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Ration
Applechick

Ration

Rationing in the UK after WW2 didn't come to a complete end until the year I was born, in actual fact the general health of children improved and on average they were taller and heavier than children before the war. I remember the supplementary orange juice and cod liver oil and that milk was the drink favoured in our family; I loved milk until I got to teens then 'diet' fever swept over me so I rejected it as too calorific - what an idiot! Anyway, this is me with my Mum and Granny; both great bakers and cooks!

I adore this Artplay and it is PERFECT for vintage pages but after the cluttered page about my Aunt Mary I wanted something 'cleaner' so started with the template reduced it in size with the extra frames turned off and then added an extra transfer from the AP to give the horizontal detail. I played about with masking the photograph, different scales and blending modes then decided to import the notebook element and was happy with the effect so just added a couple of details from the WordArt collection.
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  1. Anna Aspnes
Congrats on the SO! Love the use of the journal book. Beautifully 'clean' layout. Now I'm searching for the journal book, looks like a perfect fit for the rest of my dad's letters from Korea.
 
This is again a beauty Fiona, also very creative, stunning!!

Congrats on the Standing O, so well deserved!!
 
congrats on the standing o.
what three lovely ladies, full of grace.
as always, i love your backstory for your page. i particularly like the use of the notebook, but also the well-dosed use of transfers, brushes and lace.
an amazing page.
Thanks Nia, I'm enjoying doing my family book and I don't think I can do a page without some lace lol!
 
This is so magnificent!! A wonderful story to share with your family. I have a ration book that was my dad's, still with coupons inside. Congratulations on the Standing O! Always deservedly so for your work.
I think we have one of those somewhere as well! Thanks for the kind words Bev!
 
Beautiful photo. Congratulations on the Standing O.
The photo looks like you used that tape transfer method that was all the rage in the early paper days :)
 
I remember rationing well. Definitely the cod-liver oil and the orange juice plus we had to drink heated milk at school which I have hated ever since. A great page. Love the design.
 

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