Oscraps

Adryane

family tree

  • Media owner Adryane
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Credits
[URL='https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Great-Outdoors-ValuePack-No.-1.html']ArtPlay Palette Epic[/URL] (paper, transfers, overlay, brushes)
[URL='https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Great-Outdoors-ValuePack-No.-1.html']ArtsyKardz Epic[/URL]
[URL='https://www.oscraps.com/shop/UrbanStitchez-Leaves-No.-2.html']UrbanStitchez Leaves No.2[/URL]
[URL='https://www.oscraps.com/shop/UrbanStitchez-Leaves-No.-3.html']UrbanStitchez Leaves No.3[/URL]
[URL='https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Deciduous.html']ArtPlay Mini Palette Deciduous[/URL] (metal leaf charm)
[URL='https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Amity.html']ArtPlay Mini Palette Amity[/URL] (metal leaf charm-small)

Journaling:
Have you ever wondered about the individual branches of your family tree and their effect on the rest of the tree?

A tree without branches won’t survive. Branches create, transport, and store nutrients On the other hand, by eliminating excessive or competing branches, a tree’s shape improves. You increase the amount of sunlight and air that can circulate through the tree’s canopy. If a branch breaks off a tree, you don’t need to get rid of the whole branch. Simply cut off the broken part. And, although it goes without saying, a dead branch cannot revive itself.

All of this, I think, is relevant to family trees.

I’ve seen the damage competing branches inflict on the overall health of the tree. Unfortunately, I’ve also seen how the tree improves when a damaged branch that received much love and care is finally let go and the sun is allowed to shine through the open space left behind.

The sunlight is, I believe, a gift from the departing branch. It’s sad to lose a part of your tree but isn’t there some obligation to nurture the tree as a whole so that it has its best chance to thrive? I’m not sure. Time will tell.
Designer(s) Used:
  1. Anna Aspnes
Ohh, I love this idea--how you used the stitching to form the one branch of the family tree.
A wonderfully, artistic page and the journaling is heartfelt.
 
Process...
This went fairly quickly because of the ArtsyKardz. I opened two of the 3 x 4 .psd files and brought all of the layers to a 12 x 12 new document. I placed the Artsy Kardz next to each other with a little bit of overlap, then clipped the photo to the different layers to see what would happen. I added an extra blended image of each person onto the page by cutting the face out of the original image. The stitchez are layered over all of the artsykardz layers. I added a few brushes to define the main space. There is a photo glow placed between the broken stitches for my sun. To finish, I added the title and journaling, the additional metal leaves, and the word strip and called it done.
 
This is a very interesting design, I love the way you have used the stitching to create the branches its very creative. I love it.
 
I saw this Saturday just before bed and it blew me away. Speechless, I drifted off and forgot I hadn't let you know that. It's amazing to me, and I can't quite put the why into words. ;)
 

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