The gift of memories

Here's an other challenge from CSI:

And this is my take on it.

 Evidence:
- wood/ woodgrain
- twine
- kraft paper
- newsprint paper
- tags

Testimony:
- Write your journaling on tags and tie it to something on your page with twine
- Handwrite your journaling
- Inspiration words: gift, favorite, remember

Journaling reads:
Behind each tear of sadness, there is a smile filled with memories.

After mom had gone, we needed to get the house empty. A job we look up to terribly.
Decide what you want to keep and what not.
To almost anything hangs a memoy. One thing I immediatly know that I want to have it: the piano.
The musicbox in which mom kept her jewellery.
As a kid that musicbox was my favorite.
When you open the lit, the dancer begins to turn around. We weren't allowed to wind it up, that was something mom did!
And so are there many memories to my childhood. Some attatched to a concrete object, others for always tied in my heart.
I'm so thankful for those gift of memories, all made in a positive environment.
Thanks mom en dad. I love you!

Love, Miranda

CSI #51; Miss you so much

Na lange tijd eindelijk weer een scrapberichtje op mijn blog.
Het overlijden van zowel mijn vader (op 2 januari) als mijn moeder (op 23 oktober) in 1 jaar heeft er voor gezorgd dat mijn hoofd niet naar scrappen stond.
** After a long time, at last a scrappy message on my blog.
The decease of both my dad (January 2) and my mom (October 23) in one year was the cause I couldn't get myself to scrapbook.

Maar met Kerst heb ik deze layout gemaakt, met behulp van challenge #51 van CSI.
* But on Christmas I made this layout, with the help of challenge #51 from CSI.

Evidence:
* circular objects
* glitter
* pearls
* embossing (the little heart is embossed en filled with glitter afterwards)

Testimony:
* Six-word memoir (title: Miss you so much this Christmas)
* Journal on tags

Journaling reads:
The first Christmas without you is hard.
It is so unreal that you both aren't here any more. 
Daddy since January 2, and mom so suddenly since October 23.
I miss you terribly, certainly now with Christmas.

Love, Miranda

Dag lieve mamma

Afgelopen dinsdag 23 oktober hebben we afscheid moeten nemen van onze lieve mamma.

Andrea Hendrika Wedekind- Regter

3 januari 1941- 23 oktober 2012

Slechts 10 maanden na pappa is ook onze mamma ons nu ontvallen.

Ze ging op maandag 15 oktober naar het ziekenhuis voor een nieuwe knie. 

Op woensdag kreeg ze een herseninfarct door een bloedpropje. Na 6 lange dagen vechten kon ze ons op dinsdag loslaten, om naar pappa te gaan.

Wat zullen we haar vreselijk missen.

Love, Miranda

Like a feather in the wind

CSI challenge #19

For this challenge I used a photo of a feather, which I printed on cardstock.
Evidence: rosettes I made myself, a lot of circles, a feather on the picture, border punches and florals.
Testimony: I did my journaling in a book behind the photo, and did it in diary form.

 The quote that was the inspiration for my layout.

Love, Miranda

CSI case file no 18

http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/forum/topics/case-file-no-18-case-closes-on-may-13-2012

The evidence I used are flowers, oversized flowers en bling. I twisted the ribbon  to a flower too.

My testimony is my journaling about growing up, and how my mom was always there for me.

Searching the web I found this great side with fun challenges. So I decided to try this one.

Love, Miranda

Crate Color challenge

Crate has an color challenge again.

Beautiful colors!! So I wanted to make a layout:

In the envelop is my journaling. Sorry, keeping it private....

Love, Miranda