Tiff---this is just amazing. You have chosen such a creative way to tell your story. It is so emotional and moving, I love your style of journaling...just love it!!!! Love the diagrams and doodles!!!!!!
Ditto, WOW! One day I hope to create a LO about my cancer experience. I think the juxtaposition of the life giving qualities of the uterus ( or in my case the ovaries) and the potential for death has fascinated me. I want to do my LO in the style of Frida Kahlo, how she made the pain of her injuries beautiful in a way.
Your writing is beautiful and powerful. Again, WOW!
WOW. I am so incredibly impressed & moved by this. LOVE this letter, love the doodles & writing on the left side. All the explanations & sentiments are wonderful. The calendar is great. Once again, you amaze me!
TFS this! So many women deal with these issues in their lifetime and you expressed them beautifully. I love the handwritted journaling, and the doodling. Into my favs it goes!
You know what? I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this! It is SO cool because it's completely different than any layout I've ever seen. And the journaling is AWESOME...it hits a sad point, a happy point, and a funny point. But I do admit I'm laughing at the fact you wrote a letter to your uterus!! That is awesome! I love the all the writing and drawing you did by hand! GREAT JOB!!
Tiff, I love this LO. Im so gald you did it. The letter is awesome. Love the calendar and doodles. Another great LO by you! I have to admit, I have quite the scrapbooking crush on you!
Tiffany your letter is beyond words to describe. I totally agree with Brenda about the handwritten quality. I love the doodles on the left hand page and think you did a fantastic job.
Tiff, I, too, am so glad you did this. I found your letter very endearing, poignant, and touching. I love the personal touch your handwriting and your diagrams lend to this spread, as well as the medical definitions. I hope you don't mind me offering a few suggestions to such a personal lo. Since this is a 2-pg. spread, I'd like to see them tie in a little bit more. Maybe, take the same pp and use as 2 photo corners placed in the top left of the upper photo and the bottom right of the bottom photo; or use them as page corners for the upper right and bottom left of the page. Then, I'd take the same green and use it to mat the calendar. Underneath the calendar, I can see a title in a green lettered column with red mats.
Tiffany, glad you decided to do this. Love your Tigger! Ha! Lots of bouncing around was going on in there with all your babies so it's a very appropriate tattoo! I especially like your anatomical illustration and I like the idea of using that tiny calendar page to mark the month.
Here is my "Dear John" letter to my uterus before my hysterectomy. It completes Katie's weekly challenge that called for nothing but paper, pens, and pictures. The letter reads: Dear Old Friend, I've been meaning to talk to you about this for a while. We both know there have been issues for a long time. It has finally reached a point that I won't pretend things are fine anymore. I feel like I can be completely honest with you. We have been through SO MUCH together. Remember, when I was a pre-teen and I'd pray for you to make the first move. I didn't want to be the last girl to start. Then, later, there were times I prayed for you because I wasn't ready for motherhood. You knew that. There were times you let me down. I was trying so hard to fill you, and you rejected me. There were even times you gave me false hope. You held babies that I will never hold, but I forgave you that. Then, you blessed me: four times! Jake, Cristina, Daniel and Gabriela-something I will always thank you for. I know, I know...it wasn't all easy. Cervical cancer left us scarred, but you were strong for us. We worked through it together. Now this. I feel a little betrayed by you. The pain is uncalled for and unfair. My life is altered every month due to these cycles. It really has to stop, but not without a lot of thinking on my part. So, when we part company, please remember that I'll always remember you fondly. However, you aren't leaving me less of a woman, but a whole new one instead! -Me
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