Unknown Ancestors

The photo I used in this layout was among some old family photographs but had no names written on the back. I think it might be my great-great grandparents with two of their younger daughters because I notice a resemblance to my great-grandfather.


For this layout I used a variety of old papers from my stash.  The background paper was from Prima's Lucid collection and some of the die-cuts were cut from Lilac House papers by Fancy Pants Designs.



These are the punches and dies I used:

Martha Stewart Punch Wild Flowers

Martha Stewart Punch Cherish

Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight

Cheery Lynn Designs Canadian Kaleidoscope Tiny Doily

These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Dusty Attic Ornate Corner #11

Dusty Attic Corner Flourish #1

2Crafty Parisian Border

I painted the Parisian Border and Ornate Corner dark brown and then dabbed on Prima Finnabair Patina Pastes sparingly with a brush.  I also rubbed a hint of white paint overtop with my fingertip.

I painted the Corner Flourish white and then applied Renaissance Viva Decor Crackle paint.

The clay piece below the photo was made with a mold and Sculpey Ultra Light.  I applied Prima Finnabair Patina Pastes thickly with a brush and then rubbed over the raised areas with Vintage Silk Opal Magic wax using my finger.

Prima - Iron Orchid Designs
Trifles

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Thorstein

My Icelandic Great-Great-Grandfather, Thorstein

For this layout I used Blue Fern Studios papers for the background and some of the die-cuts.

Blue Fern Studios Chesterville - Keswick

Blue Fern Studios Chesterville - George

These are the dies and punch I used:

Cheery Lynn Designs Deutschland Boutique Stacker A2 Frame

Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Two

Spellbinders Floral Assortment

Prima Forest Leaves

Martha Stewart
Cherish

This is what the layout looked like before applying the clocks and flowers.

These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Blue Fern Studios Roman Clock Set - Small

Blue Fern Studios Tattered Diamond Bits

Blue Fern Studios
Notebook Edges

I coated the Roman Clocks with Viva Decor primer (Haft Grund) and applied white Viva Decor Crackle paint.  I then rubbed them with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and applied Viva Decor Ferro Metal Effect Textured Paint (Irongold) unevenly over the surface.

I painted the Tattered Diamond Bits white and then heat-embossed them with Antique Linen Distress Embossing Powder.

The notebook edges were also painted white and them sponged with tiny bits of beige, brown, yellow and more white paint overtop to blend them together and creat a subtle worn effect.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

Sugar and Spice

My mother in the 1940's

This photo of my mother smiling shyly with a ribbon in her hair made me think of  "Sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what little girls are made of", hence the title of this layout.

I used papers and flowers from Prima's Royal Menagerie collection.

Queen for the Day

Saltwater

Flutterby

Elizabeth

Helena

Victoria

I edged the petals of some of the flowers with paint to give them more definition.

I did some stencilling with molding paste on the background.  While the paste was still wet, I heat-embossed the dandelion heads with Wow embossing powder in opaque bright white to make them stand out more.

DecoArt Stencil - Dandelion

These are the dies and punch I used:

Cheery Lynn Designs Polynesian Sails Oval

Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles

Cheery Lynn Designs Spring Flower Burst Doily

Spellbinders A2 Floral Ribbon Threader

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish #13

Martha Stewart punch Eyelet Lace

I embossed the chipboard border under the photo with Stampendous Frantage Embossing enamel in Shabby White.

Dusty Attic
Fancy Trim #4

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Great-Grandmother Bjorg

My Icelandic Great-Grandmother Bjorg

For this layout I used a Riddersholm Design paper for the background.

Riddersholm Design - Barn Market - Worn

These are the dies and punch I used:

Prima - Parisian Lace

Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Doily Rectangles

Martha Stewart - French Scroll

These are the chipboard pieces I used:

Dusty Attic - Corner Flourish #3

Dusty Attic - Fancy Trim #1

I heat-embossed both chipboard pieces with Ranger Antiquities Embossing Powder in the California Stucco colour and inked around the edges with Fawn Colorbox Chalk Ink.  I glued some Fuzzy Navel Prills to the corner flourish using Artquest's Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA) Matte.  I poured some of the PPA into another bottle with a finer tip so I could apply it more precisely.

The roses are by Prima (Solid Rose, Blush Gold and Crown Gold).

Thank you so much for taking a look today!