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I'm a 65 year old living in Toronto Canada. I started paper scrapping in the 1990s & switched to digital in the early 2000s.
I've been happily married for 35 years with 2 adult children. We have a married adult daughter & a late son. (He had multiple severe disabilities - nonverbal autism, severe intellectual disability, atypical bipolar disorder, epilepsy and was a XYY male. We lost him 5 years ago at age 25 to SUDEP - Sudden Death in EPilepsy). I consider him my greatest teacher. Graham's photo and memorial page are here: https://www.autismbrainnet.org/donor/graham-brown/ (The same photo and tribute are also on the North American SUDEP Registry Our Stories page which he shares with others. Graham's donation was a joint donation to both sets of researchers.)
I'm retired but originally a children's librarian (public library) and then a supply (substitute) teacher. My favourite classes to teach were kindergarten, grades 1-2, middle school and especially special education. I particularly liked teaching students with autism or intellectual disabilities or adhd or learning disabilities or who needed behavioural support.
My hobbies (other than digital scrapping and photography) are knitting, board gaming, reading, journaling especially bullet journals, fountain pens,listening to a wide variety of music, classic movies and foreign language films and cooking (low carb/keto now since it controls my Type 2 diabetes.) I have a big interest in history, geography and different cultures and read a lot in these areas. I mostly read nonfiction but I do enjoy science fiction and fantasy. My husband and I share our home with 3 rescue kitties.
I consider myself a beginner with scrapbook design and I am enjoying learning.
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- 858 x 994 pixels
- 2.86 x 3.31 inches
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I have designed 3 items for the country of France: a blue paper with a Fleur de lis pattern and 2 crests - 1 for France using the flag and one for Paris with its most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower.
(For those who'd like to see all my designs including other travel crests and brads, my designs are here: https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/anne-maclellan/designs ).
Personally, I've only seen a small part of France so far (Strasburg in Alsace) and Paris is on my "bucket list". (I've changed planes in Paris but don't count going through the airport as actually seeing Paris.)
This crest features Paris' most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. It was built for the 1889 World's Fair and is named after Gustave Eiffel whose company built and designed it. It was controversial at first (some disliked the design) and it was intended to be temporary. However, it become the best known landmark of Paris. During World War II, as the Allies approached occupied Paris, Hitler ordered that it be destroyed. The military government of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz disobeyed that order. The tower is repainted every 7 years with 60 tons of paint to prevent it from rusting.
Font: Strip Deco Regular
used The Good Life: April 2020 Travel Stamps Kit - Travel Template
#238159
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word art, paris, eiffel, crest
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Recent Comments
Thanks!
Anne, you are outstanding! Your care in making design choices, your skill at putting these together and your passion for putting so much history and information with your posts makes my heart so happy! Thank you, thank you, thank you! ~M x
I have no excuse to document my trips now :) These are fantastic. Thank you for the write up as well!
thanks ♥