When I say that these are new pages, I'm speaking relatively, since I created these pages back during the
National Scrapboook Day weekend, and just haven't had a moment to post them yet. In fact, I'm holding this layout (sans journaling) in my
NSD post! I had just bought the
Bloomers the week I made this page, and was so anxious to use them. I used
Maya Mist and ink to colour the alabaster laquered paper, then distressed the edges.
This photo was taken back when the girls were in kindergarten. Vanessa lost a tooth that day at school, and when I arrived to pick them up that night, she wanted a photo, but wanted her sister in it too. So sweet! If you look closely, the
Prima swirl extends onto the photo and wraps around the little tooth in her hand.
The photo on this page is very special. It is the only photo I have of my great-grandmother on my father's side. My cousin sent it to me when I was creating my Mom's 80th birthday scrapbook, and I've been meaning to scrapbook it ever since. My great-grandmother's name was Eftina, and the family resemblance I see in this photo to my aunts and grandmother (and even myself) is quite amazing. We don't have a date for this photo, but it is likely from the early 1900s.
Journaling on this page tells how much I wish I knew more of my Dad's family when I was growing up. Eftina died before I was born. My grandmother lived away when I was growing up and died when I was 12. I barely remember meeting her. I wish I had had more of a chance to know that side of my family.
When I say that these are new pages, I'm speaking relatively, since I created these pages back during the National Scrapboook Day weekend, and just haven't had a moment to post them yet. In fact, I'm holding this layout (sans journaling) in my NSD post! I had just bought the Bloomers the week I made this page, and was so anxious to use them. I used Maya Mist and ink to colour the alabaster laquered paper, then distressed the edges.
This photo was taken back when the girls were in kindergarten. Vanessa lost a tooth that day at school, and when I arrived to pick them up that night, she wanted a photo, but wanted her sister in it too. So sweet! If you look closely, the Prima swirl extends onto the photo and wraps around the little tooth in her hand. 
The photo on this page is very special. It is the only photo I have of my great-grandmother on my father's side. My cousin sent it to me when I was creating my Mom's 80th birthday scrapbook, and I've been meaning to scrapbook it ever since. My great-grandmother's name was Eftina, and the family resemblance I see in this photo to my aunts and grandmother (and even myself) is quite amazing. We don't have a date for this photo, but it is likely from the early 1900s.
Journaling on this page tells how much I wish I knew more of my Dad's family when I was growing up. Eftina died before I was born. My grandmother lived away when I was growing up and died when I was 12. I barely remember meeting her. I wish I had had more of a chance to know that side of my family.
3 comments:
These are both such beautiful layouts, Holly. I loved the journaling on Eftina's layout. Very thoughtful.
Beautiful Holly!
Very pretty layouts! Thanks for sharing your blog on the MeTAV forums!
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