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Thursday, March 4, 2010

A Perfect Circle


I took these pictures last year when my husband returned from his several month deployment overseas.  I love some of the photos I got of my boys welcoming their Dada home.













In one of my quote books I found this quote about the perfect trip being a circle.  I had already chosen the patterned paper because I wanted to pull from the green and blue colors in the photos.  To fill the orange space below the quote I cut various circles with my Cricut.
























I knew I wanted the photo on the left to be large.  It is one of my favorites I have ever taken.  So to balance that on the right I wanted to use several photos.  To try something new I decided to download a template.  I did have to search for some directions on how to use a template in Photoshop Elements.  But it ended up being pretty easy.  I covered the center square of the template with my journaling.  My boys and I used a calendar to keep track of the days until Dada returned.  To mark the start and end of Dada's deployment we used plane stickers.  I wanted to carry those stickers over to my layout so I layered them on orange and blue paper to make them stand out.
























Looking at those smiles will always serve to remind me that the best part of any trip, truly is coming home!

12 comments:

  1. Monica, this is a wonderful page!!! I love the colors.

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  2. Great layout! Thanks for playing along with us at Fantabulous Cricut.

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  3. Those are wonderful photos! I love the quote you used in your title - perfect for those homecoming photos!

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  4. Wonderful memories! A great way to use the flying theme!

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  5. Monica, I'm back because this layout is really good and I wanted to take a second look. Those kids were having so much fun!!!The hugs are so sweet. That's why I came back because the pictures were so great and I wanted to show my DH how great it was. Great work.

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  6. Thanks so much! I love looking at this page. My husband is currently gone again and is due home in a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to reliving this homecoming moment!

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  7. Very nice. I like your color choices.
    Thank you so much for sharing with us at FCCB
    ~Sharon

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  8. What great memories to capture! I love layouts that hold such special meaning. Thanks for playing along with us at FCCB!

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  9. Super-cute LO! I love your take on our "winged" theme! Thanks for playing along at FCCB this week! :)

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  10. Super-cute LO! I love your take on our "winged" theme! Thanks for playing along at FCCB this week! :)

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  11. What great memories to capture! I love layouts that hold such special meaning. Thanks for playing along with us at FCCB!

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  12. Wonderful memories! A great way to use the flying theme!

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