Lavinia Stamps Challenge #12 add a flower

As this year is the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One, I wanted to include the poignant World War One Christmas Story in my December journal.

 On Christmas Eve both sides lay down their arms, and came together in Peace. 

If only it could have lasted forever.

I have used Lavinia stamps for this, and I am entering it into the Lavinia Stamp Challenge

I made the top 5 in the Clarity Stamp Challenge

I have entered the majority  of the challenges since the Clarity Stamp Challenges began, and today my book sculpture was selected as one of the top 5. Thank you so much, it means such a lot to me. Congratulations to the winner and all of the others in the top 5, and to  all of the other entries, I know how hard we all try.

Now if only one day I could actually win the coveted top prize..........  I hope we all do eventually

 

Clarity Stamp Challenge 21

I am entering my " Bringing Home the Magic" book sculpture into this months Clarity Stamp Challenge. I used the lovely new old fashioned car and tree stamp from this months Clarity Design Club. I also used the magical Flying Reindeer, and other cute deers , squirrels, and birds, they are all having fun in the forest! Of course I used my favourite hare stamp too.

A birds eye view 

Those trees were tricky, I just hope they look more like trees now they certainly didn't at the start.

A little log cabin, I hope the fire isn't alight inside, or the poor bird will get a hot bot.

Thank you for looking.



Lest We Forget

I have commemorated my Great Grandfather and three Great Uncles at Every Man Remembered and also many many others. There are so very many, it is beyond heartbreaking to see all of their  names, and so many of them were so very young.

My own Grandfather fibbed about his age to get into the army and fight for his country when he was only 14 years old.

My Grandfather with the Belgium family who looked after him

We Will Remember Them

ooooh John Lewis Christmas Advert 2014

This is just wonderful, as always. John Lewis always make such heartfelt adverts. I look forward to their adverts each year, and I was certainly not disappointed this year.

Joss Stone Feat. Jeff Beck – No Man’s Land (Poppy Appeal Single 2014)

Thats Crafty Hot and Spicy Challenge

I love the "Guess How Much I Love You"  Story, so I was thrilled when I saw the " I Love you to the Moon and Back" stamp, and  of course I couldn't resist it. I am entering this card into That's Craftys Hot and Spicy Challenge, it's  my first entry into their challenge. I think the orange sky looks hot, but I am not sure if it's spicy, so I have decided to name the hare Spicy so it will fit, is that allowed? : )