I was trying to think of a good title for this layout when I ran across a challenge from Little Red Wagon to create something with a friendship theme. These photos really illustrate the close friendship my two youngest kids had. This past year in therapy, my daughter revealed how lost she has felt the last four years since her little brother passed away. He was always the outgoing, playful one, so it's been hard for her to make friends without him to lead the way. While I pray she is able to overcome and find her footing someday, I will always be thankful for how the two of them weathered life's storms together.
Recipe:
Best Friends Forever & Take Note stamp sets
Happy Trails papers (Simple Stories)
Lagoon, Saffron, Crystal Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Ruby, Goldrush, Saffron, Lagoon, Crystal Blue ink
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Bold & Bright ephemera (AmericanCrafts)
Cool Summer Night enamel dots (Altenew)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tags
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notebook page
Cricut Artistry cartridge: umbrella, raindrops
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #25 (rotated left)
Challenges: Creative Inspirations The Great Outdoors - I love these pictures of my kids fooling around outside in the aftermath of a rainstorm!
4 comments:
Wonderful layout! Loving the colours. Thank you for sharing this with us, and thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.
How do you choose what "time frame" to journal these hard photos in? Like this photos of your son; do you put yourself at that time and journal in the moment. Or do you journal from the present looking back at these photos? We also have family trauma and I struggle with the journaling. 😢
First, Nikki, I am so sorry you are experiencing family trauma. I don't know if you have lost a loved one or it's something else, but as someone who both lost my son and had the challenge of adopting kids who were not infants and 'lost" their birth family, I understand the struggle. ((Hugs)) Second, that's an excellent question. When my son passed, I couldn't help but wonder how in the world I was going to scrap the last six years of his life, but I decided to keep going as a tribute to his short but well-lived life. Since I was really far behind in my scrapping, I also chose to journal the photos as if I didn't know what was ahead, so I used some of the stuff I posted on Facebook as a reference, as well as thinking about what I would have said or thought in the moment the photos were taken. It's certainly a personal choice how you do it, but this helps me focus on the beauty of his life rather than dwell on the tragedy of his passing. Hope that helps.
Thank you. This was the most thoughtful reply to this question. I've asked it before to others without much help, and you obviously, knew exactly what I was asking. I really appreciate you taking the time to share.
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