Your shared life's story breaks my heart. We all have gone thru bad times within ourselves regardless of what struggles, some never make it back. Your brother is a strong man to overcome his issue and has accomplished so much for himself and his family should have had not wasted the opportunity to get to know their NEW Dad. I understand his sadness and depression of not seeing his children, I pray for his future. Thanks for sharing, beautiful lo
My heart goes out to you. My brother has not seen his children in 25 years but there is more to his story. I did show him some photos of his beautiful adult children and his ex wife this past week. He took a good look and realized how much of his life he gave away. It is sad. I love this beautiful page you did of him.
So sorry to hear this story Corky....sad sad sad...maybe they will understand more when they have children-who knows. Why a mother would want that for their children is beyond me...I can speak because I am in a 2nd marriage and have been through divorce.... and by the way--beautiful page!
This is a fantastic layout, and a beautiful tribute to your brother. The love that you have for him shines brightly through this page. I wish, so often, that family troubles didn't hurt so many people, and I'm sorry that your family has suffered because of this situation.
I am so proud of your brother for his accomplishments, but on the other hand I am so sorry for all he has missed out on, as well as the amount of family your niece and nephew have been denied. I love your page, that red and deep blue are a perfect match!! Gorgeous!!
So pretty! Love all the reds and blues and 3-d items!
You're story made me sad... as I get older I realize everybody has some sort of demon and/or heartache in their life... nobody's escapes this world unscathed!
First let me tell you how sad I am for your family, Hugs I am sorry for your brother and his kids who missed out on knowing their dad. Your layout design is amazing, those rosettes are so perfect, love the way you paired it with the sprig of red flowers. Where did you get that boat? It is awesome. Also props for using super patterned paper you really rocked it out of the park, not always easy to do.
Your tag brought back memories of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and is perfect for hidden journaling! And of course this is in my favs so I can figure out how to duplicate that sailboat! I wish I had pics of my cousin Jimmy on his many "boats" and sailing adventures. This is the perfect layout because I just have to add his photo lol! Sailing must be a name thing connection!!
Well. RW&B wasn't much of a problem for YOU, was it? Those rosettes are terrific. Mine almost always end up a mess....I've about quit trying to make my die cut work because it almost always falls apart at the score lines and I end up going to my scoreboard to get them done. Yours are beautiful. Your signature style comes out loud and clear here - bold colors, bold patterns, and interesting edges. There's always something new to see when I look at your projects, Corky!
Love the little boat. I would have never thought to put rosettes on a nautical layout but it is wonderful and looks great. How creative you were with the Anna Griffin paper. I love her papers but find them hard to work with. Well done.
My brother James is 4 years older than me and he's had some sad times in his life where he has shown courage, heart and determination. After he got a divorce he fell apart because he was an alcoholic and no matter what he did (quit drinking) my ex sil would not let him see the children. He showed for weeks at the normal visitation time and the never just didn't come out. He sent cards but I am guessing they never got them. He quit drinking 20 years ago but still not able to see the children. When I was going through my photos and asked him if he wanted copies, he said yes but I know it made him very depressed. Well I had not seen my nephew and niece either when I found out my sister had seen them unbeknownst to my brother and I. When said sister's oldest gd graduated she invited my nephew and niece, but not their dad and it was so hard to not shake them and say why haven't you tried to see your dad, he's not a bad person! I behaved myself and just enjoyed their company. We took pictures and I held it together and after they left I had a good cry! It breaks my heart that he can't see them as adults to see how they turned out.
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