A Study in Determination

Absolutely amazing clustering and piecing together of the template and combining kits!! I love your journaling and yes, if you had not known those hard times, you would not be the person you are today - the girl that I know and love <3 Good Luck in the voting!!

Gorgeous clustering with all of the kits you used on this and I love that you infused two templates to get a look that is truely amazing. I love your journaling and I can so relate to what you have been through. My story would be much the same. Good luck!

<span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px; background-color: #f6f7f8;" data-reactid=".l1.1:5:1:$comment787704001349828_787705208016374:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.0"> </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px; background-color: #f6f7f8;" data-reactid=".l1.1:5:1:$comment787704001349828_787705208016374:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px; background-color: #f6f7f8;" data-reactid=".l1.1:5:1:$comment787704001349828_787705208016374:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px; background-color: #f6f7f8;" data-reactid=".l1.1:5:1:$comment787704001349828_787705208016374:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.0">Holy toledo - that flower pile is AMAZING!!!! Both of them. This is absolutely gorgeous. </span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px; background-color: #f6f7f8;" data-reactid=".l1.1:5:1:$comment787704001349828_787705208016374:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.0">Seriously - this is so gorgeous it could easily win it all!!!</span>

This is fabulous, Danica!! Your story is awesome. I love your analogy to My Big Fat Greek Wedding and not being very humorous. I can imagine that it was very challenging. But, through that challenge, you have become you...not the person your mom wanted you to be. That is something to be very proud of. Your LO is amazing! That clustering is just spectacular! What a beautiful choice of colors and mix of kits.

OH WOW! your clustering is beyond amazing!! Love it so much that I placed you layout in <a href="https://gallery.gingerscraps.net/showphoto.php?photo=205553+title=a-study-in-determination+cat=891"><strong>Baker's Best 8/23-8/29</strong></a>

Beautiful page and awesome achievements

Way to go to share a huge challenge you overcame in your life. Your heartfelt journaling is powerful offering encouragement to others in similar situations. Love Love the gorgeous clustering! The combination of kits are awesome together and I like the photo showing your success.

This is gorgeous!!! Such an accomplishment too you should be really proud of yourself! And Mom issues they are the worst aren't they? Lots of hugs and love to you! Amazing story and truly beautiful page.

Gorgeous page, lovely clusterinig, love how you used 2 templates together, Super journaling of an ongoing struggle with your mum. You a very brave to move so far away from your family and achieve such such a successful career!

Thanks for sharing your story. You are very brave to move out and do what you needed to do! What struggles and I am glad that everything worked out for you. Just a gorgeous layout too! love the cluster on the right--absolutely beautiful!

Beautiful flower clustering and I love your scalloped borders! You are brave and strong and your story is inspiring!

Wow Danica... I had no idea of the struggles you went through. Amazing accomplishments and so very brave of you to strike out on your own like that.
Your clustering is phenomenal, and you've chosen wonderful colors. Super title work too!

OMG! What a stunnign clustering! Perfect work!

<em style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #fafafa;">Congratulations! Your LO has been nominated for Layout of the Week for the week ending 8/29. Go <a href="https://forums.gingerscraps.net/showthread.php?30813-LOTW-8-23-8-29-Vote!">here</a> to vote for the next LOTW winner!</em>

Congratulation on your nomination!