say what you wanna say...

5.29.2014

Sometimes creating these pages becomes purposeful messages to my children and their hearts...

Brave by jamie pate #heidiswapphellotoday

This page was created with my middle daughter and her place in time in mind. She is this typical middle child who is a peace maker and a people pleaser. But she does not always know how to advocate for herself. And so she spends herself into an emotional place forgetting she simply needs to say what she needs to say...

Brave by jamie pate #heidiswapphellotoday

Thus the words of Sara Barielles came to mind...
After I created this journaling on my Sizzix eClips machine, I realized I forgot the word 'honestly'...but hey...sometimes we forget those things...so I added it with letters underneath the title 'brave', and I think it works. To me it does not change the message at all.

Brave by jamie pate #heidiswapphellotoday

I sprayed card stock with blush, amethyst, tinsel, and navy Color Shine to get that color effect behind the die cut words. I truly love how this came out and will be using this technique again.

Brave by jamie pate #heidiswapphellotoday

To make this page I was feeling 'navy'...and loved that pin dot from the Hello Today paper pad...some old school Heidi Swapp like the scallop ribbon and definition stickers as well as sentiment stickers (which are now thankfully available via the new digital kit found here) were added as clusters and to support the encouragement of this message. And sometimes one simply needs to challenge themselves to use a color they do not always connect to...which is the amethyst...but don't ya just love it against the navy and blush?

Brave by jamie pate #heidiswapphellotoday

This layout sat several days on her computer table, hard to miss when she was working through some academic challenges. Some of our kids don't need any help communicating themselves...but then some do. Hoping this piece will encourage her heart and mind to share honestly what she needs as well as what she wants. Anyway, that is my hope.

Brave by jamie pate #heidiswapphellotoday


2 comments:

  1. A beautiful testament to your daughter's nature. As a Mommy to a child {our youngest} that doesn't advocate for herself either, you've made me want to engage her in conversations about just this topic.

    As always, Jamie, you inspire!

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  2. Beautifully done! I love the soft feel of this and the whole message is powerful.

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