in search of kits for SIDS/infant loss

[evelester]

I think I am ready to finally scrap my first baby girls page. She passed away of SIDS almost 10 years ago when she was 2 months old. I have not been able to do much with her pictures, the few I still have, but would like to try.

Sooo, if anyone knows of nice, classy kits that would work for SIDS or loss please enable me.

Thanks in advance, I appreciate all the help here.

[Margie]

i'll go alert the troops to get some good suggestions for you (i'm not super helpful), but wanted to say i'm sorry for your loss. i can't imagine how it feels to go through that. but i'm glad you're ready to preserve the photos and memories. :hugs:

[Elisabeth]

I am also sorry for your loss. I know this is slightly different but you might look through Amber's gallery in memorial to her lost little one:

Colin (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1339)

She has used pretty generic kits and heartfelt journaling, and her pages really shine with love.

[SuzanneCWalker]

oh, I am so indescribably sorry for your loss - I can imagine that scrapping her pages will be an amazing journey for you. I'll be thinking of you. You might try the instant album section of the store; that would give you a set of coordinated pages and allow for a lot of journaling too. If you are willing to share your finished work, I know I'd love to see your work!!

[evelester]

thank you guys so much! I will share it when it is done, I dont know when that will be, time is sparce lately! That gallery is beautiful, thanks for sharing it with me.

[Amber]

Hi- Im so sorry for your loss. Losing my son Colin has been the most difficult thing I've ever been through and that was just 3.5 years ago. I found that scrapping his pages were very therapeutic for me and I still need to do some more scrapping but havent been able to get in that "place" yet.

In any case, when I was deciding what to do for his album I couldnt decide if I wanted to find the more traditional baby kits or use more generic kits and decided to do the more elegant generic kits. I would probably go into the store and search for girl kits or pick a designer whose work you like and see what kits of theirs you like and then go from there.

You are more than welcome to use my gallery as inspiration. Elizabeth posted the link to my gallery. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. amber@digitalscrapbookplace.com

[boobearsmama1]

My heart goes out to you. Scrapping about your loss will become a powerful healing process for you. I lost my first child in April 1998 (and I've had two miscarriages in recent years). Her name was Caitlynn. Since I've been scrapping, I had tried many times to do an album for her. I finally finished one this year. I decided not to post all of the pages, but while I worked on them, I cried, laughed, became angry, cried some more, and realized I "needed" to keep going. I scrapped her album using mostly generic items, but I stuck to a more elegant vintage style kit choice, and used similar colors and elements for each page.

Good luck to you throughout the process. Don't give up. No matter how long ago the loss, the pain never really goes away. All of those emotions will come flying back to you, once you start scrapping about it. Be sure to journal your feelings. It will be a very important step in creating your album.

Big hugs.

[shazzt]

So sorry for your loss. I think that going with papers and embellishments that you love and you feel will tell her story are the way to go. I always find that starting with the photo helps with choosing what to use. I don't have girls so I am a little challenged in what to recommend. The store does have themed searches though. You might find something nice here:
Girls/Feminine (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=41_64)
Baby (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=41_55)

[allsmilz61772]

so sorry for your loss. We lost twins 5 yrs ago (premature labor) and what I've found helpful were memorial/angel kits. I dont have direct links as Ive been collecting these for years, but google searches and searching the store/freebie galleries here have been great

[FormbyGirl]

Suzanne has some lovely Memorial Word Art (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=545)

There are also some lovely kits with Angel Themes (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=angel&categories_id=&inc_subcat=1&manufacturers_id=&pfrom=&pto=&dfrom=&dto=&x=15&y=8)

Kim's Demure Page Kit (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6244) would not be most people's first choice for a remembrance layout, but the lovely starry background is pretty magical for an angel layout.

There is a gallery Remember (http://digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34584) where you can post your layouts. There aren't that many in there right now, but it is a good place to start.

Hope this helps...

[evelester]

thanks so much for all the recommendations you guys, I really appreciate it.

[FormbyGirl]

Oh - the demure kit was flowers and I used a star overlay from Kim's Dance (http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1202)

There is also Tina's Heavenly Thoughts Word Art (http://digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34584)