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Men-An Tol, known around Cornwall as "Crick Stone" -- is a ancient stone hole flanked by two standing blocks which may have once been part of a solar calendar. It has long been held to have healing powers, the local name coming from the belief that it could cure rickets, and for centuries afflicted children were passed through the stone nine times naked. Background: Baers Garten's Beyond The Sea - Solids (faded into...) Background: Baers Garten's Happy Birthday Papers - Pack 1 (faded into...) Background: Baers Garten's Happy Birthday Papers - Pack 2 (faded into...) Background: Baers Garten's Celebrate - Pack 1 Round Grass "Frame": Amy Hutchinson's Berry Me In Sand Photo Overlay: Berna Datema's Eye Love You Photo Overlays 5 x 7 Frame: Christina Renee Designs' Bugs, Bugs Everywhere Wood Signpost: Water LO Project's At The Picnic (blog freebie) Sign "Engraving" Style: (included with) Donna Rafferty's Poetry Stones Moss Circle: Sausan Designs' Verde Elements Moss: April Mouse's Summer Field (blog freebie) Moss: Paint The Moon's Pacific Grove Moss: Macek 007's Old Window (blog freebie) Dirt: Kristin Cronin-Barrow's Rugged Dirt: Scrappy Smile's Summer's Peace (blog freebie) Grass: Water LO Project's At Grandma's Backyard (blog freebie) Wild Grasses: Water LO Project's At The Picnic (blog freebie)

Background: Loreta Labarca's Dotty Dots (blog freebie) Background: Baers Garten's Celebrate 1 Papers Background: Bren Boone's Luscious Solids (blog freebie) Background: Amanda Rockwell's Nursery Vibrant Ocean Background: Redju's Americana (blog freebie) Background: Amanda Heimann's Just Ducky Background: We Are Storytellers Collab's Anchors Away Background: Mindy Terasawa's Little Treasures Alpha: Kitty Chen's Chunky Alpha Anchor: Hot Spot Scraps Collab's Maritime Bow On Anchor: Amanda Rockwell's Solid Boys Elements Gull: Crea Bisontine's Oh My Captain Gull Doodles: Kate Hadfield's Summer Doodles Felt Sailor Hat: We Are Storytellers Collab's Anchors Away Sail Boat: Timkova's Relax By The Sea (blog freebie) Wave Doodle: Mindy Terasawa's Little Treasures Hanging Tag: Jofia Devoe's Sea Oh Sea

Background: Ann Marie's Krafty Essentials Neutrals Background: Baers Garten's Beyond The Seas Solids Background: Natali's Freshness Background: Jofia's Artist's Workshop (covering the canvas to make a front) Cutting Line Stamp: Ilona Hemp's Newspaper Cuttings Paint Smears: Jofia's Artist's Workshop Paint Brush: Jofia's Artist's Workshop Paint Brush: Tracey Monette's Artist No 1 Paint Canvas: Jofia's Artist's Workshop (reshaped somewhat) Date Stamp: Heather Roselli's Date It Date Stamp: Penny Springmann's Dateline

Background: Simie S's Nature Feeling (just soft erased to show very little of the weave texture) over... Background: Kubivet's Retro 8 (blog freebie)...over... Background: Kubivet's Natural (blog freebie) Grasses (bottom left corner): April Mouse's Spring Meadow (blog freebie) Grasses Bottom Border: BPAK's Nature 2 (blog freebie) Lizard On Frame: BPAK's Nature 2 (blog freebie) Tall Grasses (near left of frame): Jarka Scrap's Ladybugs (blog freebie) Pussy Willow Branch Stamp: Mag Design's Hearts (blog freebie) Leaves On Branch: Meowth's Natural (blog freebie) Leaves On Branch: BPAK's Greenery (blog freebie) Curly Rattan: April Mouse's Time (blog freebie) Twig: Meowth's Natural (blog freebie) Wood Frame: Kubivet's Antik (blog freebie) Bark Frame (used as a journal block): Veronova's 3 Frames (blog freebie) Ribbon on Wood Frame: Kubivet's Foto (blog freebie) (I cut off the part after the knot and then used it at a canted angle so it looked tied to the frame) Raffia Mess Under Frames: Meowth's Natural (blog freebie) Burlap Mess Under Frames: Sita's Sepia (blog freebie) *NOTE: everything used is a freebie from Polish and Czech blogs*

