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Reach for the Sky
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hollyinjapan
Just Write Team Member
Registered: March 2010
Location: West Tokyo
Posts: 99
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As seen in the July 2010 Artisan Notebook Just Write
Reach for the sky, but keep your feet on the ground.
Growing up I specifically remember having two very distinctive and unique ambitions.
When I was in middle school, I was certain I wanted to be a Haute Couture fashion designer. Never mind that I didn't know what the words even meant. I'd heard it on TV, read it in magazines and I wanted to be one! It seemed to me to be the pinnacle of fashion designs and I wanted to be the top.
When I was 15 years old, my parents bought me a ride on a glider for my birthday. From that day on, I was hooked on flying. Gone were the days of haute couture. Hello military uniforms! I would become a pilot, a fighter pilot. One of the first women to pilot an SR-71 top secret reconnaissance jets. An astronaut! I would go beyond the top of the stratosphere and into space.
I never fully accomplished either of these ambitions. I made a few outfits for myself, but discovered that buying from a store is faster and easier. And far cuter. I got my student pilots license, but gave up on a military career. I never made it to the top, I've yet to be beyond the stratosphere.
My feet are firmly planted on the ground now and I am a bit more realistic in my ambitions. I am a teacher. I teach English and Scrapbooking in Japan. I love what I do and deep down inside I'm happy that I am neither a fashion designer or a fighter pilot. Life is good just where I am.
Credits:
Unless otherwise noted, papers and elements from Altered Closet by ViVa Artistry and Altered Girl Talk
Butterfly is from Sheros Designer Kit
Earth sphere is from Skin to Skin
Grow and Change from Link Me Up Alpha
Dream from Geared Up Alpha
Checkered border paper from What Alice Saw (altered)
All of the above from ViVa Artistry at The Digichick http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/man...facturerid=107
Winged alpha from Limitless - The Collection by The Digichick Designers
Photo mask from Photo Masks Volume One by Mari Koegelenberg
Hanging charm alpha from Keeper of Time by Studio Gypsy
Journaling line stamps by Katie Pertiet
Scallop doodle border template by Lauren Grier
Fonts used: MA Flirty, MA Sexy, Pea Mystie Caps, Pea Righton, SA Cacti, SA Remember, and SP Wonderful Wendy.
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nancyr
Artisan Notebook Contributor
Registered: February 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 6,612
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Wed September 15, 2010 8:10pm
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love all your journaling! I love your all your different selves - fanstastic work totally inspiring!
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marylc
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Registered: April 2010
Posts: 97
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Fri September 17, 2010 3:15am
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading how you found your true calling in life. Your work is an inspiration to all!
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