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Knitted Layout!



Yeah, I know, not quite a knitted layout but a layout with 'knitted ribbon' and knitted jumpers...




I love hand knitted clothes.  I can't knit though and now I am grown up no one offers to knit for you!  I've heard more than one Grandmother say 'it's fine when they are little because the knitting grows fast'


 

This layout is of me and my brother in the 80's wearing jumpers that Nanny had knitted for us.  I'm not certain but I probably inherited the blue jumper when he had grown out of it... do kids still do that these days?!




I cut in to the lovely knitted ribbon.  I didn't want to use it because it is so nice.  I've done that with papers in the past and by the time I do make the big jump and use them I always wonder why I didn't use them when I bought them...  when will I learn! 


 
 
I used up some left over rub-ons.  A 'c' and an 'i' minus it's dot make up the 'a' and a 'l' for a '1'
What do you do with your left over alphabets?  I'd love to know...


 
 
And a generous sprinkling of yummy buttons completes the layout.  They are the exact colours of the knit and sew ribbons so work perfectly together, and I had so many interesting shapes in my selection.

Join us at Crafty Ribbons Challenge for Anything Goes with Ribbon.

I'm also playing at:
Simon Says - bit of green (yummy buttons!)
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - ribbon
Paper playtime - anything goes
Crafty Boots - old-new-borrowed-blue old photo, new ribbon, blue buttons (nothing borrowed as I don't know anyone who lends craft supplies!!!)




Thanks for stopping by!





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  1. Sue7 March 2013 at 18:51

    This is just fab. What a great idea.

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  2. Rossella7 March 2013 at 20:50

    This is such a lovely layout, it did make me smile
    Rosie x

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  3. Lorraine A7 March 2013 at 21:30

    Gorgeous LO Laura :-) the photo is lovely and the details are perfect ! :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  4. Lisa Carroll7 March 2013 at 22:02

    Such a wonderful layout! Love the 'knitted' ribbon and buttons... adds great texture! :) Thanks for playing along in our "Bit o' Green" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog this week! xx

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  5. SandeeNC7 March 2013 at 22:08

    Looooooooove this LO! Those buttons and all that white space is just yummy!! I still have the knitted sweaters that my Grandmother made for me when I was a baby!! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at PP Anything Goes challenge, waving hi from the hills of North Carolina ♥

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  6. paper fun8 March 2013 at 06:28

    Terrific page. Loved hearing about you and your brother with the hand me downs.

    Thanks for joining our ribbon challenge at Creative Card Crew.

    Mari

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  7. Amanda8 March 2013 at 16:27

    Love the layout. :) thank you for joining us over at Paper Playtime.Amanda

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  8. Kimberly S9 March 2013 at 01:48

    What a sweet layout! Love the clean look, and all of those buttons. Thanks so much for joining us in the Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge! :)

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  9. Unknown9 March 2013 at 16:43

    Great page ,I love the knitting ribbon so cool. Thanks for joining us at Creative Card Crew on our Ribbon challenge Tania xx

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  10. Guild Master Crystal9 March 2013 at 23:49

    Awesome layout! Love all the buttons. Thank you for playing with us at Creative Card Crew!
    ~ Crystal

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  11. Dee's Craft Room10 March 2013 at 18:06

    Great layout, I love the knitted ribbon and fabby buttons.

    Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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