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a family found
Adryane

a family found

i often wondered how come i never saw old family photos. at one point, my grandmother showed me a box of old photos that she had tucked away.
we sat down to look at them and i started to take notes on who the various people were.
after about five photos she had to stop.
most of the photos were the last or close to the last photos of the people in them as they died in the Holocaust.
my grandmother found it too painful to continue to go through the photos and i lost track of the box.
when my grandmother died, she left me a cedar chest. my mother has had it because of transportation issues.
when i went to visit my mother over the holidays, i decided to go through the cedar chest. to my surprise, i found the old box of photos and many, many more with a note from my grandmother to take care of our family.
so now i have many wonderful old photos to cherish. i don't know who most of the people are and there is no one alive in my family who can help with the identifications. i have started to scan the photos and will scrap them. hopefully i will someday have a "family" album that others will enjoy looking at.

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Anna Aspnes
**new**
Artsy Layered Template No.83 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32722&cat=383&page=1
ArtPlay Palette Simplicity http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32724&cat=383&page=1
ArtPlay Simplicity Solids http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32723&cat=383&page=1
Tissue Paper Textures No.2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=32721&cat=383&page=1

also
Family WordTransfers No.2 http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=30332&page=1

a bit about my process...

i started by shrinking the template. i clipped transfers from ArtPlay Simplicty to some of the layers and colored some of the layers using the colors in the transfers as a guide. once i had all the background layers colored and blended, i clicked some of the layers "off" so that i could see what if there was some combination that i really liked. in the end, i used all but two of the original background layers. next, i added the photo and frame. i "painted" some color onto the photo, then added some brushwork to finish the page.

Thanks for looking :)
I was going to say something about the beautiful design and touches of colour you added to the photo, but the story of the photo itself is so much more! Thank you for sharing.
 
Thanks so much for sharing this photo and its background. It seems for sure that your grandmother left your family in the perfect hands! This album will be so special. Gorgeous page and I love the little painting on the photo!
 
Gorgeous page and so wonderful for you to have all those treasured photos from your grandmother. There isn`t anyone left in my mom`s family to tell me who are in the photos that I have left. I love them all!! Amazing page!!
 
What a treasure! Your page is amazing and your journey through the photos, will be one that will last a lifetime.
 
adryane, this is beyond touching. I hadn't realized the story behind the family photos...I should read more carefully. :p This is a wonderful thing you are doing.
 
another super impressive page of yours....gorgeous ..as I keep tellimng you, I would pay for your art!!!!
 

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