What is it about Vintage that everyone loves? Probably because Nostalgia reminds us of the "good ole days". It brings up memories of happy times and times we want to remember. Typically people do not tend to become nostalgic until after their 30's. It is like a magic wand and somehow those teen and earlier years start to feel like some of the best times of your life. It is said that adolescence, specifically our teen and early 20's can be some of the most emotionally tough years of our lives, while we are going through them, but once we reach a certain age and have some life experience behind us, we tend to look back on those memories fondly.
After the age of 30, when we become more nostalgic, the more painful events in our earlier lives become dimmer and dimmer. We forget about the pain we felt when we broke up with our "first" Love or the anger we felt when our parents told us "no" on something we really wanted to do. We tend to relive or better yet reshape those memories in ways we feel about ourselves now. Those difficult times now are understood to have been learning experiences and we understand that now years later and can see how those experiences have molded us into the people we are today.
The memories and experiences we have are what define who we are today. Being emotionally connected with our younger selves also helps to maintain a sense of continuity over time. Remembering our past also reminds us of how we dealt with more difficult times and how we have coped with stresses. It tends to give us confidence, strength and less fear when dealing with issues in our lives now.
I love making my vintage cards. I love the way they look, the way they make me feel and perhaps this is because they remind me of the earlier days and simpler times. I created this card last night. It has a Route 66 theme. I of course used some of my Tim Holtz supplies along with some freebies on line. I hope you like it.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
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