International Women's Day Layout ~ Inspiring

First thing that came into mind when I think about what defines a woman, I think about my mother. One word that comes to mind immediately is "Inspiring" - yes, that's what she was. She has inspired me to live life ... full-stop. She was the one who taught me how to paint, how to cook, how to appreciate books - all the things that I love doing today. I did not have the luxury of having her long in my life but whatever time we had was definitely quality time. Much of the things we did together, the places we went, the things she had taught me, I remember vividly. She was a strong woman with true fighting spirit. This layout is for her, celebrating who she was ...

This stamping is done in white Brilliance ink and embossed with Ranger's Holographic Embossing Powder.

The journalling was done on the back of the same pattern paper which I used to mat the photo, but with distressing. Not so much of telling a story, but more of who she was to the different lives she touched.

Painted the corners with crackle paint. The title was hand-written in colour pencil, gone over with Stickles and highlighted at certain areas with silver pen.

Supplies - SnC IWD Kit, Stickles, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Tsukineko Brilliance Ink Pad, Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder, Ranger Crackle Paint, Zig Writer, Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer Color Pencil, Inque Boutique Stamp.