***CSI - Case File 235***

Its time for another case file here at CSI - Color Stories Inspiration!

It the start of the month so we have a major case file with a sketch for your interpretation as well.

Here is how I solved the case file....

Here is the case file with

the sketch....

I used all the colours from the scheme.

My Evidence used was:

* Solid white background

* polka dots - mist dots

* flowers

* wet medium - texture paste

My testimony used was:  

* Topic: girlfriends

I have used Maja Design papers on this layout with the white cardstock background.

To get a fresh modern feel to the layout I have drawn black free hand lines around the edges of some of the paper layers. 

I used Distress Grit paste as my wet medium with a floral swirl stencil.

This very pretty ribbon was the perfect colouring for this colour scheme. Just tied in a bow and glued to the layout.

I wanted to use some stamped verses on this layout. I  stamped with Black Soot distress Ink.

I used staples to keep my torn paper layers together and metal brads to keep my photo layers together.

The topic was 'girlfrreinds' so my layout  has me with all my besties on it!  

Products used on this layout....

Bazzill: Cardstock white

Maja Design: Vintage Spring Basics: 10th of April

Maja Design: Vintage Summer Basics: 1943

Stencil

Tim Holtz: Distress Grit Paste

Pigma Micron Pen: Archival Ink Black

Prima Color Bloom mist: Iris

Sheena Douglas Stamp

Inkylicious Stamp

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink: Black Soot

Ribbon

Wild Orchid Crafts: Sweetheart Blossoms: Ivory and Mixed Pastels

Staples

Pearls: white

Prima flowers: Seashore #574949

Metal Brads.

I look forward to seeing your entries for this challenge. Don't forget you could be in with a chance of winning a prize from one of our fabulous sponsors this month!

Also pop over to the CSI blog to see what the other DT members came up with!

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Thanks for stopping by my blog today

Ginny  :)

***CSI - Color Stories Inspiration Case File 234***

It's time for another Case File here at CSI, Color Stories Inspiration!

This one gave me a complete headache! All the colours I dislike the most when put together and I don't do orange!

Anyway after a few attempts at a 'start' for a layout, I gave up with my patterned papers and started instead with a sheet of white cardstock, inks and stamps and this then happened.....

This is the case file.....

All 5 colours were used from the Scheme.

My evidence used:

* Trees, flowers

* Dashed Lines

* Triangles

* Stamps

My Testimony Used:

* Presentation: Make your Journaling meander around your page.

On my 12x2 sheet of white cardstock I used a selection of stamps with distress inks and markers to create my background design.

I started with the flourish stamp from Indigo Blu to create the basic shape of the design. I used both Spiced Marmalade and Ripe Persimmon Distress markers together on the stamp, simply colouring over the stamp with both pens in different places until the whole stamp is covered and then stamp it. This obviously has to be done quite quickly so the ink doesn't dry before you get to stamp with it.

I then layered up other stamps over the top of the flourishes. The stitched circles was done with the Squeezed Lemonade. The leaves and arrows with Black Soot and the triangle background stamp with Scattered Straw.

The 'x' line stamp s from the 'Rosarian' stamp set and stamped in Broken China and the Wooden 'lines' stamp was stamped in Tumbled Glass.

I used the distress crayons with water to splash over the background. Just scribble the crayons on your brown craft sheet, spritz over the top with water and then mix together with a paint brush and then flick over the layout. I used two colours on my background, Fossilized Amber and Rusty Hinge.

My journaling winds around my layout in a clockwise direction following the stitched circle stamps. The sentences are joined by dotted lines. It tells about the photo of my two children which was taken not long after they had  recovered from Chicken Pox.

The Prima flowers I thought just finished the layout of. I finished the flowers with centres of Buttercup Liquid Pearls and added some more pearl drops around the design.

I then drew free hand some dotted swirly flourishes with a Weathered Wood Distress Marker.

Products used on this layout

Bazzil Cardstock: White

Authentique: Petite Type: Durable

Dovecraft: Glitter Alphabet: Dusky Blue

STAMPS 

American Crafts: Dear Lizzy: Acrylic Stamps: 59163

Indigo Blu: Vintage Flourish

Kaisercraft: Clear Stamps: triangles

Prima Marketing: Clear Stamps: Rosarian #559472

Prima Marketing: Cling Stamps: Stitched Circles #570491

Prima Marketing: Wooden Stamps: Lines

Liquid Pearls: Buttercup

Tim Holtz: Distress Crayons: Fossilized Amber

Tim Holtz: Distress Crayons: Rusty Hinge

Tim Holtz: Distress Markers: Spiced Marmalade 

Tim Holtz: Distress Markers: Ripe Persimmon

Tim Holtz: Distress Marker: Weathered Wood

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink: Black Soot

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink: Squeezed Lemonade

Tim Holtz; Distress Ink: Scattered Straw

Tim Holtz; Distress Ink: Broken China

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink; Mustard Seed

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope you liked this layout!

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Ginny   :)

Layouts for my Mum and Dad

Good Evening All,

I have two layouts to show you today. I've done them together because they are of my Mum and Dad, and although different paper lines, the photos were both from Christmas time and are to my mind a set.
Here's the first one, using Blue Fern Studio's Vintage Christmas.

I do like using a little mixed media on my layouts and these two layouts have both had a little splattering ! Underneath the paper layering, of all Vintage Christmas papers, I have stamped snowflakes and holly. I also did a little texture paste masking and then a good old splatting of gold metallic paint and gesso. My Christmas themed chippie embellishments were painted in the gold metallic paint as well. Flowers and Holly springs were from my stash.

