TKS Year Three Layout

Oh Lordy...I've been slacking on my scrapbooking layouts. Well, if I'm being honest, crafting in general. I printed lots of photos of the TomKat Strut III Virtual Marathon and I'm ready to tackle these layouts! 

I also need to show off the new opening graphic for my YouTube videos. Canva is my best friend!

What I love the most about this family marathon is that everyone posts photos or comments during this time and really brings us together. We are definitely creating new memories. Read more about the Virtual Marathon below.

This layout is the introduction page for the third year so only one photo will be used. Each year, we have a new graphic.

I used a sketch by Sketch n Scrap as my inspiration but I’m not sure if it’s even recognizable. I’ll let you be the judge!

And the final layout:

When you watch the YouTube video, I want you to take note of the paper I used. It is a nautical paper collection but as you can tell from the subject & photos, there is nothing nautical about it. I went with this collection for three reasons.  1) the color scheme was perfect for this year's strut 2) I was destashing and in a "use it or lose it" kinda mood and 3) how do I not use a collection named Tommy when that’s where the Tom in TomKat stems from? It goes to show that even specific themed collections can be used for anything.

Products Used:

Tommy Paper Collection by CTMH

Title & embellishments by Cricut

Watch the video:

TomKat Strut:

In 2021, one of my nephews' passed away in a horrible accident. Because of the quarantine, a funeral service was not possible. My daughter and I participated in a Virtual Marathon and we thought that would be a great thing to do with our family and dedicate it to my nephew. My nephew was homeless at the time of his passing and his immediate family started feeding the homeless in his honor (Operation TomKat) and using their own funds. We shared the information to our family and most of them decided to join the virtual marathon and collect money to help support Operation TomKat.

A Virtual Marathon makes it possible for all family members to participate from wherever they are. We have family in Northern, Central and Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Mississippi and others that happen to travel during the month of November (that's our Strut month). We've had strutters in Mexico, Italy, New York, Washington D.C., Washington State, and I'm sure I'm missing other sites.

If you're interesting in following our adventures, follow us on InstaGram @tomkat_strut