Oh my goodness, Patty. This is such an amazing page! I love the history behind it and wonder about the details of his life, too. Your layout is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!
A big fav for me. Your layering, details, embellies, title are utterly fantastic. So very inspiring, outstanding photo and a wonderful way to preserve your family history.
WOW Patty!!!!!! What a fabulous old photo!!! You're right, those pp's are perfect! Love your design & color combo! It's obvious how much love you put into this!
What can I say except AMAZING! So great to have this wonderful photo. Everything you used is perfect! Several of my relatives fought in the Civil War....freedom is expensive. Fav!
one very beautiful beautiful creation, and a very special and precious foto you have in your possession enhanced by your amazing detailing such awesome papers and so luv the flowervine there in among the other adorable flowers... definate fave
Techniques used on this piece are wet distressing, inking, paper folding, painting, hand stitching, stamping, and calligraphy. I stamped the clock face onto paper and misted the Prima Resistant Canvas and Bretton Vines.
When I first laid eyes on Prima's Londonerry Collection, I knew that I had found the perfect paper and embellishments for this precious picture. The lyrics to "Battle Hymn of the Republic" , by Julia Ward Howe seemed to be the perfect choice to explain the era and place. The photo is framed with the paper by cutting out a little window, folding it back, wet distressing and painting it. Most of my heritage LO's are done in this manner, so that the viewer gets a sense of looking through a window and seeing into the past. The concentric circles are distressed, stitched and layered. There is a bit of fussy cutting in the background.
I never knew the precious little boy in the photograph and only have a few details of his life. He was my great grandfather and he grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Civil War began a year or two after this portrait was made, so I cannot help but wonder how The War Between The States affected his life, and what he knew about the conflict that was in no way civil for either side.
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