30 - Roots in the countryside

Fabulous casefile this week! From the evidence items I used: metal, sprinkles (paint splatters), hinges and bricks. From the testimony items: childhood story, journaling about different people in a photo.
This sweet photo is if my dad and his siblings. They had a general dealer shop and a post office, and lots of the items on the page relates to that – especially the stamps. The background is stamped with lots of different stamps using Versafine Onyx Black, Archival Coffee and Versafine Smokey Grey. I coloured a few of the images with coloured pencils, inspired by the colours in the inspiration photo. I also used stamps which are probably close to 100 years old, from when my great grandfather started the shop. They still stamp beautifully.

I was inspired to imitate the metallic doors on the inspiration photo and used one of my favourite techniques. Glossy cardstock was covered with aluminium tape and embossed with the Riveted Metal embossing folder. Then I painted them randomly with Juniper and pink dabber. Quite a lot of the paint was sanded and wiped off when dry. Then the pieces were inked with Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain, and everything was embossed with clear embossing powder. Love the final result, but a bit hard to photograph. I attached them to the page with hinges, which I had in my stash since the early days of my scrapbooking.

I wrote a really long piece of journaling about my memories from the area on the country-side where my dad grew up, thoughts about him and his siblings and their life, similarities between them and me and my son (who looks a lot like my dad as this age). It was placed behind the doors. TFL!!

There are some more photos and a supply list on my blog: http://layersofink.blogspot.com/2012/07/roots-csi-case-file-30.html

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Comment by Jenn Kennedy on August 7, 2012 at 7:58pm: This is gorgeous. I love that you used your great grandfather's stamps. That is so cool.

Comment by Debbi Tehrani on August 5, 2012 at 11:18am: Amazing page, Anna-Karin. Love all the different stamps you used on here that are so perfect for your photo and memories. You rocked the Case File!

Comment by Debbie Standard on August 1, 2012 at 12:19pm: Oh wow this is just a fabulous page - great crafting on this and your stamping as always is simply amazing!

Comment by Sylvia Mellander Ekman on August 1, 2012 at 3:56am: this is STUNNING! everything is just so fabulously crafted...Du är rätt lik din faster. Hört det förut??:) kraaamm

Comment by Annette Gearside on July 31, 2012 at 1:55am: absolutely fantastic !!! love all your stamping & those metal doors .. Woweee!!!

Comment by Eila Sandberg on July 30, 2012 at 2:26pm: Wowzer A-K! the metallic elements are absolutely brilliant! and the stamping, superb as always! just love love love your page! xox

Comment by Di Garling on July 30, 2012 at 12:49am: Oooooh I love everything about this from all the stamping to that fabulous metallic background. Looks fabulous. Cheers Di xo

Comment by Michele Singh on July 28, 2012 at 6:52pm: I just love this page Anna-Karin, and I really really want that little milk can stamp! Every detail is just so fantastic! Gorgeous page.

Comment by Jacynthe Loubier on July 28, 2012 at 8:18am: Wonderful vintage layout, Anna-Karin! I love all of this week's featured layouts but, I must admit, yours in my favorite. I love all of the different stamps in the background. I also love the Postcard stamp used as a mat for that special photo. Your riveted metal effect is genious. It really looks like a real piece of sheet metal. If your son looks very much like your grand-father, You look very much like your great-aunt. I've seen pictures of you with those exact same braids:) Again, beautiful work. You are the stamping queen, that's for sure. TFS:)