Goodbye Memorial Scrapbook Layout - More Than Words Challenges

Hi! I'm sharing the layout I created for the More Than Words July 2020 Main Challenge today. The July Main Challenge offers GOODBYE as the word inspiration and MONOCHROMATIC as the creative challenge. I missed saying GOODBYE to my Grandmother before she passed away. I was not able to attend her memorial service as I was very pregnant with my second daughter and could not travel.

My Grandmother graduated from Oakwood High School in 1947. She loved her time living in the small city of Oakwood, Ohio. I made it my goal to move to the city so that I would have the chance to live in Oakwood as well, and have my daughters graduate from the same High School. When the High School redesigned their entranceway I purchased an engraved brick in her memory. Now I can say hello and goodbye to her when I walk by the school, a place that she loved. I designed my MONOCHROMATIC layout in shades of green.

I applied shades of green dye ink to the background of the layout and then added white roses with a stencil and molding paste.

I added a mix of white and green flowers, die-cut leaves, and butterflies around the page.

I used raw chipboard letters for the title. I thought the natural would blend with my monochromatic palette but still stand out on the layout.

The monthly Main Challenge is open to layouts, canvases, and art journal pages. It can be sad to say goodbye to a loved one or a treasured pets but goodbyes are a port of life. Maybe you have a happier reason to say goodbye; like giving up smoking, weight loss, moving house, leaving school or a job. Whatever your motivation, we need to see how the word inspired you. Monochromatic colors can be very symbolic and can portray strong emotions. Whatever you chose to create, we want to see multiple shades of one color on your project.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Die-Cuts, Stitched Frames, Flowers, Stickers: 49 and Market; Chipboard Letters: Kaisercraft; Stencil: Prima; Dye Ink: Clearsnap; Molding Paste: Golden; Vellum; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

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