Saturday 14 June 2014

123 Get Scrappy - June

123 Get Scrappy have posed the following tic-tac-toe challenge and I have chosen the first line down; Pearls, Wood grain, Pearls. I have been wanting to complete a page using this photo of my siblings for some time but haven't found the right challenge or papers to do so; the added issue is that I am also trying to use my stash and only allowed myself one sheet of new paper, in this case the piece I used in the background.
This photo is of myself (in pale blue) and my siblings; an older brother and two younger sisters. It is difficult for us to get together; our middle sister (the one with dark hair) was posted in the Eastern States for 20 years, my youngest sister has lived in the USA for 15 years and our brother was in the Northern Territory for many years. I am the only one who has stayed close to home with the same address for all that time. This photo was taken many years ago on one of the few opportunities we have had together. We usually head south to Katanning to visit our maternal families and to pay our respects to our grandparents, great grandparents and other family members at the local cemetery. This time we chose to head north to a monastery town of New Norcia which just happens to be where  my wonderful husband and I met. I don't think we have been together since that day so many years ago. Together and remembering that Families are forever, love it!
Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.

7 comments:

  1. Lovely layout Susan, the papers look great for your photo too!

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  2. fantastic layout!! Thanks for playing along with us at 123 Get Scrappy!!

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  3. OOOOOO! Love all the layers and the wood embellies! Great take on the board! Thanks for joining us over at 123 Get Scrappy!

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  4. I love this page
    It's beautiful and soft and homely
    I love the papers and that mask is great

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  5. Beautiful page and a lovely photo! Thanks for joining us at 123 Get Scrappy!

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  6. I love the muted colours so much! Thanks for joining us at 1-2-3 Get Scrappy!

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  7. Beautiful earth tones and lovely textures. <3!
    Thanks for playing with us at 123 Get Scrappy!

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