Welcome to Day 9 of the CTMH Idea Book reveal! Today we are moving away from the soft and springlike to a more masculine product reveal. For a long time (8 years) the only child I had to scrapbook was my son, Austin. Early on I learned to really appreciate the time and attention that CTMH pays to making masculine papers with a board appeal. Timberline is a paper just like that- although it can be very theme based – outdoorsy or camping- it can also be used in creative ways to fit different purposes!
My first layout comes from the Timberline workshop on the go kit- I already spoke about the ease of these kits earlier but they come with a full paper pack, usually two full accessory packs, an exclusive stamp set and instructions for two layouts! I can’t say we camp a lot but I still enjoyed putting this kit together with all the cute stamp images and super-cute wooden accessories!
My next layout shows the same timberline paper,timberline assortment and timberline stickease being used in a completely different fashion. I am a big believer in scrapbooking the more difficult times in our lives- we are great at featuring the fun and happy but most tend to stay away from anything deeper. This past summer, Austin had to undergo open-heart surgery to repair a congenital heart defect (meaning he was born with this). Certainly one of the hardest moments of our lives and VERY stressful! It was rough on Austin but he was able to keep moving through it all- he persevered through pain, discomfort and hours of just feeling crummy! All of this I made sure to document in this layout- I want him to know just how amazing he did and how special he is to us!
In order to make this theme fit the ‘adventure’ theme of the stickers I really only had to adjust a few things- I took a few stickers and added some writing to them. the ‘picnic’ stickers now says ‘no picnic’ and the ‘happy camper’ now reads ‘not a happy camper’. Other stickers I just had to use in the correct place- things like ‘take a hike’ or ‘roughen’ it’ were perfect for what I was writing about and helped carry through my story.
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Until we craft again, The Brae-er
I can only imagine how scary that event must have been for you. I had a hard time deciding whether to add such a thing to my son’s scrapbook when he was just a baby. He was born with a kidney valve blockage and had to undergo surgery at 4 months of age. It was super scary, especially since he was our first born. I never took pictures of him in the hospital because I didn’t want the visual reminder of it, but in hindsight, I wonder if he could have benefited from seeing those pictures to understand the scar he has a little better. Some day soon, I should at least journal about it; he is 7 now, and full of good health and spunk. Your layouts turned out really nice.
Thank you Casandra and I am glad to hear your son is healthy and full of spunk! I hope Austin will benefit from his the older he gets – he doesn’t seem to think of it much but when he is older I know he will look back and realize just how braze and amazing he was!