This is for the closing challenge from this year's HYCCT annual card drive - Lydia is asking us to be inspired by "Another Year In The Books". You can find her challenge HERE.
Can you believe October is over and this is the last of the HYCCT challenges. As an avid reader it was quite hard for me to narrow down my inspiration, but possibly my favourite books were the "Little Grey Rabbit" books by Alison Uttley. I still have a vivid mental picture of standing in the bookshop trying to decide which ones to buy with Christmas money. When my mother operated a star chart system with me, I got a Little Grey Rabbit instead of a star - and a crab's claw on the crabby days, blushes....She made me a Grey Rabbit dress, too, and I still have the little baby hedgehog (Fuzzypeg) which my dad made me for my 5th birthday. I was in hospital, and when I came home a little crocheted cord was trailing out from behind the sofa - he'd made a little pram from 3/4 of a coconut shell polished smooth, and the little wooden hedgehog. Well-worn over the years and in need of a little TLC if ever I can find time, but you can see a photo HERE.
So, I used little grey rabbits on my card. And the second sheet of card left over from Julie's Get Smooshed challenge. I just cut an aperture in the Ink, Spray, Smash panel, scored it, and laid the bunnies behind it. Stamped a sentiment and that's it...This reminds me of when we went cruising on one of the lake/river systems in Northern Ireland. We moored one night and went for a walk in the dusk, and came across a field full of hares - magical. There's a Hare in the Little Grey Rabbit books too!!
You can find the Master Challenge thread with all the HYCCT challenges HERE, and the chat thread is HERE
We do hope you'll join in this fun month of challenges for our 5th annual Hope You Can Cling To card drive,with plenty of prizes for those who participate!
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Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Fri, Oct 31, 2014 @ 4:53 PM
I loved hearing about your childhood there, Sabrina! Good memories are precious, and your card is incredibly sweet with the row of adorable bunnies framed in a pretty blue bg! Just lovely!
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Sat, Nov 01, 2014 @ 2:52 PM
I loved looking at your gifts! Your Mom and Dad are so talented - I love that little hedgehog carriage - what wonderful keepsakes. Adorable card, with a beautiful background.
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