Perfect Pairs

6/4 Still Aunt Sari…. but I forgot to add 3 of the LO’s from the Creative Team for this blog post.  It was my 45th birthday and I’m planning on using that as my excuse. So, trying again….. Jenn J is up first. I love the string and gear clusters and all the colors of fabric. The background paper makes me think of “Sunday” suits my Mom used to make for my Dad in the late 70s. Looks just like polyester gabardine. Adore the label and the ledger paper.

Kariyn just knocked my socks off. I really need to get on her vacation schedule. The imigrey is beautiful and well, they tell the whole story of that Sunset. Love the Sunset Tag and placement of the butterfly.

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Hi Aunt Sari here. I can’t imagine a better match than these 2 designs by Chelle.  Every one of us eventually came from another city, shire, parrish, state, province, or country. My family tree goes back to England. On my Father’s side of the family, my 4th great grandparents (Chelle’s 5th) 12 of the 16 ancestors came from England. 2 came from Denmark,and 2 from Scotland. On my Mother’s side, 10 of the 16 4th great grandparents were born in England, Leaving 6 born in the USA.

Family History is such a strong part of my life. Chelle’s too. A few years ago for Christmas, Chelle and her Mom purchased histories from the DUP, Daughters Of Utah Pioneers. There’s also a SUP, Sons of Utah Pioneers. Chelle combined and abridged them and made each of her Aunts & Uncle’s a copy of the those merged histories. I love to read them and learn something different each time I do. I’ve also typed histories from some of the ancestor’s. I’ve a scanned copy of Great Grandma Cummings application to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. What organizations have your ancestor’s been a part of that you could scrap?

We’ve been blessed to have pictures of 24 of the 32 great-grandparents of my 4th & Chelle’s 5th generation and some from my 5th & Chelle’s 6th great grandparents, we have 5 of 64. I can’t imagine the bravery it took to leave their home and country and migrate to America.

• 3rd Great Grandma Thornley crossed the plains by walking and ended up with severe frostbite and couldn’t really walk any longer, so her daughter took care of her.
• Some traveled by steam ships up the Mississippi and then walked across the plains.
• Some traveled by steam engine trains. The train moved so slowly, the men would get off the train and pick up sagebrush to feed the steam engine. They could easily keep up with the train.
• 4th Great Grandpa Larsen worked on a ship. His wife died and neighbor’s joined our church and migrated to America. They hadn’t heard from Lars and assumed he had died at sea. It was many years before he and 3rd Great Grandma Christina saw each other.
• 5th Great Grandpa Cummings was the flag-bearer in the the Mormon Battallion and his son rode for the Pony Express.
• 4th Great Grandmother Jessop said if she could just get to Utah all would be well. She died just 2 days after arriving in Utah.
• Some worked in milk barns in England, one was a pugilist, one did tours of Africa, some lost jobs because they chose to join our church.
• 4th Great Grandfather Thompson migrated to work as a silversmith in Providence, Rhode Island.
• Almost all of them faced potential Indian troubles when they arrived in Cache Valley, Utah; and lived in Fort’s in their town until it became safe enough to build small log homes.

I think often of those pioneers and Memorial Day has a soft place in my heart because of them. I hope this post will inspire you to scrap those family history stories before they are forgotten.

Here are some layouts on Traveler from the Creative Team. Carol did a super pictorial of her trip. I love the gear & clock borders. Isn’t that street sign yummy? The cathedral is really impressive and the flowers provide a “pop” of color on the page.

Jenn J. provided this example. I love the use of the striped paper, the clusters and how the gears appear next to the “tower.” She did a great job of allowing the paper to separate the sides of the layout.

Ronnie provided this example. How can you not love the clock stamps in the background and the use of the strings. Doesn’t the bracket look good and as if it’s embedded in the book? Very imaginative!

Karen S is my queen for the day! Her LO includes both Family Tree and Traveler. I love the ledger paper with the shading. At the bottom instead of “holes” I almost see “pearl brads.” Maybe I’m fanciful — or more likely–my glasses are dirty! Love the flowers and clusters. Great Job Karen!

Now on to some favorite layouts for Family Tree. They are all so different and I think you could easily add traveler to them. Love how different the styles and compositions are. First is Ophelia. Isn’t the transition from the larger picture down to the lower picture just priceless. The strings, the brackets… Oh my!

Next is Heather. She speaks of her ancestry and how they got started at her father’s Shiva. She also watched NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” That’s one of my favorite shows also. It’s interesting the paths our families take to get us where we are today.

Finally a LO from Roxana. I like the way she used the different elements and inserted so many pictures of her family. I adore the Rose cluster with bling!  Great pics of her hubby and son. That little guy looks like he is having so much fun during the picture taking! Super Job!

Last, here are Chelle’s products that are used in the layouts. See for yourself how well these 2 kits can merge together and bring those memories together.