So sad to read of the passing

of Teresa Collins'

 husband, Ty.

Thoughts and prayers with

 the family.

 

I met Teresa at CHA in 2011,

 such a lovely lady,

 and an inspiration to us all.

 

God Bless

 

Sketch Reveal at SOUS!

Welcome to my Blog today

 dear scrappy friends.

 

This post has been scheduled,

 as I am winging my way back

 from a fabulous week

 in Los Angeles.

 

The great sketch from our Leah,

revealed today at

Stuck On U Sketches,

was just made for these

 papers and my photo's.

 

This coming Sunday is

Remembrance Sunday,

and Tuesday 11th November

 is Armistice Day.

 

On Tuesday, the last poppy

 will be added to the stunning

 "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red"

Tribute at the

 Tower of London.

Which marks the

 100th Anniversary

of the outbreak of

World War One.

 

On Tuesday there will be

 888, 246 poppies

in the moat around the Tower!

 

Representing the

 British and Commonwealth

 lives lost in the war.

 

One of these ceramic poppies marks

 the life of my

 Great Grandfather,

Charles A Tedford.

 

He died on 26th April, 1915,

 at Ypres in Belgium.

He has no known grave,

but is honoured on the

 Menin Gate in Belgium.

 

On 16th October,

my Great Grandfather 

was honoured at the

 Tower of London,

on that evening's

Roll of Honour.

 

I was there.

 

I made a 24 hour trip to

 London to witness one of the

 most moving tributes

 I have ever seen.

 

The poppies are a spectacular,

 humbling sight.

 I am so glad I was able to see it.

 

The tribute will be dismantled

 after Armistice Day, and

the poppies have all been sold,

 with proceeds going to

 appropriate charities.

 

I have bought one of the

 poppies, to honour my

 Great Grandfather.

 

To own a piece of this

 fabulous tribute will be

 an honour for me!

 



 

I have rotated the sketch

 clockwise, to accommodate

 the stunning poppies

 already on the paper.

The papers are from

 Kaiser

 "Remember Me"

 Collection.

With Collectables from the

 same collection.

And, a wee bit of black lace

 from my stash.

The papers and photo's are

all that are needed here.

Here are a couple more photo's

 from my 24 hr trip!



In honour of Charles A Tedford

1886 - 1915

 

Now, head on over to

 Stuck On U Sketches

 and see what my

 SOUS Sisters

have done with the sketch!

 

Then, we want to see

your interpretations.

 

So, please join in at SOUS!

 

See you there...

 

Hugs

 

New Sketch Reveal at SOUS

 

Whoo Hoo

 

The Witching Hour

is nearly upon us!

 

And our latest sketch

 over at

Stuck On U Sketches

is perfect for this gorgeous photo

 of middle Granddaughter, Erin,

 from last year.

 

 

The fabulous sketch

 from our Nanne...

 



Some more older papers used here

The Apothecary Emporium

 from

 Echo Park

 

 

A few elements from

 Creative Scraps

 "Halloween Greetings"

 

Gorgeous acetate clock from

 Kaiser "13th Hour"



Corner die from

 Spellbinders

 "Fantastic Flourish 3"

Swirls from

 Spellbinders

 "Twisted Metal Tags & Accents"

Flowers by Prima

 and

Heidi Swapp bling (really old!)

Why don't you join us this week

 over at

Stuck On U Sketches.

 

The other DT girls have stunning

 layouts to share too.

 

Would love to see your take

 on the sketch.

 

See you over at SOUS!

 

Hugs

 

Sketch Reveal at SOUS!

 

Welcome dear friends.

 

It's Creepy, Freaky October, at last!

 

I love Hallowe'en!

 

And the new sketch release at

 Stuck On U Sketches

was perfect for this photo

 of my gorgeous, creepy, freaky

 Granddaughters,

 Rebekah & Emma.

 

 

The great sketch by our Nanne...

The papers I have used are from

My Mind's Eye

"The Spider's Web"

 and

 Teresa Collins

 "Haunted Hallows"

The die cut fence is from

 Cottage Cutz

"Spooky Iron Fence"

The background stencil work

 is using a stencil from

 Dutch Doobadoo

 "Spider Web"

 and

Glossy Black Dimensional Paste.

I have used a

 Kaiser stamp

 "Hessian"

 on the circle and arrow.

Lots of layers and distressing.

Super happy!

 

This was the girls' costumes

 last year, and they really

 played the part.

The little one practised her

 'zombie eyes'

 for days...lol

All right.

 

Now, it's your turn.

 

Head on over to the

Stuck On U Sketches Blog,

 to see the beautiful work of

 my Design Team Mates.

 Then have a go with the

sketch yourself.

 

It certainly doesn't have

 to be Hallowe'en!

 

Also over at the SOUS Blog

are the winners of

the Blog Hop!

 

The winners have 7 days to

 claim their prizes.

So, don't miss out.

 Go check if you are a winner!

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

See you soon.

 

Hugs

 

Stuck On U Sketches 5th Anniversary Blog Hop!

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

 

It is our 5th Anniversary

over at

 Stuck On U Sketches!

 

We are so glad you could join us.

 

Fantastic projects from the

 Design Team

 and a fabulous prize for

 one of you.

 

You should have arrived here from

 Erica's Blog.

 

If you haven't,

you should head over to

 Stuck On U Sketches

 for all the details and the

 beginning of the Hop.

 

The prize for participating

on the Hop is from

 Creative Embellishments

 



 

A fantastic $30 Gift Certificate!

 

To be eligible for the prize,

you need to complete the Hop

 by visiting, commenting, and liking

 each of the Blogs on the Hop.

We need to know that you have come by.
 

A full list of the Blogs is given

over at SOUS,

if you get lost!

 

After visiting all the Blogs

 you should return to

Stuck On U Sketches

and let us know by commenting

 there that you have

completed the Blog Hop.
Don't forget to
Like SOUS
 while you're there!

 

The Hop will run for FIVE days,

 giving you plenty of time to

 visit each Blog, ending on

Tuesday 30th September

at

 Midnight EST. 

 

Following SOUS on Facebook

 and Pinterest also gives you

extra chances of winning.

Just let us know you are following.

 

You really don't want to miss any

of the fabulous work today from

 the Sketch Design Team.

We are all using a great sketch

 from our co-leader

 Leah.

 

Leah's Sketch...

Before I show my interpretation

of the sketch, I need to

 remind you that there are also

 prizes up for grabs for participating

 in any of the challenges

for September.

 

That includes the Die Cut Challenge,

 the Project Life Challenge,

 and the

Sketch Challenge.

 

The prizes for September are from

Fancy Pants

 and

 Zeus & Zoe.

 



 

From Fancy Pants

the True Friend Collection Pack.

 

 

 

From Zeus & Zoe

an amazing Embellishment Collection.

 

 

Now to my layout

using

Leah's Sketch...

 

 

Middle Granddaughter Erin's

5th Birthday last year.

 

Using

 Basic Grey

 "Porcelain"

 Collection.

 

All the details are from

 Kaiser Collectables

 "True Romance"

and

 "BeYOUtiful You".

Such a happy photo - love it.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

If you are on the Hop your

 next stop is

 Leah's Blog.

 

Good Luck.

 

Hope to see you soon.

 

Hugs