Ros' Scrapped Memories

My entry for October ChallengeYourself using circles..at a tulip farm in Perth WA a few years ago

My layout for the Challenge yourself for May using fussy cutting. I have fussy cut the teacups and the butterflies. This was December last year and I got some lovely photos on the day.  Things are difficult now as I have just found out  I have metastasis all through my bones from the breast cancer I had in 2021. My husband has dementia and stage 3 bowel cancer and I have been his carer for 3 years. I find out tomorrow what my treatment will be.

As we have just celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary thought Id share this for the Challegeyourself moodboard for March It has some of the moodboard colours but not all

I was using this lovely collection of papers for some photos of my daughter at a wedding. As I had some left over I thought I would scrap this photo for the anything goes challenge for Challenge Yourself blog. This was in 2001 at A Mary Kay awards night with my director. I sold Mary Kay for about 10 Years

 

My entry for the October challenge using a favourite quote. One day you will look back and see that all along you you were blooming.  I thought the quote was good for this page of these photos taken at home in 1967. I was studying for my second year nursing exams and relaxing  with a bit of guitar playing.  I did well in my nursing but not so good with the guitar. I thought this quote was appropriate as I never had much confidence in myself. Quote by Morgan Harper Nicholls.

 

 

 

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My layout for the August challenge for Challenge yourself blog.  This was at my youngest sisters wedding in December 2012…I have 3 sisters…I am on the end at the left. It was a lovely wedding,

My layout for the August Challenge Yourself blog . My happy place is with my family but my other happy place is when I’m scrapbooking either by myself or with friends. This layout features me with my lovely group of new scrap friends that I have made since moving last year..  I am now caring for my husband so its lovely to be able to have some time out.

Layout for the January challenge for Challenge Yourself . Last year after a difficult year in 2021 we sold our house that we had lived in since 1975 and downsized to a unit to be nearer our kids. It was a huge undertaking but so happy with our new unit and our move,

I decided to do a heritage page of myself back in the 1969 for doing hand written journaling on a page for November Challenge Yourself. I think it is important to journal on heritage pages especially for our children and grandchildren to see the stories…that’s if they keep our scrapbooking. My lovely Dad took these pictures.

This is a double page for Challenge yourself August documenting tough times. I was diagnosed in Feb 2021 with Breast Cancer,I kept a photo journal rather than a written journal…these pics are just an overview of 2021. Thought I would explain using each pic Pic 1  a lovely gift from my daughter and her family. 2.Beautiful flowers from a friend in England through a scrapbooking group.3. Having Chemo 4. A day cropping after one of my chemos..One of the many wonderful nurses…the chemo I had is the most toxic and it has  a nickname the Red Devil 6. The feel better look good workshop I went to..I loved this and we were gifted a heap of skin care and cosmtics. Page 2 Pic 1.Our 6 year old granddaughter said I could borrow her Elsa Wig Pic 2 mFlowers from my sisters who live in different states in Australia and because of Covid werent able to visit. Pic 3 My birthday at my sons house where I was staying  as My husband had had a stroke and was at my daughters. Pic 4 At my daughters when hubby was in Hospital. Pic 5 Meeting up with family..I didnt see my husbnd for nearly 2 months because of Covid. This was about a week after my Mastec tomy. Pic 6 Last day of Chemo with my  our eldest son..he was given an exemption to come in because of my situation…So all in all a very tough year.