DigiDare #287 - Peace & Quiet

Finished DigiDare #287 today. This week's dare is all about peace and quiet. And being a mom, I'm sure lots of you know what that means - peace and quiet are non-existent, lol!

Here are the rules - uh, I mean guidelines...

Dare Flare:

• The colors of your layout must be soft–use pastel or white papers and elements.
• You don’t have to use a photo, but you have to use a frame on your page!
• Use paint in some way on your page.
• Add an inspiring quote or “note to self” on your page. This can be the focus of you page or it can be subtle and hidden in your design (like blended into the background, for example).

I have a photo that I absolutely love that always reminds me of peace and quiet, so I decided to use it on this layout. It's a little old, but it makes me recall my younger, single self - the days I really did have time to be me. I know I don't get a chance to do this now, but at least when I look at this, it's a reminder to try.

Credits:

Brushes: Watery Washes No. 3 (Katie Pertiet)

Papers: April Showers (Nancy Rowe Janitz); Color Wheel –Spring (Sara Schmutz)

Embellishments: Just About Me word art (Sara Schmutz); Serendipity frame (Gina Cabrera); Scenes from Real Life (One Little Bird)

Fonts: CK Ali’s Hand

Template:  Template Inspiration, Oct. 22, 2011 (Katie Pertiet)

Family Heritage Month at DSP

Yesterday, when I posted the family layouts I was working on, I had no idea Digital Scrapbook Place was celebrating Family History Month on their site. Most of the layouts posted in their gallery feature photos much older than the ones I have, but I'm working on trying to get a few older ones from my grandparents completed on layouts. No matter what, at least I will have some of the family photos documented in some way!

Now, are you looking for some vintage items to add authenticity to your vintage and family heritage layouts? Check out these resources...

Courtesy of F/Stop Spot

World War II Ration Stamps from F/Stop Spot
Great stamps from 1943 scanned carefully. There are a variety of stamps available at this page. Also at F/Stop, there are high-resolution envelope covers to use as background or embellishments.

Courtesy of The Graphics Fairy

The Graphics Fairy
One of my favorite sources for vintage art! You never know what you'll find when you do a search. There are photos, labels, and art for just about anything. It's even fun just to peruse the site.  :)

Courtesy of Fenderskirts Vintage

Fenderskirts Vintage
This site has more "recent" vintage clip art. 

Fuzzimo
Not everything at this site is vintage, but there are some cool freebies, like these old air mail envelope images.






Obviously, this is not a comprehensive list of vintage resources, but just a few I've found recently or peruse on a regular basis. I hope you'll find them helpful!

Family Heritage Layouts

Over the last week, I've become focused on digitally scrapbooking some "old" family pictures. Granted, these photos aren't that old, taken in the1970s and 1980s, but I had to start somewhere!

Christmas 1986 by cyranoscrap

This particular layout showcases some old photos from our family Christmas in 1986. The photos aren't very good, but they still capture a memory that is special to me.

Credits:

Papers: Vintage Christmas (Persnickety Prints)

Embellishments: Vintage Christmas (Persnickety Prints); Scenes from Real Life (One Little Bird); Everyday Life and Serendipity (Gina Cabrera, Digital Design Essentials); The Weekender (Paislee Press)

Title: Bits & Pieces (JM Designs)

Title Numbers: Techno Girl (Pixel Gypsy)

Fonts: Pea Olson

Here's another layout of a family gathering taken at a park...

80th Birthday by cyranoscrap

Credits:

Template: Press Plate No. 19 (Paislee Press)

Papers & Embellishments: Scenes from Real Life (One Little Bird)

Font: Orator

And one photo of my mom and her siblings:

The Villanuevas by cyranoscrap

Credits:

Template: Press Plate No. 2 (Paislee Press)
Paper & Embellishments: The Weekender (Paislee Press)
Fonts: Century Gothic (journaling, date); CK Maternal (title)

These layouts may seem a little plain, but I've been trying to keep them as simple as possible since I want to put them all together in a photo book for family members to purchase. Besides, I don't know of any other family members who have documented any of these events yet. I might even decide to use the photo book as a great Christmas gift for each family. It's never too early to start thinking about holiday ideas!