Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Grandma's photo album

Seriously, that IS my grandma's photo album in the background,
AND her camera! The album was given to her by two of the girls
in the photo I used in this piece.



As always, the pics enlarge if you click on them . . .



My grandma is the second on the left--check out her Mary
Pickford curls, aren't they wonderful? This was taken in 1925,
when she was 17 years old, the same year she was given the album
as a gift.

(Don't get me started, or I'll blather on about family stories,
blah blah blah, and your eyes will end up rolling to the back of
your head . . .)

Tell you what--instead, go make up a little vintage something
of your own, and join in the new Gingersnap Creations Grandma's
Photo Album challenge. Retro Cafe Arts is sponsoring this round,
and you can see I've used the Assorted Squares collage sheet--all
those inchies were perfect for this piece, as my grandma loved each
of the things represented in those images.

What's that you say? Is that some Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper there
in the background, that has been lurking and lingering in my stash?
Why yes, yes it is, thank you:
Vintage Page Designs use your designer paper stash
Basic Grey Challenges photo inspiration (colors)

:)

If you're looking for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge piece, keep
going, you're almost there . . .

26 comments:

Sandi McLean said...

Trisha, lovely project! I too adore the old family photos - where I don't know the stories, I just imagine them LOL

SusanLotus said...

This project is very beautiful as well! :)

Suzanne B aka brookfies said...

I loved reading your post about your Grandma! Fabulous project to go with the story too! Suz x

Suze Bain said...

What a fabulous photo Trisha and I love the little vintage inchies. A gorgeous hanging. xx

Electra said...

This is simply magical!!

Netty said...

Beautiful and very special album Trisha, x

Alexa said...

I adore the colours in this project - the story just adds to it's loveliness! x

Brenda Brown said...

How lovely to have a family album belonging to your grandma, that is so special. I love your tribute to her with this photo, a superb piece of art to show it off.
hugs {brenda} xox

Carol Salisbury said...

Your piece is wonderful and that picture is great!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for giving me a heads up about the Vintage Page Designs challenge!
Have a great day!
CarolS

Ali Manning said...

This is stunning, Trisha! Thanks for taking part in the Vintage Page challenge :)

Marjie Kemper said...

What a totally priceless photo, Trisha. I love seeing it in your wall hanging and the small squares below are a great base.

Cameron said...

This is beautiful, Trish....and even more so that it has special meaning :D

Heather said...

Hi Trish, what an amazing creation.
Beautifully designed and colours - your photograph is stunning and so special because of it's precious memories.
So happy you share at Basic Grey and I'm so happy you here!!!
hugs
Heather xx

Lynne Moncrieff said...

Hi
Thank you for visiting me, always appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Family is so precious and when we have items that belong to them they are something to treasure.
Fabulous photo and a wonderful piece of art.
Wishes
Lynne

2amscrapper said...

such a creative piece--love the bottom row of images

Cindy Adkins said...

Oh Trisha, this is fabulous and I love her curls!!!

xo
Cindy

Jester said...

Wow, it looks wonderful, and even more special because of the special memories.

Nikbee said...

A gorgeous project. Such a wonderful photo.
I love the little inchies along the bottom.
Nikki x

Gerri Herbst said...

This is simply divine. Love your color selections, so pretty. take care, gerri

Terry said...

Oh my!! This is such an amazing time piece! Love the family picture standing by the old jalopy! What a treasure! Thanks a bunch for visiting and joining in my celebration and posting on your sidebar! Have a great weekend!

K J D said...

Oh this is totally gorgeous and such a wonderful family photo.

Thanks for visiting btw....

and YES Letter Love is great :)

Karen

Sue said...

This is beautiful, and all the more special for the story that goes with it. My Mum has shoe boxes full of old family photographs, but albums are so much nicer x

Anonymous said...

Fabulous and gorgeous!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A wonderful hanging.

Rhonda Langley said...

Wish I had more old family photos! Great piece!

PetraB said...

This is so precious, a wonderful album!