Scraps of Our Life: A few more layouts to share

Living With Multiple Sclerosis

Three years ago, my 13 year old daughter was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Contessa first showed symptoms at age three and doctors told us that maybe someday she would be diagnosed with MS. MS is a disease that effects the central nervous system. For some reason her body is attacking the mylien sheath that protects the nerve. When the nerve is damaged it cause problems such as vision problems, short term memory loss, and coordination. There are two types of MS, Contessa is diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS. This means she will go periods of feeling and looking well. Factors such as heat and stress will cause a relapse. Currently there is no cure for MS. We are using a daily injection called Copaxone that is to slow the progression of MS. Please take a few minutes to view the following clip to see how people with MS are often preceived as looking so good that they could not have a dibilitating disease. The Show Must Go On

Monday, December 1, 2008

A few more layouts to share

I have been busy the past two days putting the finishing touches on the layouts I started on Saturday. In order to pack light to go to a crop, I take the basics.
Great Pattern Paper and only Bazzill cardstock
Basic tools, paper trimmer and adhesive
I can not go without my sketches. Page maps and Valerie Salmon are the best.
If I know there is a certain embellishment that I want to use I bring that too.

During the crop I complete 75% of my layouts. When I get home I finish with the embellishments, title and journaling. I can never complete my journaling at a crop with everyone talking and laughing.

Grey Squirrel
The title is very light. It's above the striped paper.