Wednesday, January 15

Goodbye Cast, Hello Braces

So many of you know that the last year for me has not been so groovy.  Yes I started the long road of getting to the bottom of a health issue that just wasn't easy myself, and my youngest baby girl had an accident at school that snowballed into a huge medical undertaking, but also my middle kiddo managed to break herself (literally!) two separate times!!  She spent a few months in an arm cast after breaking her wrist in two places playing a game of tag and 9 months to the date of getting out of that cast, she broke her foot running across the playground at recess.  One might say they came by their klutziness honestly?!?!  Just sayin'!  Well the day she finally got out of that hot pink arm cast, she got her braces put on that same afternoon.  She kept joking that she got out of one prison just in time to be locked down in the next.  She's super attached to her popcorn and bubblegum!

Here is the layout I created to document that day.  I don't just scrap the happy stuff.  Everything is worth scrapping in my opinion.  The layout was created for the new challenge posted over at Child's Play Challenges all about GLITTER!!!  As you can probably see, I glittered those plain chipboard letters within an inch of their life!  :)



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18 comments:

  1. What a roller coaster of a year you have all had! YIKES!! I loveeeeeeeeee your lo!! LOVING the colors, the wood grain and the banner!!!!!!!

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  2. Wow! Your recent life has been eventful!
    But at least you were able to make some of those "events' into a cute layout!
    Love the title, BG paper, and pretty glitter letters!
    Thanks for playing w/ us at CPC!

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  3. My goodness! Poor girl! Love your layout---the layering at the bottom with the banners and paper strips, the glittering of your title letters (perfect!) and I {heart} wood-grain backgrounds! Thanks so much for playing with us at Child's Play!

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  4. Oh, your poor daughter! By the look of the photos, she was handling it well. Love your glittered letters & banners! 2 of my faves! Thanks for joining us at Child's Play!

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  5. Wow!!! Such a cool layout!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHILD'S PLAY challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
    ~DEANNE~
    A Little Bit O' Paper

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  6. I agree, everything is worth scrapping! Love your layout and the story behind it.

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  7. Wow, sorry to hear about all the health challenges that your family has been facing. Your page looks great, though, as do the glittery letters. Thanks for playing along with CPC!

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  8. Love the overall design of you page and the variety of different banners you used. Love how the pictures are skewed a bit, too. The glitter letters are perfect! Thanks for playing along at CPC!

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  9. May 2014 be a much better year for all of you. Your glittery page is certainly a step in the right direction - well done.

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  10. Aww here's hoping 2014 is a little more......safe.....shall we say! Great page Christy, love those glittered alpha's.

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  11. This is soooo beautiful. I love the way all the colors really pop off your neutral background. The glittery letters are fabulous too. Hope your girl doesn't have to get any more casts anytime soon!

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  12. Hey, Christy! I love this page....it's fabulous! I love all the bright colors against the woodgrain...nice contrast! And I want to thank you for all your sweet comments on my blog. Your blog is awesome!!

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  13. Awesome layout. Love all the layers. Great take on our challenge. Thank you for joining us at Child's Play.

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  14. It looks like your family has had a busy/hectic year but you sound like you are handling it great!! I love that you scrapped these "real" moments & your design is awesome! Love it :)

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  15. I love your story and completely agree with you. Scrap it all, because that is real life! I love your LO, and those glittered letters. Thank you so much for joint the Glitter challenge at Child's Play Challenges

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  16. I am in love with this page. I love that you scrap the good and the bad. All moments need to be remembered. Thanks for joining us at Child's Play Challenges.

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  17. Oh man, what a year! Awesome way to document the tough as well as the exciting stuff. Thanks for playing along at CPC!

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  18. Oh no! I hope your daughter is feeling better now, Christy. Anyway, that's a very beautiful layout. It's a beautiful design for keeping a lovely memory of her saying goodbye to her cast and saying hello to her new set of braces. I hope you enjoyed making the layout. All the best! :)

    Sharon Woods @ Fall Spark Dentistry

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