Monday, 16 July 2018

Let's get sketchy



Now for a quick layout for Lets get sketchy.

VINTAGE
My grandfather was a builder by trade but during World War 2 was given an important job of Warden for the local area.
This meant he was responsible for making sure houses had blackout paper on all the windows, showing no light. If there was an air raid or bombs found he was trained to use a gas mask and rescue the people affected. He also hung posters at railway stations etc to warn people to be aware.
At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra I saw plaque which made me realise I needed to document this story.
I've used stitching across the triangles plus 2 buttons from the era.




8 comments:

Marci said...

WOW that is so interesting! Thanks for sharing this page and joining us for the July challenge @ LGS!

Bethany.Roisland said...

I agree with Marci! WOW! I love that you used two buttons from that time period to add to the historical significance of the page! Thanks for playing at LGS!

Brenda's Scrap Place said...

I like your take on the challenge and your patterned papers are quite vintage. Thanks for joining in with us at Let's Get Sketchy.

Sayaka Aihara(sariko*) said...

Great take on the sketch! Thank you for joining us at LGS!

Deb said...

Such a lovely take on the sketch. Love the stitching. thanks so much for joining us at Lets Get Sketchy Deb xx

etsuko kishimura said...

Cool atmosphere works! Still it is nice to feel gentle.Thank you for joining us at LGS!

craftybyfirna said...

Gorgeous layout! Love your take on the sketch. Thank you for playing along with us at LGS!

CathQuillScrap said...

So nice to be able to remember our family histories and keep it for future generations. Thanks for playing along with us at Let's Get Sketchy.