Only two photographic images are the blue boat and the sliver of our skyline. I absolutely love the challenge of recreating what I see around me with existing elements -- just used in what is often an odd combination. Skyline of Portmouth: Scan (extracted by myself) Background: Leslie Bodoh's Beach Backgrounds (faded into...) Background: Elizabeth Heberline & Becki Kress' Seabreeze Cloud: Dawn Inskip's Weather Station Cloud: Kubivet's Rain (blog freebie) Blue Boat: Scan (extracted by myself) Rope Line (From Boat): Maélia's Sabre Brule (blog freebie) Boat (At Tide Line): Elizabeth Heberline's Hook, Line & Sinker Seaweed (Under Boat): Elizabeth Heberline & Becki Kress' Seabreeze Gravel (Used At Tide Line): Elizabeth Heberline's Hook, Line & Sinker Water (Used At Tide Line): Jofia Devoe's Need Some Water NOTE: There is a step by step "HOW I" walkthrough for this layout on my blog, if you want to demystify what I do or give it a shot. Link should be in my profile.

Background: Gina Miller's Inky Notes Wood Frame: Jen Ulasiewicz' Shabby Chic Frames Paper Frame: Kate Pertiet's Vintage Photo Frames 7 Photo Overlay: Berna Datema's Eye Love You Frames 5x7 Dirt: Kristin Cronin-Barrow's Rugged Dirt: April Mouse's Summer Field Dirt: Scrappy Smile's Summer's Peace (blog freebie) Gardening Tools: Kubivet's Babicina (blog freebie) Wire Plant Label: Vicki Stegall's Only Natural 2 Flowers: Paint The Moon's Tillie's Garden Flowers: Sausan Designs' Altered Artistry Pressed Flowers 3 Flowers: Birgit Kerr's In Dreams Moss: Madame Mim & Milla's Enchanted Forest collab Leaves: Jerline's Summer Fun (blog freebie) Twig: Mimilou's Happy Summer Bow: Natalie Designs' Ribbons Vol. 1 Alpha: Gina Cabrera's Shabby Cottage Alpha

Background: Meredith Fenwick's Everyday Inspiration Rear Background: Weeds & Wildflowers' Creating Beauty (faded into...) Rear Background: Nancie Rowe Janitz' Stone Cottage (freebie) Background: Meredith Fenwick's Everyday Inspiration (faded into...) Front Background: Miss Crow's Fantasy Prone Walls 1 (faded into...) Front Background: Nancie Rowe Janitz' Silver & Gold Dirt: April Mouse's Summer Field (blog freebie) Frame: Natali's Variation Photo Distressing Overlay: Berna Datema's Eye Love You 5x7 Photo Overlays Rubber Band Wrap: Kerstinchen's Taste Of Scotland Thistle: April Mouse's Citadell (blog freebie) Thistle: Water LO Project's Near The Wall (blog freebie) Thistle Leaves: Kaciia's Thorny Beauty (blog freebie) Dandelion Leaves: Madame Mim's Urban Medley Photo Frame/Overlays: Danielle's Worn Photo Overlays 2

Background: Baers Garten's Beyond The Sea Solids Background: Baers Garten's Urban Doodle Page Border & Around Frame: Annick Philibert's Doodled Page Frames 2 Frame: Kubivet's Nautical (blog freebie) Tree Stamp: Jen Ulasiewicz' Nature Brushes

Background: Black Dog Designs' All Ages Kit (coming soon) Background: Melanie Willmann's Basics Leather Chains: Metalmama & Lori Barnhurst's Punktober Guitar: Mandabean & Zoe Pearn's Toys For Boys String: April Mouse's Time (blog freebie) Arrow Stamp: Holliewood Studios' One Cool Dude Stitching: Mandabean & Zoe Pearn's Toys For Boys Photo ID Frame: Kubivet's Girl ID (blog freebie) Duct Tape: Jana McCarthy's Let's Rock Photo Matte/Effect: Debra Tope's Collage Edge Style (blog freebie) Guitar Brush: Anna Aspnes' Rock It Word Art: Vicki Stegall's Rock On Word Art Electrical Tape Edge: Mz Cora' Damion (blog freebie)

