My Mother's Heritage.

MY MOTHER'S HERITAGE.

Heritage is defined as something that is passed down from generation to generation. It could be a trait, an object, a skill - anything. I grew up surrounded by adoption so the topic of heritage is very important to me. Being blood related doesn't always make you family, whether it be through adoption, step families, marriage, fostering, etc. Sometimes you choose your family and sometimes your family chooses you. I was chosen by my father and his family. I was never treated any differently by my Memere and Pepere, they loved me so much and I miss them with everything in me. I grew up cherished and loved.

Today, I would like to share with you an album I made as a birthday gift to my Mom. She, and all her siblings, were adopted as babies. Her adoptive parents weren't able to conceive. She has always been curious (and a tad obsessed) with finding out her heritage. She would often be walking around and thinking "I wonder if I could be related?" She also had a bit of a tough childhood, as she was orphaned again by the age of 23 years old. That is why I feel like it is so important to find pictures and memories to document. So without further ado let me show you her story using the amazing new product lines from Close to my Heart.

Throughout the album I used all new products (listed below). I'm not going to go into the story and detail of each page to save a bit of privacy for my mom. Enjoy these pieces of artwork!

This is her heritage... this is MY heritage. Share your stories.

PRODUCTS USED.

• Basics & Adventure Cardstock & Inks
• Bashful Cardstock & Ink
• Basic & Adventure Fundamentals
• Better Together Complements
• White, Gold & Bashful Pearls
• Bows and Arrows Clips
• Vellum paper
• Bashul glitter paper
• Silver & Gold Foil paper
• Artistry, Flower Market & Artbooking Cricut Cartridge
• Journaling Pen
• Various ShinHan Markers
• Watercolor Paints
• All new fundamental ribbon packs
• Splash of Color Stamp Set
• Colorblock Alphabet Stamp Set
• Flowering Alphabet Stamp Set
• What Matters Most Stamp Set
• Flourishes Essentials Stamp Set
• Rose Embossing Folder
• Basic Ovals Thin Cuts

New Products Blog Hop - Annual Inspirations

Hello and welcome to CTMH's New Products Blog Hop. This week we are featuring our awesome new Annual Inspirations.

If you have just joined us you can start here and continue on, as this is a circular hop or if you get lost along the way you can start at the beginning with Melinda's Blog as she has the complete list. If you came here from MY CREATIONS WITH MICHELLE you are in the right place. Now on to my project: 

So there are quite a lot of new products in the Annual Inspirations. At a first glance you might feel underwhelmed but fear not! CTMH has a plan! There are are actually lots of possibilities with the new lines and this catalog is meant to be a basic reference book. All the paper in here can be used for year long themes and different varieties of occasions. The new Holiday Expressions that will go live September 1st will have your themed paper packs. :) 

Anyways I started playing a bit with our products and new colors. Before I got my new paper I made this page to showcase the new Adventure palette by using our watercolor paints and mixing to try and get the new colors.

Next I tried out the new Enchantment fundamentals and our new French stamps. Yes, We now carry some translation stamps! It's so exciting!

Here are a couple layouts I made using a wide mix of product to test out the beautiful new heart thin cuts! I absolutely LOVE these hearts! Notice that beautiful blue-green color? It's our color of the year, called Sea Glass. It is a stand alone color that doesn't fit into any palette but is beautiful on it's own!

 
Supply List:
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*Sorry I am super busy today and will edit this later!!!

Thank you for checking out my project. If you would like to place an order for any of these supplies you can buy them here. If you enjoyed my project please comment below as we love feedback! Next on our blog hop is Michele from EVERGREEN MEMORIES. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.
 
Have a great day!