Lasting Memories - 434 - Bloom

Every now and again, you need feel like you need to return "home"... Lasting Memories was home to me for quite a while a few years ago when I began my Design Team journey. Karen & Michelle took a leap of faith with me and I loved every minute of it. 

As most of you know I have had a couple of years off. I had a big surge in Sept/Oct last year, but it faded far too quickly again. Recently though the spark was ignited again when I spent two weeks clearing out my craft room. I removed over 3 wheelie bins full and more in donations from my craft room. I may have "KonMarie" quite a chunk of my supplies, but you wouldn't know it cause it's still a full room. lol.. 

Anyway, I attended a crop at Scrapbook Fantasies and got back into what I know I need........... 

Back at home I decided to do a challenge but wasn't sure what to do or where to start. I opened the scrapbook folder on the computer and the top one of course was Lasting Memories.. I know immediately that is where I needed to start and that feeling of home swept over me as I saw the open open up before my eyes... This challenge was perfect for a beautiful photo taken of me in December at the Mt Gambier Sink Hole in South Australia.. It is honestly my favourite place on the planet now and can't wait to visit this place again everytime I'm there... It's a real life Fairy Garden.. I was totally in love.. 

434 - Black & White with Pink

I started off grabbing a "just add paper kit" from D-Lish Scraps and off I went with my washi tape & tissue paper on top of a Black cardstock. On to that I used white & black paint and some beautiful white spray mist also.  

I knew I wanted to layer and use as many of these elements as possible. Thankfully during my recent craft room cull and tidy up I was able to remember just where all the things were that I had forgot I had. These tags, Butterfly velum, Mirror & Owl are all things I had forgotten all about. So glad I found them again, as they flow with this page so perfectly... What do you think? 

Usually people say that when you leave the house, you need to take one thing off... Well while making this page all I kept thinking was "add one more thing, it's not enough yet"... 

Thanks again to Lasting Memories for hosting this challenge, it was a great way to step back into the challenge world again. Check back soon as I have another layout for the next challenge too! 

Toni.. xoxo

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