Combine Your Kits | Melanie Louette

This post speaks to me in so many ways! I don't share my layouts on line, just for the privacy factor, and I'm beginning to conceal the journalling alot more anyway, since my son is 13, and visiting friends and family don't need to know ALL the details of our lives. Alsooooooo, when that song came out, I was in the Army, right about 20 years old, and got orders to go to Korea. I really really really didn't want to go- but had no choice. I went, and, to this day, that song takes me back to that point of mandatory change, that turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. And now, whenever I feel myself approaching one of those, that song is always the first song in my playlist. The funny part- I rarely realize I'm doing it. Anddddd to take this post a little bit back on topic ;) I moved 2 months ago, from NC to MA and packed up my scrap room. I was in NC 12 years, my son is 13, soooo many milestones. I spent hours looking through my books, and I didn't realize it, but I used different parts of those lyrics in journalling in no less than 4 places. I even have an entire mini book that features a couple lines on each page hahahahahaha!! That's a great perspective for a son at such an exciting and change filled stage of life :) Oh- I love the layout too! Especially how you used the PL cards at the bottom. Under the picture like that, they don't even look like PL cards. I'm scraplifting this - the moment I get my kits! (All the moving has messed up my mail something fierce!)

I just used my Odyssey card & PL kits to make a layout. I posted it just yesterday. It took me three days to finish - NOT 20 minutes ;-) I used the little map card on my layout too. I just love using maps since we do so much moving around and traveling.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/158851-gardaland-birthday-layout

oh, Melanie...this page is amazing. I adore how you used the song lyrics and that photo is incredible. What a gorgeous, gorgeous page...

This is such a fantastic layout. Every element is so well thought out and so perfectly placed.

fantastic layout!! and such a good idea! Thank you!

beautiful layout!

@blitzburggirl thank you for sharing your story. Isn't it great how music defines our lives? Glad i could inspire you!

Love this layout, Melanie!

@frenchie thank you!

Love this layout. Your son is gorgeous! Watch out world!!

Can't believe he is eighteen! Beautiful Mel!

Fabulous!!!

Awesome! I love to combine as well! You really did such a pretty combo....eye-catching!

What a beautiful layout! Thank you for the tips!

I just love everything you make :)