This is AMAZING!!!! I LOVE how you put this together , it makes so much sense. The broken record, the music notes, journaling, photo and title! It is so hard going through Alzheimers with a loved one... My Mother-in-law had it. As my Stepfather, did too. They love music! My heart goes out to you and your family during this difficult time.
Absolutely awesome. This sums up where my mum is too - forgetting more and more, but still the mum I'll always love! Thankyou for sharing this heartfelt lo.
Kelly, this is a beautiful heartfelt lo. My mother lives with us and has Alzheimers so I know the difficulties you are going through. Will keep you all in my prayers. Carmen
Oh My Goodness Kelly, I feel in love with this LO the minute I saw it. Then I read your journaling and it brought me to tears! What a beautiful tribute to your Dad. Such a heartfelt and touching piece. Hugs!!
Kelly, oh dear, where to begin??? This is amazing, and a wonderful tribute to your Dad. All of the symbolism is heartwrenching and heartwarming. You have captured the essence of this cruel disease, and also some of the strange beauty of it. How do I know? My Mother had Alzheimers for 7 long years, it is incredibly difficult being a daughter, and very demanding as well. Those 7 years were the longest years of my life. Mom has been gone for 3 years this Thanksgiving, and I still have not been able to scrap a layout like this dealing with the illness, it is still too painful. But someday I will, and I hope I do as wonderful work as you did here. I wish you strength for the times that lie ahead, my friend, and I also hope you may experience some of the joys of seeing things through anothers' eyes, in a very different way. Beautiful work, love it all, so inspiring!!!
I hate that I missed this lo before it got sent out for publication (congrats on that accomplishment BTW). I read your journaling and cant see the lo faintly and even the lil that I can see is so very touching. Your journaling is both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time! Your dad is lucky to have you! The love you show for your parents is just so obvious! Wow, another awesome lo.
WHat a healing way to scrap your feelings. The pag itself tells the story even if there were no journaling. God bless your father & especially your family. This is such a sad disease.
How you honor your parents. The title, the symbolism, the love are shown in all your artistic layouts. All your layouts are beyond words. I love your creativity and passion in what you create. If there was a contest for the best artist on scrapbook.com it would be you. Thank you for sharing your work.
Such a beautiful symbolic layout. Truly wonderful in so very many ways. My great grandfather had Alzheimers and I will never forget how he struggled. What an amazing tribute to your Dad's life!
This is such an awesome layout - so symbolic of what he's going thru and you too! We went thru Alzheimer's with my FIL - it is an awful thing to deal with - watching them slowly slip away. I feel for you. This layout is just beautiful!
This is such an incredibly beautiful LO - not only in the aesthetic sense of that word, but in how you've honoured your father with this incredible piece of art.
Wow, I can't imagine how this lo could be any better. It is definitely inspirational how you put all the bits and pieces of him on the page. It is simply wonderful!
Oh Kelly, Im sorry about your dad, and I'm happy that you are so positive way. This page is a work of art to my eyes and soul. You inspire me to do pages with more than embellishments. Love the meaning of everything! The picture is perfection. A big Hug. I love this page!!!! FAV!
So wonderfully done Kelly-I can see all the work that went into this=about long lasting memories with music-I can say as an educator that research shows that "anything set to music is imprinted firmly in the memory". So good he is able to listen to the music he loved. You are a loving daughter and so sorry that you and your family have to experience this-Many hugs to you~jen
Oh, Kelly, this brings tears to my eyes, dear friend! My heart aches for you and your family. With the tears, come a sweetness that can only be experienced from a daughter's heart. You have totally captured the emotions of loosing a father. SENDING YOU A BIG HUG, Honeybee!!! LOVE everything about this STUNNING LO.....and it's going right into my Alltime Faves!
WOW Kelly this is a FAV!!!! I love the 45!!! Just everything about this is WONDERFUL!!!! After reading the journaling I started to cry this is a work of ART!!! Deb :)
Wow... That is just such a cool layout for so many different reasons. I'm sorry about your dad - Alzheimers is awful. But this layout is just absolutely gorgeous!
Wipes tear. Oh. This page is like a virtual hug. What a beautiful tribute to dear ole dad. This is so sweet and wonderful in so many ways, Kelly. I LOVE your journaling, first of all. It's so heartfelt and true and tugs at me. Your page, though, is PHENOMENAL! Wow. Absolute perfection. I love the meaning behind every thing. Straight to faves.
I love your style. Its so precious. And a wonderful tribute to your loving father. My dad too had dementia. Its hard to see them that way. You memorialized your dad's life beautifully!
Kelly this page is amazing!!, love reading your description, what a precious tribute to your dad.This is a fave, fave, fave, for me my friend!!
HUgs
Lidia
Hmmmm...where do I begin? This has been a challenging lo for me to complete....about my dad who has Alzheimers. But I've had this design in my head for months and knew I had to scrap it :) This description would be much too long if I were to explain the symbolism of all the elements on the page, but I will tell you that my dad left the farm(burlap) and became an entrepreneur in the city, starting his own business dealing with jukeboxes. Thus, the 45 record and jukebox song labels (with my journalling). This past summer was good for my dad and he enjoyed sitting on my back deck in the sun, whistling to birds and listening to music. Music is a great comfort to him now, and strangely, his memory for songs is still strong. Thank you to Michelle for the handmade flower. Thank you to Hel for the musical ribbon. Thank you to Maggie for the palm tree napkin, multi-medium and instructions. (My dad loved spending winters in Hawaii, so I included the palm tree napkin). If the photo looks "unusual", it's because I edited it in Photoshop to make it look like a tile mosaic, along the Fragments theme. Journalling reads: Dad, you have embarked on a journey where time is forgotten. Your memories surface, then fade away from one moment to the next. But the music keeps you company, bringing comfort, joy and even peace. You are not alone, Dad. I will walk beside you every step of the way, listening to the songs in your heart. I love you."
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