Daisy Devotion
Originally published at One Life Documented. You can comment here or there.
The designers over at Cocoa Daisy has started this wonderful tradition of highlighting their members every once in a while, and fittingly enough, they can it Daisy Devotion. I came home from work today to find me as the subject (or should that be object?) this time around.
That made me realize that I have not even shared one of the layouts that was shared on their blog a couple of weeks ago. Oops!
I love this photo of my mom from when she was little. I don’t know the precise year, but judging from her size, it must have been in 1950 or 1951? I love how she’s walking away from the camera, the way she carries her purse and her general attitude. It reminds me of this old Norwegian song En liten pike i lave sko (A little girl in low shoes).
(When I did my Bachelor course on gender studies, I used this photo and the song for my oral presentation! I used my family’s history to show the evolution of Norwegian gender roles.)
For this layout, I really want to use many layers.
I used washi tape beneath the different patterned papers to create even more dimension, in addition to curling, sanding and ripping the edges of the paper.
I also journaled straight onto the photo as I didn’t know where to put my journaling. The effect if great, if you ask me!
Thanks for visiting today!