Case File 209 ** CSI - color, stories, inspiration**

Hello All,

It's reveal day of the latest Case File at CSI - color, stories, inspiration, so here we are with my interpretation of Case File #209. I scraped about my DS and a football tournament he was part of earlier this year with his football team. He dreams of being a football player when he grows up. I believe he can be whatever he dreams of being.

                                                              This is the case file.

I used all the colours.

My Evidence used was:

* Wood

* dangle something

* metal

* decorative border

My Testimony used was:

* Journal on 3 separate spots

Here are some close ups of my layout.

This photo shows my 'dangling' element. The football is hanging from a paper strip and bobbles around. My 3 journaling spots are on tabs added to the layers.

My basic design is the big football. I cut one side off and stuck each piece on opposite sides of my cardstock. The stencilling I did with a Graphite coloured texture paste.

The wooden title I painted with gesso and then with the frosty Sky paint, thickly in places to add texture.

I added football related words randomly around the layout with the edges inked up.

Products used in this layout:

Dovecraft - Green cardstock

Red cardstock

Simple Stories - Awesome Me - Bingo cards/chevron

Grey corrugated sheet

Football paper

Stash Panache Badge

Prima Engraver Wood Button #564964

The Crafters Workshop - stencil- mini the story

The Crafters Workshop - stencil - mini background bits

Prima Finnabair - Texture Paste- Graphite

Indigo Blu - English Cottage Artists Acrylic paint - Frosty Sky

Black Staz on ink pad

Prima Clear stamps - Rosarian #559472

Authentique Diction

We have some fab prizes up for grabs this month from these awesome sponcers

I hope you feel inspired to come on over to the CSI Forum and join in with this case file. I cant wait to se what you come up with!

http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/forum/topics/case-file-no-209-case-closes-on-august-26-2016

Ginny  :)

**Case FIle 208 - CSI- Color, stories, Inspiration **

Hello all,

Today I am sharing my DT layout for CSI - Color, Stories,Inspiration for Major Case File #208.

Here is the Case File for our investigation.

As you can see this Case File comes with a sketch to interpret.

I used all the colours from the 'Scheme' in my layout.

My 'Evidence ' was;  * map print

                                                    * Architectural Accent

                                  * Film strip

                                 * Numbers

                               * Buttons

My 'Testimony' was:  * Create a numbered list

Here are some close ups of my layout:

I did a Mixed Media background on this layout using layers of paints, mists, texture paste, gesso and stamping. I started with spritzing blue and pink mists and letting them run. I splattered pink paint and white gesso. I stamped on top of those with Grey Staz On ink.

Then used texture paste through a Prima Stencil on top of that, drying in between each stage. 

I used a filmstrip Washi Tape.

Products used on this layout:

Papers; 

Prima Marketing; Delight; Destinations

Prim Marketing; Delight; Doilies

Other: 

Prima Marketing; Alphabet Stickers #555337

Indigo Blu; Artists Acrylic Paint; Pink Iced Gem

Cosmic Shimmer; Chalk Mist; Pastel Blue

Gesso

Prima Marketing Flowers; Champaign Rose Col Esprit #546816

Prima Marketing Flowers; Avante Berry #566616

Prima Marketing; Shabby Chic Treasures; Allure #891510

Hobby And You; Pearl Picks Pink

Staz-On Ink Pad - Dove Grey

Tattered Angels; Glimmer Mist; Crème de Rouge

Prima Marketing; Chalk Ink pad; Shabby Tote

Prima Marketing; Cling Stamps; Engraver #562991

Prima Marketing; Stencil; Lattice

The Crafters Workshop; stencil; Texturised

Prima Marketing; Finnabair; Texture Paste; White Crackle

Washi Tape, lace, buttons, doily, paperclips from my stash.

For more details on the Case Files and to join in with this scrapbook challenge please visit us at

http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/forum/topics/major-case-file-no-208-case-closes-on-august-31-2016

We would love to see you join in with us.

Come and see what the other Design Team members created with this case file.

There are lots of prizes to be won!

Hope to see you there!

Ginny   :)

**Swirlydoos July Kit Moments Captured - Part 2**

Hello Again,

I'm here with the second part of my reveal for the July 'Moments Captured' kit at Swirlydoos Scrapbook kit club. This beautiful kit features papers from Kaisercraft StoryBook and Pion Papers Mister Tom's Treasures. The colour palette of this kit is shades of Teal mixed in with browns, beiges and grey.

Masculine Layout

In my last reveal I shared with you some 'Swirly' flowery layouts but today I want to show you how the kit also works for masculine layouts too!

I used Kaisercraft Storybook papers and Kraft doily from the Main Kit.

I used Kaisercraft Collectables, Prima Brads & Petaloo Butterflies from the Embellishment Add On.

I used the String from the Petaloo flowers from the Flower Add On.

I used the stencil and FolkArt Grey paint from the Project Kit Add On.

I used the Art Alchemy Blue Gold paint & Walnut Stain Distress Stain from the Mediums Add On.

I used the Die of the Month.

