This was the best day ever LO...... The Scrapbook Store

My August DT pack from The Scrapbook Store included the glorious paper collection 'Classic Elegance' by Melissa Frances.  Ohhhh so pretty!!! I have created a vintage inspired layout, using Aged Gold embossing powder to achieve a shabby, distressed appearance, around the edges. 

  Also, I have joined the Once Upon a Sketch, August challenge using the sweet sketch by Nadia.  The journaling theme this month is along the lines of 'I'll never forget'...

The photographs are of my brother Paul, best friend Catherine and myself as young children.  We were always playing dress ups, and always had such a wonderful time.  I will enclose my journaling below which can be found on the reverse side of the layout  - these memories are some I treasure very much, and hold close to my heart.

Memories stopped for' us' in April 1990, when you were sadly taken from this world.  It was a time where nothing seemed to comfort the grief I was feeling at the loss of my brother.  We cannot create future memories, but I do remember so many wonderful childhood memories as we were growing up....

I remember....

Picnic's with Mum, Grandma and us at the Warby Ranges...

Riding in the back of Grandma's 'Herby' car, going to visit Great Grandma in Yarrawonga - we used to take it in turns in sitting in the very back and used to argue on who would go first...

I remember Autumn fires, burning all the leaves and us dancing in the smoke thinking we were creatures of some imaginary world...

..and the ant houses we used to create from dirt and water.  We would sit for hours on end in just 'dirt', building a world that only 'we' could ever understand....

... and how we used to hide our horrible vegetables in the pantry as soon as Mum's back was turned.  I also remember the trouble we got into when the pantry was cleaned, and Mum found our stash...

The dead-arm you used to gave me when we fought - and how good you were at pulling my pig-tails!

I remember defending you at school and hitting a young fellow over the head with a tennis racket, you were most impressed.

Meeting all the kids that lived in the street, we'd all sit on the back of the truck talking for hours. I cherish the photograph of us all, but sad it is not a good photo.  I remember the time you also fell off the truck, and how frightened we were when you went to hospital. 

Swimming in the river on hot Summer afternoons...

Staying up Christmas night to meet Santa....never wanting to burst each others bubbles, that he wasn't real...

I remember the first fish you caught, I was so jealous and wanted to catch fish too, but ohhh no, I was a girl and girls didn't catch fish .... pffffttt!

How mad you used to get if I snooped in your room, and found some ammunition to use as bribery material....this worked both ways.

Your love of cricket, and how good you were at playing....

Walking to school together and you insisted on dawdling all the time....

Loved the times we dressed up and played imaginary figures from cartoons we'd seen on television...

Playing hide and seek, and me finding the perfect spot (on top of the roof of an outside toilet) and you not being able to find me.  I later shared this spot with you, and we used to sit up there and admire the 'world' as it was.....

I remember, our last phone call ... and still to this day, brings tears to my eyes .... it was as if 'we' knew ...

..and I will always remember, and never forget our 'special' memories together as children....

 As most of you have probably no doubt worked out, I am totally addicted to embossing at the moment - and had to enclose a close up photograph to show the amazing detail.  The Stampendous, embossing powder set has the most amazing colours in it!!  The title was embossed in Aged Gold, and the below chipboard lattice in Shabby Pink which has flecks of white, pink glitter, and gold - yummy!!  The lace paper doilies beneath the lattice, and the mini roses were coloured using the Interference Red, Perfect Pearls Mist - matched perfectly. 

 That is it for me for 'now'..... have a great and productive day....and thanks for visiting...

Sandie

Materials:

Bazzill Basics - 12 X 12 Chipboard Sheet

Melissa Frances - Classic Elegance, 'A Night at the Theatre'

Melissa Frances - Classic Elegance - Die Cut Accents

Melissa Frances - 6X6 - Paper Pad
The Crafters Workshop - Stencil - Damask

Scrap FX - Wordlet - Midi Remember

Prima Marketing - Lifetime Daisies

Green Tara - White Mini Roses

Ranger Ink - Perfect Pearls, Interference Red

Ranger, Walnut Stain - Tim Holtz Distress Ink

 Stampendous, Frantage Embossing Powder Kit - Aged Gold and Shabby Pink

Pamermania, Heat Gun

Cheery Lynn Designs - Olive Branch

Paper Doilies

Stamp-It, MiniWhite 2mm Squares

Helmar 450 Adhesive

ATG Gun and Tape