Thursday, April 4, 2024

Elliot's Ancestor Day Layout

I finished my eldest son's elementary school album last month and decided to keep the momentum going by working on my second son's album this month. Ancestor Day is a 2nd grade tradition at the local elementary school, and it's always interesting for my kids since they were all adopted. We have no contact with Elliot's birth mom (her choice), so he picked my mom as his ancestor to interview and write a report about, which he summarized for the class. Unfortunately, she lives far away so she could not attend the event itself, but we enjoyed hearing about her and eating food from the various countries represented by the ancestors.

Recipe:
Timberline stamp set
Cosmopolitan Collection papers (Making Memories)
Kraft, Chocolate, Capri, Bluebird & Sapphire cardstock
Capri ink
Black & Sienna fineliner pens (iBayam)
White gel pen (Sakura)
Leaf Green ShinHam Touch Twin marker
Adornaments Fibers - Blue (EK Success)
Milepost Shapes
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: globe, title
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tags
Heart punch (EK Success)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 109

Challenges: Double Trouble #163 Let's Get Crafty - Thing 1 = use kraft paper and corrugated cardboard + Thing 2 = play along with Inspiration Station's challenge photo #60 (see below) + Thing 3 = shades of blue (not sure I made them my focus but I used several shades)

4 comments:

Alyson Mayo said...

What a wonderful experience, captured in a beautiful layout! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)

Melanie Hungerford said...

Ancestor Day is a great idea, and a wonderful page to keep the memory alive! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble!

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Using the Kraft as your background and the shades of blue in your embellishments and photos is perfect for our challenge at Double Trouble and Inspiration Station. Another beautiful memory page. Thanks for sharing.

Helen said...

Fabulous layout - great photos and perfect colours.

Thanks for joining us at the Inspiration Station Challenge.

Helen x
DT