Products used;

Blue Fern Studio; Vintage Christmas; Auld Lang Syne

Blue Fern Studio; Vintage Christmas; Magical

Scrapberrys; Gardenia flowers

Dreamweavers Crackle embossing Paste; white

Prima; Mask; Doily

Viva; Precious Metal Colour; Gold

Ranger; archival ink; Coffee

Staz-on Ink; Black

Distress Ink; Walnut Stain

Prima Chalk Ink pad; Shabby Tote

Gesso

Holly; Wood Icons, frame diecut and alphas from my stash

Stamps from my stash

And some close ups...

And now for layout number two..

 This layout is done on background paper Heartfelt Creations 'Countryside Evenings'. The dotty paper used for layering is a Prima paper.  I do find layouts without flowers very difficult, but I was determined to do a masculine layout and keep to my brief of not needing a flower ! So my mixed media on this layout started with a lot of masking. Three layers of three different masks using distress inks and texture paste. Then some stamping with coffee archival ink. Some of my Dusty Attic chippie cogs were painted in a grey chalk paint and this was also used on the paper edges, wood banners and my alpha's. The other cogs were painted in gold metallic paint. I then used both paints again for a good old splatting !! My verse is a Kaisercraft  rub on.

                                                                     Products used;

                                     Heartfelt Creations; Countryside evenings paper collection

                                                        Prima Cling stamps; Engraver; 562991

                                                               Dusty Attic; Cogs #2

                                               Cosmic Shimmer; Matt chalk Paint; Chalkboard

                                                       Viva; Precious Metal Colour; Gold

                                                    Kaisercraft; Blue Bay; Collectables tag

                                                         Kaisercraft; Rub on's verse

                                              The Crafter's Workshop; mask; Mini Specimens

                                                 The Crafter's Workshop; mask; TCW262S;  Cogs

                                                              Prima; Mask; #560928; Cogs

                                               Dreamweavers; Crackle embossing Paste; white 

                                                             Distress Ink; Black Soot

                                                             Distress Ink; Walnut Stain

                                                           Ranger; Archival Ink; Coffee

                                                Mixture of wood icons from Prima and my stash

                                                      And now for the close up's...

I hope you enjoyed looking at todays projects. Thanks for stopping by and come back soon

Ginny :)

Let's Get Sketchy January Week 2

Hello !

So for my second post today, I'm sharing my layout for Let's Get Sketchy January Week 2.
Here it is ....

                                                      Here is the sketch we followed:

                                                                                Products used:
                                                 Heartfelt Creations; Countryside Evenings paper collection
                                                 My Minds Eye; Lost & Found Two; Blush 'Princess' Pintuck
                                                 My Minds Eye; Stella and Rose; Hattie 'Buddies' Argyle
                                                                        Prima; The Archivist Brads
                                                               Prima; Fairy Rhymes Metal Paper Clips
                                                                      Prima; Vincennes Metal Pulls
                                                                    Prima Flowers; Valentina - Freya
                                                            Prima Flowers; Something Blue - First Dance
                                                                    Prima Cling Stamp; Item #580179
                                                                   Prima; Color Bloom mist; Sunshine
                                                                   Prima; Color Bloom mist; Tea Stain
                                                                 Prima Color Bloom mist; Antique Gold
                                                                    Tattered Angels mist; Blue Smoke
                                                                       BoBunny; self adhesive Pearls
                                                       The Crafters Workshop; 6x6 Stencil; Mini Specimens
                                                                    Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Black Soot
                                                                Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Scattered Straw
                                                       Stampendous; Frantage; Aged Marine Embossing enamel
                                                               Creative Embellishments; chipboard word
                                                                                       Doily
                                                                            Perfect Tears Tool

                                           Thank you for stopping by my blog today,
                Please also take a visit to Let's Get Sketchy Blog. Link at the top of this post.

                                                                   Ginny  :)

Hello All !

Here's my layout for Let's Get Sketchy, November Week 3.

 

This is the sketch we are following this week



So not my usual shabby chic style, but fun and I liked it ! Whilst wondering what to do with this sketch I was looking through old magazines and pictures and saw a picture of a journal page full of stamping and a little highlighted colour. This inspired me to get my stamps out with my mists and get stamping !

My background paper is Teresa Collins: Tell Your Story: Pennants. I used the reverse.

My splattered background was made using: Perfect Pearls Mist: Forever Red
                                                                       Tattered Angels Mist: Crème De Rouge
                                                                       Prima Color Bloom: Tea Stain
                                                                       Prima Color Bloom: Antique Gold
                                                                       Black Gesso
                                                                       White Gesso
                                                                       Art Quest Mica Color: Vintage Red

Stamps Used were: Prima Engraver Cling Stamps
                                Stampendous Cling Butterfly Post
                                Papermania Urban Stamps Botanical Print
                                Debbie Moore Designs Flutterby set
                                Kaisercraft Music lines

Other products used: Glitz Designs Epoxy Words: Dance in Sunshine
                                  Prima flowers: Velvet Rainbow Dove Grey #556303
                                  Mini chippy flowers from Anna Marie designs
                                  Butterfly from a Kaisercraft collectables set
                                  Chippy title from my stash
                                  Tim Holtz Distress Marker: Black Soot
                                  Cardstock for layering

Here are some close ups

 

 

Take a peak at the Lets Get Sketchy challenge http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/team-november-week-3.html

Thank you for looking
Ginny :)