garden world, well done!

Love the blending in e background, main photo. Also the framing.

This one is awesome!Love the border!

My sympathies, Marilyn. It's a beautiful layout though. Love the lace & the dreamy feel of the blended background

Lovely page! Such a beautiful garden for Melissa. I love the blending on the photos and your heartfelt journaling.

Oh my goodness! How did you do this? It is beautiful. I love the blended look and can never quite get it. Beautiful memory page.

Ooh, I have chills. Gorgeous page and such a beautiful sentiment.

Marilyn this is so beautiful. I love the way you blended the garden photo in to the lacey paper, so sweet and innocent. What a very special way to honor the memory of such a young girl. The impatiens in the form of an M is such a nice idea. Love how the dark background really brings the whole page into focus.

What a beautiful garden in memory of Melissa. My heart goes out to you. I love how you blended the photo into the background. It has a very other worldly quality to it. You did a fabulous job on this and the garden. Love the photo of the Impatiens. I'm sure Melissa is looking down and smiling.

Oh, Marilyn - what a gorgeous layout and what a wonderful tribute to Melissa! I love the treatment of the background photo - it's a beautiful picture and the Impatiens in the shape of an M is such a very sweet touch. I can't imagine a more beautiful tribute to a loved one than this. It's just stunning!

What a beautiful tribute! I love the focus on the "M". Amazing job, Marilyn!

Oh, this must be your best work yet! It's gorgeous and beautiful in every way. I love the femininity of the page with the softness and lacy edges and blending. The impatiens is so pretty and so touching. I am so sorry for your loss. It's just never fair to lose someone so young. She must have been special. This is a lovely tribute.

This is really lovely. What a very special layout. I love the photos, the blending and the pretty lace paper. It's so sad when the children die so young.

My sympathies on your loss. What a lovely way to remember Melissa! I like the layout you made with the blended photo in the background the "M" impatiens in the front. Gorgeous!

Such a beautiful page