The November Outlawz colour challenge is to use monochrome red
As November is remembrance month, I chose to do a poppy design. Using a Cricut cut file designed by Harbour Grace designs. There are seven layers cut on my Cricut Joy Extra and mounted on backing paper by Superfime designs called Poppy crystals. Then mounted on a red card. Inside I have stuck a white poppy shape to write greetings on.
“The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11am on 11 November 1918.
Armistice is Latin for to stand (still) arms.
To this day we mark Armistice Day around the United Kingdom with a Two Minute Silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month.” (Royal British Legion).
The poppy is used as a symbol of remembrance as they were said to be the only thing that grew on the battle fields during the first world war. A poem was written in 1915 by John McCrae
“In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders’ fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high,
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders’ Fields.” (Royal British legion)
Paper poppies have been sold by Royal British Legion as a symbol of remembrance since 1921. There are now many other products available and poppy has become a much loved flower. The poppy is supposed to grow anywhere, but I have never been able to grow them very well, yet they grow alongside motorways, on grass verges and on battle fields, so not sure where I am going wrong!
It is sad that after over 100 years wars are still being fought and so much of the world is involved in conflict.