A Time Of War - kit by Kate McClellan Designs

On December 7, 1941 life as we knew it in the US changed forever.  Overnight the country was asked to contribute everything humanly possible to the war effort.   Nearly every commodity in the US was at a premium.  Food and fuel were rationed.  Blackouts along our coastlines became a nightly occurrence.  All form of metal was recycled - even car bumpers were handed over to help.

My grandmother was a young naval wife during the war and the impact of those years -  having to survive on next to nothing and use ingenuity to re-purpose everything in her house - it changed her forever.   She was still darning socks and saving hosiery into her mid 60's.   Many women found themselves having to work outside the home for the very first time in their family histories.   Our country's culture, landscape and economic future changed drastically during this war. 

This kit is inspired by one piece of World War 2 - the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the unforgettable patriotism that rose from within our country during the years to follow.  It is also inspired by the fact I have not been able to find a scrapbooking kit for WWll that is appropriately serious and void of cartoonish depictions.  I wanted to create a kit that offered both serious elements and vintage ephemera to support all measure of photographs and stories from that period of time. 

A Time of War kit contains the following:

12 richly textured backgrounds - to include depictions of Pearl Harbor, American battleships enroute to the islands and actual maps of the war fronts.

2 paper frames
1 leather strap
1 vintage watch
1 eagle medallion
3 piece military ephemera
4 tied knots
1 piece tied string
1 bundle of rope
2 metal fasteners
1 metal paper clip
5 piece vintage WWII posters
1 metal rivet
6 tags
3 glass paper weights with cross stitched messaging
2 pieces torn paper
2 pages vintage ration stamps
1 ration stamp envelope

All images are scanned and/or created at 300dpi, full printable resolution.  

This kit is for personal use - however an S4H license can be purchased separately.  Please contact me if interested.

Thank you for looking!