The photo is layered up with lots of the ephemera from the Collectables set. Everything is distressed and inked with Distress Ink Frayed Burlap. I used Finnabair Graphite texture paste through the stencil and splattered the Distress stain, Folk Art Paint and the Art alchemy paint on my background.

Here's the close up's

OTP - Memo Board

Next up is an Off The Page Project (OTP).
We had a piece of plywood in the Mediums kit Add On and I decided to make mine into a blackboard Memo Board. I used a piece of 12x12 Chalkboard Paper to cover my board but equally you could paint the plywood with Blackboard paint.

I have done a Snapguide tutorial to go with this project showing you how I created this.
You can find the direct link here ....... https://snapguide.com/guides/make-altered-blackboard-wswirlydoos-july-kit/#published

Here are some close up's

Card

Lastly I have made a card using up some left over pieces from the Main Kit and the Add On kits.

I used the Pion Papers for this.

There is a Snapguide tutorial for this card showing you how I made it. The direct link for the card is here   .....  https://snapguide.com/guides/make-a-card-with-july-2016-moments-captured-kit/#published

And as always a couple of close up's

Don't forget we have a competition to win the July Scrapbook Kit, which is open until tomorrow the 3rd August at Midnight eastern time!

Click on this link to enter on our Facebook page  COMPETITION

Please come and check us out at www.swirlydoos.com, visit our scrapbook store at www.swirlydoos.com/store, and If you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Be sure to mention my name (Ginny) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!

                                                        Thank you for stopping by,

                                                                           Ginny  :)

** Swirlydoos 1st Reveal July Kit with Ginny **

Hello All,

What can I say?! This kit is gorgeous and full of my favourite colour combos, what a fabulous kit to start my DT off at Swirlydoos! These gorgeous papers from Pion and Kaisercraft are full of inspiration and can be used in so many ways as our fabulous DT will be showing you over this week.

Sketch challenge

I'm starting off with the Sketch Challenge which runs till the 31st of August. Anyone can enter and it doesn't have to be using Swirlydoos kits, so come on over to the challenges on the forum and join in!

I adored this Pion paper 'Mr Tom's Treasures' collection, so pretty, so I kept this layout quite 'clean'. A little texture paste using a 'Doily' stencil from Prima in the background and a Spellbinders die for the swirls. This layout was made entirely from the Main Kit this month, I even used one of the Kaisercraft packaging tags as they were this gorgeous teal colour that matched the kit perfectly!

This is a reminder of the sketch by Beggahuna.

And a couple of close ups - you will get used to my close ups, I love them!!

All That Flutters Challenge

This is one of my favourite challenges on the Swirlydoos forum. You just create a layout and as long as it has something on the layout that has wings/ can fly its job done! So come on....butterflies, bees, fairies.....

As you can see I used the 'butterfly ribbon' and a fussy cut butterfly from the Pion papers for my 'fluttering' element. This layout is made with the Kaisercraft papers. I used two different papers, did some tearing up of both and used both sides of one sheet and bits of the other. I layered in some of the pale blue lace. I used some of the Art Alchemy blue paint from the Mediums kit spread on in tiny strokes with one of the Finnabair paint brushes applicator ends. The leaves are cut using my new 'fav' die , that I borrowed from my Mum, its a Sue Wilson die, another item on 'the list'!

And the close ups!

Shadow Box - Project Kit

I LOVE 'Off the Page' projects (OTP)  I can get so carried away with them and I am rapidly running out of space for them all in my house as I like to keep them all!! I think my Mum is going to have to have  a collection soon! Swirlydoos kits have a Technique/Project Kit Add on every month with a wide variety and fun projects to do! This month we had a Shadow Box - right up my street!

I have done a Snapguide  tutorial of the making of this project using some of the Pion Papers and a piece of cardstock from the Cardstock Add on.

You can find it here ...  https://snapguide.com/guides/create-an-altered-shadow-box-with-july-2016-kit/#published

More close ups!

And lastly....

Layout - Family

This layout I have used the Kaisercraft Storybook papers but used the 'browns'. It is one piece of PP (pattered paper) with the middle cut out and turned over and placed back in the  hole and mounted onto cardstock, with lace layered up in the cut line. I used a lot of the Storybook ephemera in my layers and the 'Atlas' ribbon dabbed with Walnut Stain Distress Stain and crumpled up and dried to distress it.

The close up's :)

So that's it for today, I will be back early next week with Part 2 of my reveal!

Ginny  :)

Don't forget we have a competition to win the July Scrapbook Kit, which is open until the 3rd August at Midnight eastern time!

Click on this link to enter on our Facebook page  COMPETITION

Please come and check us out at www.swirlydoos.com, visit our scrapbook store at www.swirlydoos.com/store, and If you’re ready to start getting perfectly coordinated, top of the line scrapbook kits delivered to your door, please visit us at www.swirlydoos.com. Be sure to mention my name (Ginny) when you subscribe and you’ll receive 10% off your first kit, AND a coupon good for 30% off your entire purchase in the Swirlydoos.com store!