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

CTMH Technique Blog Hop - Vellum Makes Everything Better

Hello and welcome to our CTMH Technique Blog Hop.This week we are featuring our vellum paper.

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 Melissa's Blog as she has the complete list. If you came here from SCRAP N ROLL you are in the right place. Now on to my project: 

For my project today I decided I wanted to use up some of the leftover PML cards from the Forever & Always Cut Above Kit. It was the last layout I needed for my wedding album and it couldn't be too "girly". I used the copper stripped vellum pieces from the Rustic Home Collection and flipped it over to get "silver" type lines instead of the copper. As you can tell it is behind the flower card and photos in the last picture. The right strip of white wood grain patterned paper were two PML cards from the Forever & Always Cut Above Kit as well. ;)

I used many different paper and scraps from here and there to complete this page, bringing it all together. I was quite pleased with the way it turned out. Don't forget that our Cut Above kits are only 9.50$ this month only! While supplies last.

Supply List:
Rustic Home Paper Pack
Forever & Always Cut Above PML Cards
Live Beautifully Stamp Set
Live Beautifully Cut Above embellishment (the black leaves)
Gold Glitter Gems
Hello Lovely Complements
Blush Shimmer Ribbon  
Slate & White Daisy Cardstock
Black Ink Pad
Stapler & Staples 

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 Melissa from HEARTFELT SENTIMENTS. Make sure to check out her amazing work featuring this same product.
 
Have a great day!