Samantha in oz

I love this wedding photo of my Great Aunt Emily. She is 92 now and sadly has dementia. This was part of an album I made for her 90th birthday. Looking at everone elses layouts, I feel like a real beginner, but i guess we all have to start somewhere!! Supplies used: BHA Spiced Cider Paper DMI Breezy ribbon special SNU A waltz to remember brush set EHI Styles, Beveled Hannibal Font

I love these photos of the 3 generations of my family. My dad John, brother Simon John and my brand new nephew Benjamin John...My best friend wrote a little poem to go with the photos: Let me introduce the Booth Boys of generations three We form the manly unit of the Booth Family There’s big bad John the Poppa i know i’ll keep him sweet and then there’s my dad Simon i’ll run him off his feet! And now there’s me the baby and i’ll be known as Ben i’ll wrap you round my finger like all of the Booth men! We’re the guardians of the family we’ll take care of the line but dad and pop can start first it must be my naptime! Supplies used: TCS Sketchbook 2 SS Layout Templates TDO Stitches Embellishments MST Framed in Black Styles ASO Scrap Simple Layout Templates, Fairy Dust ABR Urban Love DRO Fairy Tale Knight Collection KSC Organica

This is my adorable nephew Ben...only a few hours old. EHI Birds of Fancy Brushes BHA Blossom & Blooms Holiday Embellishment Biggie BHA Blossom & Blooms Winter Embellishment Biggie MRE Little One Embellishments SNU Mulberry Paper

Recently I had to do an album for my great aunts 90th birthday. This is a photo of my 93yo grandfather. There was a lot of background distraction, so I messed around with various tools on PS to create a blured non-descript background. Didnt really know what I was doing, does it show? lol (I am still learning PS and have a long way to go!!) Elements of the layout I scraplifted from a layout from Jennifer Okonek using the Naturescape collection Supplies used: TCS Naturscape Collection (Paper & Frames) BHA Maliby Holiday Collection Eyelets EHI SS Tools, Styles, Beveled JHI SS Embellishment Templates, Curled Edges

"ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they soon took in that name endures to this day. Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national commemoration. Commemorative services are held at dawn – the time of the original landing – across the nation. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and women meet and join in marches through the major cities and many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are held at war memorials around the country. It is a day when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war." Australian War Memorial website http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/...c_tradition.asp Every year my brother and I take our grandfather, who served in WWII in New Guinea to the Dawn Service and Anzac Day March in Melbourne. It has become a family tradition and each year, more members of the family join us. These photos are of my grandfather, my great uncle and their sister at the Shrine of Rememerance on Anzac Day 2005 and 2007. It has always been a very special day for our family. Supplies used are: BVA Irish Bliss Papers DMI Edgy Brush Lines Brushes Anzac Day Titile lifted from RSL website: http://www.ballinarsl.com.au/anzac-day/ Ribbon - Scanned Ribbon from my grandfather's WWII service medals Rising Sun Badge - Internet Image