Janice Daquila-Pardo

Swing your partner round and round

May 22, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 1 Comment

During the early 1970s my parents took square dancing lessons with their friends, Bob and Peg Young. Mom tells me that they had taken 18 of the weekly 26-lesson course when my father had his heart attack (yes, he was quite young), which meant that they had to miss the rest of the lessons. However, they both loved square dancing, so whenever the church held a dance they would go promenade, allemande and do-si-do with the best of them.

In this February 1973 photo, taken by one of us kids, Mom and Dad are gussied up and ready to head to a dance at our church. Mom made that dress specifically to wear to square dances.

Product/technique notes

All the patterns on this page are from the Chickaniddy Crafts “Date Night” collection. I was inspired by this sketch from Let’s Capture our Memories. Because of the “round and round” title that I wanted to use, I added a circle of patterned paper so I could shape the title around it.

Prom portraits

May 19, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo Leave a Comment

My husband went to two proms during his high school years. The left photo is of his freshman prom, and the right is of the senior prom. I find it fascinating how much difference in maturity there is in his face between these two shots. And just look at those dresses and tuxedos compared to the styles high schoolers are wearing now!

Everything changes.

Product/technique notes

Most of the products I used on this layout are from GSD. I created the title on the Silhouette and used a bow cut file from the Silhouette store.

You are awesome

May 16, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo Leave a Comment

This is a photo of our sweetheart, Liam, at three months of age. How about that bold stare? He still has those amazing baby blue eyes.

Product/technique notes

I created this layout to participate in a monochromatic/ombre challenge at A Cherry on Top, in which they required the use of only one color (other than black and white) in at least three shades. No other colors (except in your photos) was allowed. That is not as easy as it may sound! I found my papers in 6×6 paper pads by American Crafts, BasicGrey and My Mind’s Eye. I created the title with a free cut file that I offered on my blog a few weeks ago. Here it is again, in case you missed it.

We are family: Happy Mother’s Day

May 10, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 1 Comment

It’s impossible to overstate the importance of family and a loving home base in our lives. These two are my home base (since we lost Daddy in 2004). I love them immeasurably.

Happy Mother’s Day to my mommy and all of those who fill a mother role in someone’s life. I hope your day is lovely and love-filled.

The photos are from the summer of 2013, when I visited Mom and Phil in Chapel Hill, NC.

Product/technique notes

This layout was really fun to create! I strung crochet thread across the page in a 2×2-inch grid, then added the photos over the grid and the patterned paper under it. The paper is from Echo Park’s “We Are Family” 6×6 pad. The flair is from Studio Calico.

Thankful for such happy days together

May 8, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo Leave a Comment

This photos is from a really happy time. It was Easter in 1992, and I was living back at home with Mom and Dad in Willoughby and working as a conference planner at ASM International. Spenser was just over a year old and was a pure joy in our lives. Although Phil was living in Pennsylvania, he had come home to spend Easter with us. So things were pretty great.

This photo reminds me to be thankful for happy days.

Product/technique notes

I created this layout using products from the My Mind’s Eye Now & Then > Ginger collection.