Many times you will have a few pages that you can be super creative. The goal for me is to get the pictures displayed. you might get a up to 150 pictures to sort through. This is not about you being creative, it is about getting the pictures that means the most to the family displayed. This was for my dear friend Melinda who passed last year. I think I did a total of about 14 (2 page layouts). I had a week to get it done.
Almost 2 weeks ago, I lost another dear friend and I had a little more than a day to complete her Memory boards.. I did not have time to do the page concept, so I did the boards. As you can see one of the boards I glued the pictures a bit crooked. It was the last board I did and I thought they were straight at the time..... oops. The family will not care. The memories are there for them. That is all that matters.
I have to say, when I am working on the boards, it is nice to see their lives in pictures. It is a time for me to remember my friends. I do admit, that usually when the boards are completed and my job is done, I find that is the hardest time for me. God willing you will be able to help your friends memorialize their loved ones in display boards or books and you will not personally be so effected. If this is a personal loss for you as well, remember, you are doing something for the family that they will cherish.
As a papercrafter/scrapbooker, you have many supplies on hand and will not need to purchase more paper etc. Use what you have.
K. Thank you for sharing and I am sorry for your losses. It's a bittersweet moment to complete a project like this yet a beautiful gift. The are blessed to have you.
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