50's Fashion and exciting news

I am almost managing to make at least one layout a week this year. There have been a couple of weeks I have missed so when I saw the challenge at Totally Gorjuss was Something Old I knew what I wold make for my DT project this week. We are sponsored by Heather's Hobbie Haven.

The photos are of my Mum and in the second picture she is with her Mum. My Mum is only 17 in the larger picture but looks older than today's youngster of 17 doesn't she. My Mum was always dressmaking and knitting so I kept to that theme for the page. I went for a shabby chic look tearing the fashion paper and using lots of DI Vintage Photo. I've used a free vintage digital stamp behind the photos and made the frame from sanded Core'dinations. The mannequin is from Craftwork Cards and I made a dress in the 50's style for it. The title is from American Crafts letter and the ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. I remember having the old wooden cotton reels when my Mum had finished with them to make things with. I kept a box with all sorts of bits and pieces to craft with. Goodness knows what I made.

Challenges

Creative Craft World Great scrap map 

Bunny Zoe Girly 

Simon Says Stamp and Show Chic to be shabby 

Digital Tuesday Frame it 

Papertake 1,2,3 (1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 pictures) 

Dream Valley Mother's Day or female 

Joanna Sheen Mother's Day or female

So on to the exciting news.

Over at the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration blog we are having an Easter Blog hop and would like to invite you all to join in with us..

Our Easter blog hop will run from 8am 28th March through to 6pm 2nd April.....

We also have a few surprises for you all,we have some special people joining us we know you will love them as much as we all do,so don't forget to come back and see who will be joining us...

There will be letters to collect to make a sentence and the Design Team Members who are taking part all have a ribbon candy to give away to one lucky person who joins us on the hop and leaves a comment on their blog..

For the person who gets all the letters to make the words and then leaves the correct sentence in a comment on the post at Crafty Ribbons Inspiration there will be a fantastic ribbon hamper as their prize...

Winners will be announced on the Crafty Ribbons Inspirations blog at 6pm Wednesday 3rd April...

To kick off our Blog Hop we are offering some fabulous ribbon candy......

If you would like to win these gorgeous ribbons..then all you need to do is ...

 Take this small badge 

and put it in your sidebar and link back to the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration blog...

  leave your name with Inlinkz below the post over at Crafty Ribbons Inspiration Blog... 

We would love you to be a follower of the Inspiration blog but it's not a requirement...

If you don't have a blog that's fine just leave your name with Inlinkz skipping the URL

The Design Team look forward to seeing you all on Thursday 28th March  for the first day of our Easter Blog Hop....