AngelBQ

Just dropping by to say that the finals for QOTC are up. All entries can be found here.

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Idea behind the LO/symbolism:

The characters on top of the book is a representation of my husband and his different qualities; his humour, strength and his role as my protector and support system. He is the only one around me at this time that I know understands why I spend hours and hours in front of the computer and why I don’t want to go out or not motivated to do anything around the house other than tapping away in the keyboard. God, would be the greatest comfort actually, but sometimes when I have feeling of guilts, I have a hard time reaching out as I don’t feel worthy, although I know I shouldn’t be thinking like that. My family is miles and miles away. So for now, I am so dependent on my husband for support and uplifting.

The dark forest is my dark sides. These are the times that I get lost and these are the times that I think my reflection to others are negative. That my name sounds bad to others than what it really is. My kingdom where the castle is, shows a much brighter environment. This is how my reflection really is, but what my insecurites cover.

I used the crown by Carla Gibson because she is a perfect example of how important our name is. I never knew her personally, but when I hear her name I associate it with a talented artist and a wonderful mother, husband and friend as I read the testimonials form ehr loved ones.


Creative process and inspiration:

I had a hard time figuring out what I am queen of. I feel like as a queen, you must be the best in what you do and I don’t feel best in anything. I do some things good, but not exceptionally, and it’s divided between many things and skills. The idea came about as I thought of seeing my name in the list of top ten. I thought, I must have done something good to land there and make my peers believe in me and vote for my layouts, and I also thought that it’s really up to me, how my name will be perceived by others through the decisions I make and the effort I give. A name would be a great symbolism of a kingdom too, because it is a kingdom that will last eternally.

After forming the message, I thought of how to show this on my layout through what images to use and the design and theme. I also thought that it would be appropriate to use a fairy tale theme since that is what I think about when I hear the word queen. I wanted to use the forest stock image and create a mystified effect, and Doris Castle’s blue etching paper was perfect for this.


Journaling:


Below, to the right (My name is where I reign supreme. No one can tarnish, trample or ruin my integrity and reputation but myself. No one can hoist the white flag, but me. No one can attach legacies to my name than me. You may enter my kingdom if you respect me for what I am, and alter not my name to someone not recognizable to myself and the world. I represent my kingdom with pride. I struggled and fought many wars with my inner self, and I ended up victorious. I am a strong, independent ruler of my own path of life. To my grave, I know my name will remain clean and undefiled till time eternity. My kingdom and domain will persist even without a succesor to my throne. I will live my life so my kindom; my name, will be remembered. I will live my life in the best way that I can and weather the storms and shine in the glorious times. There are times that I as a queen feels inadequate, painting a different reflection in the mirror than what I really am. That’s why I am so glad to have the One who created me and annointed me queen of my name, my loyal and loving advisors, the jester to entertain me and make me happy, my king on his white horse to see the queen that I always is to him and my knight in shining armor to rescue me from endangering myself. As a queen, control and power is of essence, so I will summon up my willpower and steer myself in the right direction for the good of my kingdom. I can fail, but I can still choose to succeed if I only believe in my powers and abilities. I will believe. I am the queen of my name, and no one can take that title away from me.)


Credits:

SBG: From Doris Castle (snow glitter and metal diamond row from her Everyday Wonder kit and blue etching paper blended into the stock image of a forest is from her Dreams kit), From Maya (my hands, feet, and the assembled jester from her Jumping Jacks-Bizarre bits, stamped crown on the diamond shaped border is from her Decostamps-Quirkies variety pack, stamped card queen on diamond border and blended inversely on my lower part of the gown from The Players decostamps and frame as entrance from her Frivolous Frames pack.) and from Meredith Fenwick (gold glitter strokes from her Hallway Graffitti-Pastel Rainbow Glitter Paint and harlequin paper from her Daydream Collection-Seaside)

Non-SBG: Michelle Coleman for the transparent diamond strip border from Lighter Shades of Pale kit and crown from Carla Gibson’s altered head gear pack (Carla Gibson is a designer in Oscraps and Design in Digital who passed away just recently. You can buy her designs, or buy kits made for her in Oscraps and other stores to support her grieving family in their difficult time. All proceeds will be given to her daughter and husband she left behind.)

Stock images: Free from Stock Xchng (the forest scenario, knight in armor, knight in horse, map I pasted on the book, castle and my queen gown), bought from Stock Xprt (old story book) and silver sceptre on my hand from Google.

Font: Beckett

Thank you for dropping by and taking a peek of my layout. Have a nice weekend!