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RIP Shirley

“With You In Your Dreams”

If I’m gone when you wake up
Please don’t cry
And if I’m gone when you wake up
It’s not goodbye
Don’t look back at this time as a time
Of heartbreak and distress
Remember me, remember me
‘Cause I’ll be with you in your dreams
Oh I’ll be with you, oh oh

But If I’m gone when you wake up
Please don’t cry
And if I’m gone when you wake up
Don’t ask why
Don’t look back at this time
As a time of heartbreak and distress
Remember me, remember me
‘Cause I’ll be with you in your dreams
-Hanson

Its never easy to say goodbye and its never easy to lose someone you love…but knowing that you’re not alone and being surrounded by those who care, make it a little easier to bear the pain.

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Of all the cards I make and send out, these ones are the hardest. I know they’re hurting, but I also know they need to know that I’m hurting too…simple words, but deep feelings.

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Shirley has been a friend of the family for over 10 years and was one of the few people that gave my my mom as much grief as my mom gave her. It was always fun to watch them banter back and forth…and she was one of the many ‘adopted grandparents’ that my daughter has acquired through the car club that Shirley, her husband and my parents are a part of. She is also another loved one who has left us too soon because of cancer…

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Shirley may be gone…but she’ll never be forgotten and I will always remember her with fondness.

What I Used:
Paper – Memorabilia and Family Stories by Teresa Collins
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Thoughts & Prayers stamp set – Stampin’ Up
Scotch ATG
Foam Squares
Scissors Standard/Decorative
Corner Rounder

In Memory of Shirley Kathary
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Back to School General Information Paper Crafting Samantha Scrapbooking

Back to School

“ABC”
A B C
It’s easy as, 1 2 3
As simple as, do re mi
A B C, 1 2 3
Baby, you and me girl
A B C
It’s easy as, 1 2 3
As simple as, do re mi
A B C, 1 2 3
Baby, you and me girl
-Jackson 5

I really wanted to use the song ‘Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ but my daughter says its not right for me to be so cheerful about school starting up again. Little does she realize that mom’s across the nation feel just as giddy as I do right now!

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Being the sweet craft mom that I am, I created this memory board for her based on a version she had seen in a magazine. This version reflects her personality more and is also a more ‘grown up’ version; because she’s a sophomore more now and is so much more mature than when she was a freshman. *giggles* I put up a calendar that has space to mark special days and notes; each month can be torn off to reveal the next one.

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There’s a box to stash things…

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A place to hang pictures or ideas…

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Envelopes at the bottom to hold dance tickets and whatever else…

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And a few spots to jot down extra special memories.

All of this was placed on one of those foam boards that can be picked up at Wally World. This board is a testament to how sturdy those things are; first I painted it with glittery fabric paint, then I spritzed it with black glimmer mist, stenciled on the corners and ballerina…all before adding a single embellishment!

What I Used:
Terasa Collins – Memorabilia and Family Story (Papers & Embellishments)
Echo Park – Be Mine
Martha Stewart – Stencils
Ballerina Stencil
Black StazOn ink
Ribbon/Beads/Popsicle stick
Scotch ATG
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Fabric Paint
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
We R Memory Makers – Envelope Maker
Martha Stewart Scoreboard
PhotoShop – Calendar