Yes, I'm way behind, but this is my Challenge 4 layout. This was tough, but a good one that I'm really happy with now that it's done. Thanks for the challenge, Vicki!
The blending I used is in the photos themselves. A B&W copy over a color copy blended with Vivid Light. The text is all set at Overlay or Soft Light layer blend modes.
Journaling reads:
I dont know how you do it all. I hear those words a lot from friends, family and even strangers. With a full time job, a part-time internet business, a husband who travels 6+ months a year, a dog, a cat, two preschoolers and a second grader, it does seem like insurmountable odds at times, and yet, we manage to get through the day, most days. The kids are fed and dressed and deposited at their various schools on time. I manage to get my sometimes challenging job done in the hours during the day not devoted to single parenthood, and I manage to get everyone picked up at the end of the day and returned home to be fed and put to bed at a decent hour. I manage to find time to devote to my fledgling business and have managed to grow it over the two and half years since launching it. Whats missing is all the stuff between the lines. The fact that all of this occurs, but not necessarily smoothly. There are many bumps along the way. From plumbing disasters, to urgent care visits, vehicle breakdowns, and yes, sometimes mommy breakdowns. On one morning in particular that I remember all too vividly, the kids had been fighting from the moment they got up. Other things were going on that I cannot recall now, but added to my feelings of stress. After we dropped Mattea off at school, the boys realized that theyd left something they desperately wanted at home and demanded that I turn around to go get it. When I refused, full on tantrums ensued. Not able to handle this, I turned around and screamed at them, that if they didnt stop, Id roll the window down and throw their beloved planes out the window that they were taking for show and tell. That did the job, but I felt like an absolute monster immediately. Not one of my finer moments for sure. So the truth is, sometimes I dont do it all. Sometimes I just barely make it through the day.
Credits:
Background, Ricrac, Staples - Amanda Dykan - February Song, Glitter Trail, Shabby Flower - Gina Cabrerra - Lovey Dovey Add-Ons, Fabric Flower - Jennifer Layden - Spring Sherbet, Flower - Theresa Hernandez - Snow Flowers, Frame - Helena Jole - Paper Bag Frames
Fonts:
Tw Cen MT and UNDECAPPED Vinyl
