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My Family Tree Scrapbook-Part One

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By sparklingblackrose
Good afternoon everyone, hope you are well! Here I am with a project close to my heart. My grandparents on this side of the family both passed away a few years ago and we inherited the family photos so I decided to scan and improve the photos (some of them are hundreds of years old and worse for wear) and make a scrapbook of my family tree using copies of the originals and rescuing the old photos so we have improved quality copies kept on an external hard drive. Luckily my grandmother went through her photo albums before she passed away and wrote who was in each photo which makes this process so much easier! The idea is to have a family scrapbook to share with my close and extended family now and to pass down the generations-its my way to show how thankful I am for those I love, even those who are no longer here.
I used a kit I bought secondhand from someone so I am not sure what make it is but its perfect for this project-pretty but with a real vintage look :-)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paints: Inspired by Thankful for you
Scrappers Delights Challenge: Thankful
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges: So Thankful
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes
Lexis Creations: Thankful/Thanks
Lollipop Crafts: We are Thankful
Love to Create: Give Thanks
Creative Belli Challenge: Thankful/Gratitude
Moving Along with the Times: Lets Go Dotty

Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments :-)

Comments

  1. Caroline23 November 2012 at 15:13

    This is gorgeous a beautiful page layout. Caroline xxx

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  2. Beckie23 November 2012 at 15:41

    A beautiful page and such a great thing to do. O hope you have heaps of fun creating it :)

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  3. sandra carey23 November 2012 at 15:52

    Beautiful Thanks for Joining us at Love to Create Challenge this week Good Luck Sandra DT xx

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  4. Kate M23 November 2012 at 16:21

    Beautiful page and L/O
    L
    Kate
    xxx

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  5. Sonia23 November 2012 at 18:53

    Gorgeous layout, great job!
    Thanks for join us at Lollipop Crafts. Good Luck!
    -Sony LC-DT member
    http://sonia-studio60.blogspot.com

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  6. Linda23 November 2012 at 21:27

    Fabulous layout and what a lovely keepsake of your family for future generations.

    Hugs
    Linda xxxx

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  7. Sandra H23 November 2012 at 21:28

    Hi Elaine, This is a fabulous layout just love the family pictures x

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  8. Zoe23 November 2012 at 21:35

    A gorgeous layout xxx

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  9. Carol23 November 2012 at 22:31

    A gorgeous layout Elaine and the start of a fabulous project. Carol x

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  10. Glenda Atkins24 November 2012 at 05:08

    Beautiful layout and a fabulous project,one that can be kept and treasured through the coming generations! Thanks for sharing this with us at Lexi's Creations!

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  11. Doreen24 November 2012 at 08:45

    Fabulous layout,love the photo.xxx

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  12. Celia Harrington24 November 2012 at 12:49

    Gorgeous page and what a lovely idea and am sure it will be treasured for years to come xxxxxxxxxxx

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  13. Cumbrianlass24 November 2012 at 12:50

    Hi Elaine, this is fabulous, and the lovely memories you will have looking back over the years.
    janet

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  14. Rose Petal24 November 2012 at 14:29

    Hello Elaine. This is so beautiful, pretty papers and layout, and with such happy memories to keep forever.
    Thanks for sharing at Lexi's Creations.
    Love Sandra xx

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  15. annesyme24 November 2012 at 14:58

    Fantastic page, Beautiful photo of your a great idea for all your family memories.
    Anne x

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  16. Anonymous24 November 2012 at 15:34

    Looks great, do like all the papers xx

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  17. Angela24 November 2012 at 15:37

    What a wonderful idea and something your family will be able to treasure for years to come. This page looks beautiful, hope we get to see the next one.

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  18. sue24 November 2012 at 16:23

    beautiful page,lovely papers & photo.
    sue xx

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  19. craftyeyes24 November 2012 at 16:24

    fab idea great layout x

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  20. Izzwizz24 November 2012 at 17:00

    What a wonderful photograph for your family history project. The layout is super, great to have names for all the faces for future generations. Hope you are having a good weekend. Maddy x

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  21. ALI24 November 2012 at 17:20

    Elaine this is so lovely and it will a beautiful keepsake.

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  22. Lindsay Craftymonster8124 November 2012 at 17:55

    Absolutely gorgeous, I love the papers and layout and what a wonderful photo
    Lindsay xx

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  23. MissyG24 November 2012 at 22:37

    What a gorgeous project - Linda xx

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  24. Pia S25 November 2012 at 11:18

    It must be so fun to have old family photos. You've made a pretty LO for this one.

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  25. Helen26 November 2012 at 23:13

    Gorgeous project.

    Thanks for joining us at Penny's.

    Helen x

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  26. Mei27 November 2012 at 01:34

    Gorgeous picture! Love the papers you used, really makes the black and white photo pop!

    Thanks for joining us this week at Love to Create!

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  27. Linda Simpson24 January 2013 at 15:35

    A gorgeous photograph and love how you have showcased this to make a fabulous layout for your family heirloom.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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Thank you for your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all :-) Elaine-xxx-

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