Friday, January 24, 2020

Roots Scrapbooking Layout

Hello friends! I have a vintage scrapbooking layout to share with you today. It's a continuation of a Vintage Frame project I posted earlier this week featuring my grandfather as a baby. My Mom and I have been learning a lot about the family history on her side and I have found and scanned a bunch of old photos.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

My great grandparents hand only one child and started out from very humble beginnings on the countryside. They worked hard and my grandfather was probably the first one in both extended families to have a higher education. This is the oldest photo of the three of them together that I could find. All dressed up and my grandfather's outfit is so cute. The photo frame opens up and there is journaling on the inside. The background paper comes from Tim Holtz Wallflower paper stash and fit the topic well, with the tree with roots, postal elements bird and numbers. 

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Tim Holtz Planks.

In their first home, which I recently visited, there were these rough wooden walls and I wanted to try to replicate that on the layout. Die cut Tim's Planks from watercolor paper. I die cut more of one of the sizes on the die.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Smear Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap on a non-stick craft sheet. Mist with water and press the planks into the ink. Emboss in the 3-D Lumber folder, before the paper dries. The embossing becomes deeper and more pronounced when the paper is wet.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

When dry, ink the edges.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Wooden wall.

I glued them to the background cardstock to make it look like a wall.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamped farm animals.

My great grandfather started out by working as a farmhand, and later became foreman for various farms. I stamped farm animals from Tim's On The Farm set and colored them with Prismacolor pencils. I also stamped some sentiments and clocks.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamp film strip.

To continue with the photo theme, I stamped a negative film strip twice on Clearly For Art Modeling Film and colored it at the back with alcohol inks. It is important to color at the back, otherwise the alcohol ink will make the black ink bleed.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

It was glued to the page on top of an old calendar page. The frame comes from the Halloween Layers and Baseboard set and was sanded and inked.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The title is 'roots' and was stamped with Tall Text alphabet stamps.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Outline Clustered Leaves.

I used the SSS Outline Clustered Leaves die to die cut one green and one patterned paper leafy branch. The lace piece was die cut with Tim's Crochet set.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I could only find one single horse stamp in my stash, and the lady looks too wealthy and isn't from the right era, but it had to do anyway.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Tim Holtz On The Farm.

The farm animals walking along the bottom of the layout.

Layers of ink - Vintage Scrapbooking Layout by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I thought this Quote Token fit well on the page. 



Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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2 comments:

  1. Great page, learning about your Ancestry is an adventure in itself! Fun stuff...

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  2. I love this layout, and more, the story! Family memories are precious and here is a lovely tribute. I cherish my old family photos too. Great idea to build the wooden wall, and thanks for the tips.

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