Wednesday 10 May 2017

Velta


With Mother's Day coming up this Sunday I have made a tribute layout to my mum. My mum was born in Latvia and after being separated from her family during WW2, she eventually came to live in Australia as a displaced person after the war. This photo of her would have been taken in the mid 1920's. It was the only childhood photo she had.

I had a mostly difficult relationship with my mother, right up to when she unexpectedly and suddenly passed away almost 20 years ago. As a seven year old I was angry with her when she packed up our things and took me away from my father and I think I stayed angry for the next 34 years. I felt I was never good enough for her. I felt second best to my older sister, her boyfriends, her friends, her cultural interests.

As a teenager and adult, when ever I was up against life's struggles I would blame her. My upbringing was the reason my life was a mess and why I was depressed. My dysfunctional life was her fault!!

I have been able to find compassion and forgiveness in my heart since then and change my way of thinking. I know she did the best she could with what she knew and what she had. Mother's are human too and absolutely they make mistakes. She no doubt had her own feelings of loss and pain that she never had been able to deal with properly. I don't doubt that she wished that she would have done some things differently. I wish I had done some things differently. I am sure she always wanted the best for me.

I wouldn't be who I am today without her and I thank her for that.
Happy Mother's Day mum. Love you xx













I am joining in with two challenges:


More Than Words


and Scrap The Girls






I have used Pion Papers on my layout, Dusty Attic Chipboard and stencil and flowers from Petaloo and Wild Orchid Crafts. I photocopied onto cardstock an A4 sheet of Pansy flowers I have had in my stash for many years and then cut them all out.

Thank you for stopping by and Happy Mother's Day to all the other mothers out there!

20 comments:

  1. Beautiful layout Vija! The whole story is both heart breaking and heartwarming at the same time. The beautiful purples look fantastic, especially to include in the mix those pretty pansy fussy cuts!

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  2. This is a lovely tribute to your Mum, a very beautiful layout with all the blooms.. and what a precious photo.. I am sure your Mum had her own demons to battle from such a traumatic childhood.. I am glad you have some peace now..

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  3. very special and endearing tribute to your mother, such a heartbreaking story,and am so glad you have been able to forgive Vija

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  4. This is such a gorgeous layout. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I think we all do things at times we later wished we did differently. Glad you found peace. Thank you so much for joining us at More than Words ❤❤❤

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  5. This is such a beautiful tribute to your mother! Absolutely love it! And you're right... Mothers are not always perfect, but they are still special to our hearts! So happy you could play along with us at More Than Words!

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  6. Such a wonderful tribute to you Mother Vija & a very touching story too. Thanks for sharing it with us. Your layout is absolutely gorgeous. I LOVE it. So glad you could play along with our challenge over at More Than Words.

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  7. Oh my , those flowers are gorgeous. What a lovely layout for your mum! Thanks for playing along with us at STG x

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  8. OHhhhh so pretty! My heart gets a little up and down seeing this beauty! Thank you for joining More Than Words challenge this month!

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  9. Gorgeous page, beautiful color theme . A great way to honour your mum. . She would be proud of you
    Thanks for joining us at Scrap The Girls

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  10. Wow! Not only for the layout but for the story behind it. Thank you for sharing and for playing along with STG this month.

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  11. A truly special story, I'm glad you have found peace. Your layout is just beautiful, and I'm sure your mother would be truly thrilled you treated her photo so beautifully. Thanks for joining us at Scrap the girls.

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  12. This is gorgeous Vija, i love every detail on it and thanks for sharing your story.
    Greetings, Danoesja

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  13. OMG That's amazing, i'm in love with your layouts, that's a perfect shabby style with all the flowers, this is fabulous! Thanks to playing with us at Scrap The Girls!

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  14. I absolutely LOVE this! So wonderful and amazing! Thank you for playing at More Than Words :)

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  15. Those flowers look amazing! And you've used purple so beautifully! Purple is my nemesis. I really enjoyed reading your story, thanks for sharing and for joining in over at STG!

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  16. Wow!!!! I love all those flowers, the effect is super gorgeous!!! Thanks for joining us at Scrap the Girls and More Than Words!

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  17. What a priceless photo! You honored her well with this layout! All the best from MTW! :)

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  18. Sweet layout :) Thank you so much for joining us at More than Words Challenge.

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