Thinking about how much simpler life was when we had fewer choices and without the constant bombarding with information and news!

Created with Lynne Anzelc Design's "La Mer" and After Midnight Design's "Age of Chivalry Decorations" Photos taken at Saugus Iron Works in 2012 where my grandfather (13 generations back) was taken after the Battle of Dunbar. Hence, our family's arrival in New England. I come from a long line of...

For the Heritage Challenge

November Challenge #2 - Heritage A photo from a family holiday in Byron Bay NSW 2014. I love visiting Crystal Castle when I’m staying in the area. It’s very relaxing & helps you become a bit more in the moment & mindful. The rare large crystals are amazing & it is also home to the only Stupa...

Brothers AnnaColor Challenge

For the November Challenge #2 - Heritage I used "Artful Memories Winter" Collection by Vicki Robinson Designs private photo

My MIL was 12 years-old in this photo. I used the prompt DREAM - it's in the quote at bottom left. I needed to capture the lighter yellow of Grammy’s dress and the colors of the flowers so the background is pp09 over mmpp10 in pin light mode, mmpp10 is over pp10 in divide mode. Add Stamps...

The original of this is not a bad LO - and my wonderful MIL adored it and gave a copy to all her friends - but it's time for an update for a new album. They lived near the old Avondale Mills factory and she remembered wonderful times there. This collection is fabulous for heritage. This...

Today would have been my Mom's 86th birthday, so I decided I was going to scrap her and remember the days when she was here. For the November Challenge #6 - Border

This is my paternal grandmother Lily Burrow sawing a log of wood outside of her family's homestead. This photo is dated around 1915. Lily was born in 1897. So she would have been aged around 18 in this photo. One of her brothers is standing opposite to her with one leg up on the log to hold it...

These are my paternal grandparents, Lily and Roy Thompson, outside their home in Dunedin, New Zealand, sometime around or before 1969. Lily died in 1969. Roy died in 1989. I was born in 1964. I have no memories of my grandmother Lily at all. I have lots of memories of my grandad Roy. I used a...

A heritage photo of my father, aunt and uncle. Wolfgang, older than my father, has a different story, he was sent to the states when he was a young child to avoid Hitler's Youth Group. He became a part of my father's extended family. There is also a story of my grandmother's family taking in a...

Winter is my mother’s maiden name, so this is the PERFECT collection for my mother’s paternal line. This is about my 2X great grandparents. Their children are depicted in birth order, except for the 5th born child, daughter Mary who lived only 9 months. My great grandfather was their youngest...

Love this moody photo of my mum.