25 - Our Family Home

What beautiful colors we had to work with this week and what fun it was to scrap lift one of the CSI detective’s pages. I chose Eila Sandberg’s page because the theme of her layout fit in with the idea I had for my own page, and I admire the beautiful layering on her pages. I used her basic page scheme and attempted to master the layering technique. I really like the way it turned out.

For my evidence I used foliage, architectural elements (porch and porch column) and border punch. For my testimony I documented our “ancestral home”. I used an ink outline filter on my main photo. The illustration in the lower left hand corner was made from a photo of my grandparents, using the poster filter on Photoshop. Two of the papers used in my background layers are made from scans of my grandmother’s handwriting from notes she had written to me.

Here is the journaling that is on the back of the layout:

Growing up on our family farm, I lived next door to my grandparents who lived in this big white house. The house was originally built by my great grandparents in 1903. Great-grandma Mensch inherited some money so the family built this beautiful house. My Grandpa and Grandma Mensch eventually took over the farm in the 1920’s and my mother grew up in this house. My mother and father moved into the house after my grandparents were gone and my mother still lives there. Although none of us have actually lived in the house, we fourth generation Mensch cousins have always considered this our home. My mother’s photo albums are filled with photos of family get-togethers over the past 100 years. As we look through the pages, the faces of our family smile back as they gather on the lawn or relax on the porch of the big house, line up for a photo on the big open staircase or flash a smile as they look up from the dining table. We have many happy memories in this house. It is our family home.

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Comment by Kylie gW on July 7, 2012 at 3:38am: Great mix of elements - Green Gables eat your heart out!

Comment by Anna-Karin on July 5, 2012 at 12:14pm: Such wonderful memories. Loved reading about your family home. Gorgeous layout. I especially love that you used your grandmother's handwriting.

Comment by Eila Sandberg on July 4, 2012 at 1:00am: CONGRATS Sarah! your wonderful page has been noticed and is on this week's Watch List!

Comment by Anupama Choudary on July 3, 2012 at 12:43pm: I love the photoshop creation of your grandparents picture. Beautiful page and journaling!

Comment by Eila Sandberg on July 2, 2012 at 2:31pm: Wowzer Sara!! As Shaunery says, this is really INCREDIBLE! just love love love your journalling and the effect of the poster filter is just amazing. Thank you sweetie for choosing me to lift, you did an amazing job! What a special page, bravo!! xox

Comment by Shaunery on July 2, 2012 at 1:17pm: OH this is INCREDIBLE!! I love this, I love the photo's, I love your techniques and I love the story/history of your family home. May your family have this to come home to for years and years to come.

Comment by Adrienne Ford on July 2, 2012 at 12:25pm: Sara, I so love your story....I love history and reading and listening to old family stories. Beautiful story to share of your family. Love the page and all its sweet touches. Thanks for sharing!

Comment by Zeffy on July 2, 2012 at 11:41am: a very special L.O. for a very special home...i am sure your family will continue to grow and live there...love what you did with the photo of your D G-P and the fact that you used Grans writing...so clever!

Comment by Debbi Tehrani on July 2, 2012 at 9:19am: Oh, Sarah, this is just perfect and so creative! I love how you posterized your grandparents--genius touch! Your layering and clusters are gorgeous, and so awesome that you put your grandma's handwritten note as a layer. LOVE your journaling, as always--so detailed and rich!