OUAS july - friends

I loved both the sketch and the theme at Once Upon A Sketch this month
This was the sketch

and the theme was Friends
                             This was my take

I am so lucky in my life to have "My Friends" my oldest friends and I have shared over 30 years of our lives together through thick and thin and I so hope that my children can find the same friendships in their lives

                                     Some close ups

I am rolling right along with Poppy's album now this is page 9 of 21 and I wanted to tell her how important friends are in our lives. I found this poem online and changed a few lines and words to fit what I wanted to say and then added it behind the picture on the layout.

 

It reads

Friendship is the kind of love
that will never grow old.
Warm and cozy it will stay
when other things are cold.
Friendship is a love so true
it will not be denied,
Because a friend will always be
close by your side.
Boyfriends and lovers come and go
in this game of life we play,
But a true friend, no matter what,
in your heart will always stay.
So hold these friends dear to you,
and never let them go.
Think how much they mean to you,
and make sure to tell them so.

I used some pretty Kaisercraft Miss Nelly collection papers and added some lace twine and bling. The "extraordinary" tag is by Authentique and the pennant "a very special day" is by Echo Park. I punched around the edge of the white cardstock with the Martha Stewart Cherish punch set
Hope you get chance to play along at OUAS this month there is some awesome DT inspiration
Toodle Pip xxx