Background: Kate Hadfield's Carelessly Crumbled Background: Donna Rafferty's Cloudy Collection Papers Background: Scan of RAF Strength (Nov '44-May '45) Archives *Spitfire Brushes: Myself Clouds: Water LO Project's At Grandma's Backyard (blog freebie) Clouds: Dawn Inskip's Weather Station *WWII RAF Googles: Scan (extracted by myself - and MUCH modification) Reflection In Googles: Donna Rafferty's Cloudy Collection Papers *Spitfire Pin: Scan (extracted by myself) Alpha: Kate Hadfield's Newspaper 2 Alpha *Metal Frame: Scan of the bottom of a biscuit tin (extracted by myself) Metal Plate: Natali's Innocence (modified slightly) Metal Clips: Natali's Countryside Screws: Shabby Miss Jenn's Cherrywood Farms *Spitfire Gauge: Scan (extracted by myself) Netting: Water LO Project's At The Mole (blog freebie) Old Paper: Birgit Kerr's In Dreams Frame: Kate Pertiet's Dirty Frames Curled & Flat 2

Background: Ztampf's Robo Kit (faded into...) (then faded in with a photo of droplets to look like sweat on the inside of a hull) Rivet Border: Made from a paper in Ztampf's Robo Kit Background: Bluebell Scrap Design's The Weather Porthole: Kubivet's Old Nautical (blog freebie) Water Splash: Jofia's Need Water Seaweed: Elizabeth Heberline & Becki Kress's Seabreeze (recoloured) Alpha: Ztampf's Phrench Phoebe (desaturated)

Background: Doris Castle's Dreams (faded into...) Background: Holliewood Studios' The Retreat Background: Holliewood Studios' Hopeless Romantic Background: Bren Boone's Back To Basics - Neutrals (also used to re-texture frames) Page Distressing Overlay: Lynne-Marie Favreau's Tattered Overlays Page Distressing Overlay: Danielle/SBS Worn Photo Overlays 2 (also over postcard) Frame: Jen Ulasiewicz' Shabby Chic Frames (modified slightly) Postcards: Scans (extracted by myself) Necklace Chain: Maya's Frank & Alice - Your Girl Alice (modified slightly) Ribbon Wrap: Bluebell Scrap Design's Love Is Everywhere (modified slightly) Dried Clover: Jen Ulasiewicz' Vintage Antiquities - Shabby Dried Leaves: Jen Ulasiewicz' Pickin' Wildflowers

Background: Kubivet's Rain (blog freebie) (faded into...) Background: Kubivet's Natural (blog freebie) (faded into...) Background: Photograph of HMS Mary Rose's carvings Frame: Kubivet's Zoo (blog freebie) Seaweed: Elizabeth Heberline & Becki Kress' Seabreeze Shells: Jarka Scrap's Shells (blog freebie) Net: Mikkel Paige's Nautical Mile Driftwood: Water Lo Project's At The Picnic (blog freebie) Driftwood: Ronna Penner's Boys Town (overlayed with Kubivet's Natural paper) Driftwood: Tracey Monette's Beachcomber (overlayed with Kubivet's Natural paper) Wood (Shutters): Laurali's Real Dream (blog freebie)

Background: Jen Ulasiewicz' Down By The Sea Add-On Background: Mighty Nice's Spring (blog freebie) Background: Gina Miller's All About The Papers - Hanging Beachside Clouds: Jen Ulasiewicz' Clouds Sheep Fleece: Catrine's Teddy Alpha (made from the "i", just desaturated) Moss: Bellisa's Sabre Brulle (blog freebie) Moss: Paint The Moon's Pacific Grove Date: Misty Cato's Date Bits 3 Frames: Kate Pertiet's Curled & Flat Frames 2 Stitches: Karen Lewis' Stitches Large Circles Alpha: Micheline Martin's Simple Black

Background: Bren Boone's Lucious Solids (modified slightly) Wave Doodle: Emily Powers' Whales & Snails Boat Doodles: Kate Hadfield's Doodled Vehicles 1 (modified slightly) Cloud Doodles: Kate Hadfield's Doodled Vehicles 1 Gull Doodles: Kate Hadfield from the TLP Summer Collection Collab Arrow Doodles: Ida Rudningen's Doodle Arrows Alpha: Weeds & Wildflowers' Happy Garden Rain Alpha: Graziela Mendes' Alpha Beads 1