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It's Round Robin time again at Scraps of Darkness/Scraps of Elegance! Lynjea, our Guest Designer of the Month, started off our team with her gorgeously nostalgic So Handsome layout. Violent Kittie followed Lynjea's lead and created her striking nostalgia-themed layout, Great Greats. Now it's my turn. Thanks to both of them for their wonderfully inspiring entries!
This is my Grandpa on my mom's side, at about age 10 as a budding lad, and at 25, when he proudly served in WWI. I don't have this uniform, but I do have his field uniform and his mess kit. Anyway, I think it is interesting that he had the same look on his face in both pictures - determined and serious, which he was throughout life. After WWI, he returned home to Illinois, and he and my Grandma focused on raising their family on the farm that he continued to build up over the years. I have many fond memories of visiting their farm as a child, where I played in the pastures and the barns. I do have a few bad memories of being chased by sheep with horns and angry bees, though!
I utilized September's Scraps of Elegance Kit, Nostalgia, to make my entry. Melinda - thank you for pulling together this soft and lovely kit! It has an array of gorgeously soft papers from Pion and coordinating soft flowers, rub-ons, pearls, and resins. I especially like the Prima Shabby Chic "La Coeur" heart/leaf resins, one of which I utilized above the big picture of Grandpa.
I did a lot of paper distressing and layering for this layout, and forced myself not to use too much bling or bright colors, to try and stay within the Nostalgia theme. But I did manage to use my new Mini-8 punch again, which is proving to be very versatile.
Thanks in advance for looking, and I really appreciate your comments/critiques.
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Very creative design! Cool photos.
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Awesome sue, your layout is our LOTM for September over at Scraps of Elegance...Congrats!
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I can see some collage techniques there and they are wonderful
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What great old photos to scrap Sue!!!! And what a beautiful heritage lo!!! Love it!
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Love this awesome vintage lo. The photo's are amazing.
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i so love this!! you did such a wonderful job... and i want my mini 8!!!!
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love all the layering and tearing!
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this is beautiful......love it all x
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My goodness! your gallery is lovely!! I love your uber-distressed style!! Such a treat to see your work! xo
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Very cool pics - great story. Beautiful distressing work.
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very gorgoeus page sue, and your pa was a cute lil guy, and a very handsome young man, I so luved the story, had a giggle about you being chased by the rams and oh not the bees too.......tfs....xo
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Amazing design! I love the ripping and tearing! Can't take my eyes of this beautiful masterpiece! Fave!!!
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wow - you have created quite a gorgeous masterpiece and heirloom. This is a fav. Your distressed strips are beyond amazing.
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amazing page Sue. Love those tears. Fabulous photos to treasure. fave
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Fantabulous work! Love how you did the tears and your FAB design!
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beautiful! Fabulous photos, cool ripping, lovely resin, pprs, design
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Very cool layout!! Love all the rips and tears on this!!
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extraordinary page!!! FAVE~
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Oh wow, what a stunning design!!! I just love the way you put this page together...and those photos are wonderful!! He does have the same look on his face in both photos!! A fave for sure!!
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I love the beautiful distressing and gorgeous photo!!! Wonderful job with these papers!
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Awesome lo and photos!!!
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Great layout! Everything looks fabulous!
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Wonderfully done!!!!!
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Sue, I love the nostaglia of this lo. What a tribut to your GP!!! I also loved the way you distressed your paper layers, so creative you are my Sista!!! Just wonderful!
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Lovely layout and now you make me want to add a mini 8 punch or two to my collection!
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Wow,wow,wow!!!!!! This is so stunning i love every little detail of it!!!! Great pictures and wonderful story!!!! What a treasure that you have his uniform !!!
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Oh my gosh - this is such a fabulous vintage LO with such a wonderful story - this LO showcases the beautiful September Scraps of Elegance so beautifully. I love all the layering, distressing and paper tearing . . . and those photos are marvelous - lucky you to have them, and then one of his uniforms and his mess kit. This goes in my FAVE's and puts you in my favorite artist category.
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This layout fits! Gond't know how to say it a different way, it just feels good!
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