say what you wanna say...

Sometimes creating these pages becomes purposeful messages to my children and their hearts...

This page was created with my middle daughter and her place in time in mind. She is this typical middle child who is a peace maker and a people pleaser. But she does not always know how to advocate for herself. And so she spends herself into an emotional place forgetting she simply needs to say what she needs to say...

Thus the words of Sara Barielles came to mind...
After I created this journaling on my Sizzix eClips machine, I realized I forgot the word 'honestly'...but hey...sometimes we forget those things...so I added it with letters underneath the title 'brave', and I think it works. To me it does not change the message at all.

I sprayed card stock with blush, amethyst, tinsel, and navy Color Shine to get that color effect behind the die cut words. I truly love how this came out and will be using this technique again.

To make this page I was feeling 'navy'...and loved that pin dot from the Hello Today paper pad...some old school Heidi Swapp like the scallop ribbon and definition stickers as well as sentiment stickers (which are now thankfully available via the new digital kit found here) were added as clusters and to support the encouragement of this message. And sometimes one simply needs to challenge themselves to use a color they do not always connect to...which is the amethyst...but don't ya just love it against the navy and blush?

This layout sat several days on her computer table, hard to miss when she was working through some academic challenges. Some of our kids don't need any help communicating themselves...but then some do. Hoping this piece will encourage her heart and mind to share honestly what she needs as well as what she wants. Anyway, that is my hope.

supplies: American Crafts cardstock. Heidi Swapp Hello Today Paper Pad. Glitter Stickers. Color Shine (Blush. Amethyst. Tinsel. Navy.) Scallop Ribbon. Definition Stickers. Sentiment Stickers. Glitter Banner Delights. Paper Banners. Color Pop Chipboard Moment Stickers.