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This isn't quite where I imagined my LO to go when I saw Susies beautiful introduction and mood board. I was so excited to create a connections LO. When I woke this morning, all I could think of was the broken connections in our lives. If you look hard you might be able too read most of the LO but overall it was meant to be faded, messy, and personal. The mother - daughter bond is either amazing or it can be broken and feel hopeless. I found my connection in God, being his daughter but my little girl inner self still wonders how could the connection be broken and so easily. A tad dark, but this idea wouldn't leave me alone, so I created. Lots of "emotional splatter" all over. I used beautiful kits, Party and Simple Black and White Stamps, to create a tad dark emotional LO.
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  1. et designs
  2. Joyce Paul Designs
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This is unbelievably beautiful, meaningful and touching, Tracy. Not dark, at all - at least not to me. The images are so powerful, especially the one on the center right. I think this is your best work EVER!! It's SO grungy, too. I love the background, your blending and the font. This is truly a work of art! I'm giving you a Standing O before somebody else beats me to it!! You are really an inspiration ~ each week, your AJ pages have gotten better and better and this page is off the charts!! BRAVO!!!!!
 
This is unbelievably beautiful, meaningful and touching, Tracy. Not dark, at all - at least not to me. The images are so powerful, especially the one on the center right. I think this is your best work EVER!! It's SO grungy, too. I love the background, your blending and the font. This is truly a work of art! I'm giving you a Standing O before somebody else beats me to it!! You are really an inspiration ~ each week, your AJ pages have gotten better and better and this page is off the charts!! BRAVO!!!!!
I dont know what to say. Thank you for the honor of the Standing O. I'm glad its not too dark. That was my fear and I almost didn't post it. I liked how it looked all clean without the grunge but then it just didn't sit with the right feeling. It needed the mess. Susie might have converted me and made me a grunge lover after all. :heartpumppink:
 
I dont know what to say. Thank you for the honor of the Standing O. I'm glad its not too dark. That was my fear and I almost didn't post it. I liked how it looked all clean without the grunge but then it just didn't sit with the right feeling. It needed the mess. Susie might have converted me and made me a grunge lover after all. :heartpumppink:
Well, we don't want Susie after you, do we? She's going to be so happy with your grungy page!! This is truly a masterpiece, and you should be very happy with it. I've posted some pretty dark pages - sometimes that's just where our muse takes us. I meant every word of what I said - you are an inspiration!!
 
I had the same thoughts as you, Tracy. We are first of all connected to God. From there our connections extend to other persons, places, things, depending on our relationship to God. Don't forget the street runs both ways!
It's a beautiful page and you are doing well with grunge! ;). Love those stamps!
 
This. Heartfelt. Powerful. The emotion is real, and the imagery intense and raw, and very symbolic. Everything about this is heart stopping, Thank you for sharing such a personal part of your journey. It's a honor to be part of your community.
 
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I had the same thoughts as you, Tracy. We are first of all connected to God. From there our connections extend to other persons, places, things, depending on our relationship to God. Don't forget the street runs both ways!
It's a beautiful page and you are doing well with grunge! ;). Love those stamps!
Thank you Vicky. So thankful my connection to God cant be broken. :heartpumppink: I can screw up but it wont be broken.
 
This. Heartfelt. Powerful. The emotion is real, and the imagery intense and raw, and very symbolic. Everything about this is heart stopping, Thank you for sharing such a personal part of your journey. It's a honor to be part of your community.
Thank you Amy. It was very raw which almost kept me from posting. :heartpumppink: I'm so thankful for all my friendships here and being free to be raw and real.
 
Tracy, to me this is what art journaling is all about! It's about putting your feelings into images and words that convey them!! The more raw and real, as you said, the better!!! I am so sorry that you are dealing with such a heartbreaking disconnection!

And I am thrilled you are embracing your "inner grunge messy" self... {pats herself on the back}
 
Tracy, to me this is what art journaling is all about! It's about putting your feelings into images and words that convey them!! The more raw and real, as you said, the better!!! I am so sorry that you are dealing with such a heartbreaking disconnection!

And I am thrilled you are embracing your "inner grunge messy" self... {pats herself on the back}
Yes, I knew you would be okay with the path I went down, :heartpumppink: honest raw is the goal, but I felt bad after your beautiful mood board but I did what you always tell me, follow the feeling. :hug2: And I too am patting you on the back, the grunge feel is starting to become an AJ favorite. I love how it added such angst here without detracting from the people.
 

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