A Son of Ireland

The Son of Ireland in my title is my Great-Grandfather McCormick. He was born in Ireland on March 15, 1838 – only two days before St. Patrick’s Day – close enough for me!

The base of my layout is from Graphic 45’s A Place in Time collection; I love the neutral colors and the look of long-ago time. To give a bit of a St. Patrick’s Day look, I cut a circle from the Time to Flourish 8x8 paper pad and adhered it to the base.

 Next, I stripped a piece of corrugated packaging and colored it with Prima Metallique acrylic paint in Emerald Green. While that was drying, I treated the chipboard vines by applying a coat of gesso and sprinkling on embossing powder and then heat drying it. The vines and the corrugate were then lightly sanded and given a light coat of Distress Ink to give them an aged appearance. 

Time to assemble and I couldn’t stop! I’ve used flowers from my stash (I’ve owned those large green ones for years, just waiting for the perfect occasion, I guess. I’m so glad that I had hung on to them!), metal flowers treated with Opal Magic Wax and centered with rhinestones, and a dose of microbeads.

I finished it off with a journaling tag tucked behind the photo.

 (Full thanks and credit go to my cousin, Joe Darby for scanning and uploading a treasure trove of family photos to CDs to share with all of us some years back and for finding this newspaper clipping while doing family research.)

 OBITUARY

The Daily News, Batavia, N.Y., Friday Evening, June 7, 1918

            Bergen, June 7. - John McCormick, a well-known and respected farmer of Riga, died this morning at 2 o'clock, aged 80 years.  He had been ill about a year.  He was a native of Ireland and had resided on the farm on which he died about 25 years.  Besides his wife, whose maiden name was Jane Keenan, he leaves four daughters, Miss Katherine McCormick of Riga, Mrs. Joseph Darby of Bergen, Miss Margaret McCormick of Rochester and Mrs. John Darby of Sweden, and three sons, Patrick and Edward of Riga and John of the aviation camp at Morrison, Va.  The funeral will be held from St. Vincent de Paul's church, Churchville, on Monday morning.

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

Graphic 45 – A Place in Time Collection – Calendar Foundation #4500615

Graphic 45 – A Place in Time Collection – March Cut Aparts #4500596

Graphic 45 – Time to Flourish Collection – March Cut Aparts #4501033

Graphic 45 – Time to Flourish Collection – 8 x 8 Paper Pad #4501064

***Embellishments***

Prima – Plume Collection – Citrus #575557

Prima – French Riviera Collection – La Mer #586171

Petaloo – varied blooms

Metal Flowers

Really Reasonable Ribbon – Plaid Ribbon – Moss/Cream – 3/8”

Creative Embellishments – Laser Cut Chipboard – Flourish 15 (2 pkgs)

Kaisercraft – Self Adhesive Rhinestones – Island Lagoon #RS402

***Mediums***

Golden – Gesso

Prima – Art Alchemy – Acrylic Paint – Metallique – Emerald Green #963170

Prima – Art Alchemy – Opal Magic Wax – Green Brocade #964245

Prima – Art Basics – Clear Gesso #961466

Prima – Art Ingredients – Glass Beads – Peacock Green #962692

Ranger – Embossing Powder – Verdigris #EPJ3769

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Walnut Stain

***Tools***

Kreaxions – Circle Cutter

EK Success – Circle Punch – ¼”

Zutter – Bow-It-All

***Other***

Corrugated Packaging

Aleen’s Original Tacky Glue

Scotch – Advanced Tape Glider

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