SECOND RuNNER uP THIRD RuNNER uP
I LOOK uP TO YOu
by Guiseppa Gubler
After our son Sterling passed away, we
CuRLS
needed additional pictures to use at his
by Michelle Spinas
funeral and took a sheet of negatives for
reprints. We told them which negatives
All my life I’ve had straight stringy
to print, but when we went to pick up
hair. As Dani’s hair grew, I was so
the pictures, the photo lab technician had
excited that she was going to have the
printed an extra picture from what we
natural, beautiful curls that my sister
asked for. She said, “I know you didn’t ask
has. I knew I needed to document
for this print, but when I saw it I thought
how much I loved them before they
it was too cute not to print. I did it at no
grew out, as they often do. She’s two
charge.” This picture was never developed
now and the curls are still there. It
originally – we had never seen the picture
looks like they may be here to stay!
before. It was the last picture on the roll
and was only a partial print, so they had
not developed it previously. When we
saw the picture we fell in love with it. It
symbolizes the life Sterling led. His face
shows the love he had for life even through
the challenges he faced with his illness, and
for these reasons I chose to use this picture
for my layout. Sterling inspires us to enjoy
life to its fullest.
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, Die Cuts with a View; Patterned paper: 7 Gypsies, My Mind’s Eye; Chipboard:
Pressed Petals, craft supply; Acrylic flowers: Heidi Swapp; Buttons: Craft supply; Rub ons: Chatterbox
(letters), Making Memories (hand); Stickers: Making Memories; Stamps: Li’l Davis Designs; Ink: ColorBox;
Paint: Delta; Font: 2Peas Ragtag, from
twopeasinabucket.com
Cardstock, jewels: Craft supply; Patterned paper: K & Company, Making Memories;
Chipboard: Heidi Swapp (letters), Maya Road (swirl); Ink: VersaMark; Paint: Making
Memories; Pen: American Crafts; Butterfly punch: Martha Stewart Crafts
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