Being a mom...probably the hardest "job" I have ever had in my life, and the one I failed the most at!!! Don't get me wrong, I love my kids more than anything in the world...and blending kids - well, don't even get me started on that subject...it's a touchy one for me! So, like everything I end up doing - I created an album with my favorite photos and journaling of my kids - and my darling step-daughter and her family, more to get my thoughts out about being a mom in the first place! The photos are great, but it's the journaling that truly makes this album perfect!
My oldest son was born 3.5 weeks early, his lungs weren't fully developed when he was born. Being a single mom, this was hard to watch your baby struggle - spending 9 more days in the hospital after he was born. After that, I met and married my first husband, and had 2 more kids with him... My only daughter, and another son, this time born almost 6 weeks early but okay health wise. After divorcing him, I went from one problem, to a worse one who committed suicide on 8/5/99, 3 days after my birthday! Then in 2000, I met my current husband, blending 5 kids with him.
When I start to work on a project, hidden features are fun to use for various reasons! Reason #1 is the way you can use them to add more photos (you will see that feature below); the another reason, is being able to use hidden journaling for that in which you don't want the world to see! The best part about this album is the tags and hidden journaling in place, such as under the "mom" title above; as you flip it up - it has a picture of my kids with journaling about the reason for the album!!! I have so many different albums I have created, I can't wait to get a basket to put them all in, and have them showcased in my scrap space!
As you start to get in to the album itself, the first 2 pages have "mom" quotes and sayings in, all in my own handwriting!
Then we have each of my three "kids" (now adults) - Ryan, Terra then Casey! I added baby pictures of each of them, with pictures as a teen, and then pictures as an adult! I made sure to add plenty of places for tags, writing a few things down now - and more as I go! My daughters pages had more words that described her...the boys' pages have the tags!
With the next two pages, I added fun pictures of my kids as they were growing up, with a fun fold out piece that holds a total of 5 pictures!
With my last set of pages...they are of my oldest two kids - Ryan and Megan, my son and my husbands daughter - both are the same age, about 4.5 months apart! The other picture is of her family, including the 4 kids!
My oldest son was born 3.5 weeks early, his lungs weren't fully developed when he was born. Being a single mom, this was hard to watch your baby struggle - spending 9 more days in the hospital after he was born. After that, I met and married my first husband, and had 2 more kids with him... My only daughter, and another son, this time born almost 6 weeks early but okay health wise. After divorcing him, I went from one problem, to a worse one who committed suicide on 8/5/99, 3 days after my birthday! Then in 2000, I met my current husband, blending 5 kids with him. As you start to get in to the album itself, the first 2 pages have "mom" quotes and sayings in, all in my own handwriting!
Then we have each of my three "kids" (now adults) - Ryan, Terra then Casey! I added baby pictures of each of them, with pictures as a teen, and then pictures as an adult! I made sure to add plenty of places for tags, writing a few things down now - and more as I go! My daughters pages had more words that described her...the boys' pages have the tags!
With the next two pages, I added fun pictures of my kids as they were growing up, with a fun fold out piece that holds a total of 5 pictures!
With my last set of pages...they are of my oldest two kids - Ryan and Megan, my son and my husbands daughter - both are the same age, about 4.5 months apart! The other picture is of her family, including the 4 kids!
Supply list:
5 sheets 12 x 12 papers cut to 6 x 6 sheets
Extra sheets of paper for matting photos and journaling
Sizzix tags
EK Success black journaling pens
Alphabet chipboard letters (bling optional)
KI Memories flower stickers
Alphabet letters (your choice of size and style)
Ribbon and floss
Being a mom...a single mom at 21, and again by the time I was 30... Went from one problem, to a whole other set of issues, and then a whole other set men wise! From that point, I met my husband - and attempted to blend 5 kids with my own three!
So, your challenge - is to find some sort of inspiration in this project and create your own mini album!!! Are you a mom? Use this album as an example and make your own album about "being a mom"... Or, if you are a dad...make one about being a dad! Blending kids - make one about that!
OR - challenge #2 - find a project (such as this) that you need to get done, and GET IT DONE!!! I didn't purchase anything to go with this album, I used what I had at home... This is one of 6 projects I have put aside that I am planning on doing!
I am so glad I made the decisions I did for my kids - down the line, maybe they will see the details, look at what I wrote, and see truly how I felt! Being a mom might be one the hardest jobs, but it is also the most rewarding!
Lynda Jeffs
Memories in Tyme
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Thanks for the comment!!! I always like it when people take the time to look at what I create! Have a great day!!
Lynda