Coldplay Concert Memory File using Color Magic, Sugar Chic, No Limits

I took my daugther, Mikaelah to a concert this summer of her favorite band, Coldplay.  I don't remember the last time I was at a concert but this was so fun.  It was family friendly and oh so cool.  At one point, hundreds of thousands of "confetti" was shot into the air and floated down on the crowd.  The confetti was tissue paper shapes like butterflies, hearts, birds and letters.  At another point, there were hundreds of beach ball type balloons that were floating from area to area.  The best part of the evening was when we were escorted right in front of the stage.  Mikaelah had sprained her ankle badly two days before the concert (and left for a 6 week trip to Europe the next morning) so she was in a boot and using crutches.  The security workers near us felt so bad for her that they moved us ahead of the VIP people!  We could not have gotten any closer.  It was a memory that both of us will never forget, especially since it was documented in a Heidi Swapp Memory File!

A reason to begin a blog, scrapbook page with Heidi Swapp Vintage Chic

 I woke up early this morning and finished a layout that means a lot to me because it has pictures on it of my step-father who passed away last October.  I know it isn't the most up-beat subject to talk about, but for me it is a way to honor this wonderful man.  I am blessed to have known him.

You see, I acted incredibly stupid and immature back when my mom and Michael were married 20+ years ago. (OK, I still act that way at times!)  I chose not to attend their wedding.  I could have.  I should have.  I regret that decision all the time.  Here is the great news.  Michael never held that against me.  When they got married, Michael already had a daugther but inherited four step-daugthers (me being the youngest).  He never, ever treated us as "step-children".  He loved us all the same.  For that, I am forever grateful.  More on that story another time, but for now I will show you my page dedicated to the best step-father in the world.

Almost all of the paper, tags, instaframes and openable are from Heidi Swapp .  You will soon find out that I am in love with all her products.  I have a little space at a boutique here in Arlington so I am officially a HS retailer (if you ever need any products, let me know as I still have some Sugar Chic and No Limits items left).  I took a 12 week class from her called The Art of Observation from Big Picture Classes that revolutionized the way I scrapbooked.  I will eventually upload pictures from that class as it was awesome.  Her new line, Vintage Chic, just came out so I am loving playing with all the great products, including the incredible Color Shine.  I am learning a few tricks using that product and will share some of my insight on another post soon.  Thanks for stopping by and look forward to me sharing some of the fall crafts I have been making, as well as more scrapbooking pages and memory files!  Blessings to you all.