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I'm not really a "traditional" scrapper - I am currently only scrapping my family history, all 1200 years of it! Images of distant ancestors are hard to come by, so when I can't find usable images (be it a photo of a modern statue, a contemporary painting of the subject or even a tapestry), then I try to use ephemeral images - coins, maps, pictures of Viking swords, etc. My aim is to turn my 50 page family history essay (written in 2012) into a visual book which combines genealogy with history because as I found out while writing my essay, the two are inexplicably linked - you can't understand a persons life story without understanding the battles they fought, the politics of the time and even the geography of 11th century Europe.
Type of Project
Digital Scrapbook LayoutDescription
My last layout was underwhelming to say the least but this one worked out brilliantly! I found a photo of a stained glass window which was so beautiful I couldn't help but use it. I created the background paper from a damask pattern I made years ago, re-coloured it and added some grunge overlays to match the stained glass. Because the colours of the stained glass image and the background paper were so intense, I kept the elements to a minimum.
Products used:
- Papers I created myself
- Metal decorative border by Sheila Reid
- Fonts are Blackadder Regular, Castellar and VTC Switchblade Romance
Full text can be read on my blog.
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Thanks Jessica. :)
Always love your family history layouts Sally!