MariJ

Summer always means my fairy garden coming to life again. I haven’t scrapped much, but tomorrow is Jody’s birthday so I wanted to make a layout for her. Journaling reads: “In the months following Jody’s death I was sorely missing her and grounded with a fractured foot. When searching for a layout quote about "fairies and gardens" I discovered the concept of fairy gardens so I researched and decided to make my own. I cleared the hill coming up my front steps and added a few little houses, finding it soothing working in the ground, planting flowers and creating mystical little scenes. I felt close to Jody there, knowing she’d be enchanted watching my fairy garden grow. Darren agreed and even made his own garden in Australia so the fairies could travel back and forth and miss winters. We’ve sent each other fairies and pieces and I’ve gotten many more as birthday and Christmas gifts so every year my fairy garden has grown. It feels magical and I feel close to Jody working tending it; somehow she feels a part of it. Happy Birthday, my friend. I miss you… xo” For this layout I used: BMU SS Background Blenders 5 GWH SS Grunge Effect Borders OAWA Hunting Mushrooms Value Pack and my own photos

Took me all month, but another page for my Indiana book and visit to my sister’s last year. For this layout I used: LLO Artful Autumn Value Pack SNU SS Styles Shadow Me GWH Autumn Hush BMU Autumn Jewel AFT SS Styles Every Day Glitter KVE SS Styles Starburst Pastels CAP Travelogue Indiana ASPN Template Watercolor Album and my own photos

Have had a family issue so been away from the site, but had this layout almost finished. It’s another page for my Indiana book and visit to my sister’s last year. No visit this year in the Pandemic. These are all the furry “kids”, I have fun with them. For this layout I used: SNU SS Styles: Shadow Me SNU SS Emb Templates: Scattered Pictures CAP Travelogue Indiana DEB Mixed Media Paper KSC A New Leaf Collection and my own photos