My Skinny Boy

Edit:

Top 3 at Scrap Africa

And on the Most Wanted list

at CSI case file #101

Being at home for the past 3.5 days, there's a lot of scrappy time, isn't it? :-) 

So I was able to play with the new CSI case file, with a very beautiful palette. Here's case file #101 from CSI:

The photo is of my eldest, about 1.5 years ago. It's scarry how skinny he is... He was always a skinny boy. For my journaling (hidden tag with the star above to pull it), I chose to describe how thin he was born and how slowly he climbed on his growth chart. I also scanned his growth chart and put it inside the vellum envelope I've made.

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - all colors are here (loved this color palette!).

Evidence - frames, circles, something trasparent.

Testimony - framed my journaling tag, used a cursive handwriting, and wrote 5 unimportant but interesting facts about the photo and the subject and 2 very important facts. My journaling says:

"1. Your weight when you were born was 2.750 kg, and when we went out of hospital you weight 2.550 kg.

2. You gained weight very very slowly.

3. For a very long time you were on the lowest part of the growth chart.

4. I've had problems with breastfeeding and stopped after 1 month.

5. I was so sad when I had to stop breastfeeding you.

But, which is the most important thing, you are - healthy and lively!"

I worked with the sketch from Scrap Africa:

Edit: one of the Top 3 at Scrap Africa

For my background I used TCW stencil with TH distress ink (black soot). Then apllied gesso with SC stencil. I used Mr. Huey's  mists and blew on them with a straw. I used some Echo Park papers and a scrap from October Afternoon dp. The stars and film strip were cut with my Big Shot. The doilies stickers are My Mind's Eye. I also added Purple Pumpkin's flair and fabric buttons. The alphas are lilybee desing.
I would like to enter it to the contest at Paper Issues, for the summer theme.

Here are some close-ups on the details:

Before you leave, here're some sneak peeks to 2 layouts I'll be sharing tomorrow, for Sketchabilities & Stuck?! new sketches reveal. Please come back tomorrow to see the full layouts. Both new sketches are fab!

Thank you for visiting my blog. Your comments are much appreciated. 

בזכות סערת השלג שגרמה לנו להיות נצורים, הספקתי לשחק עם כמה אתגרים וזו התוצאה. דף גברי על הבן הבכור שלי, שהוא רזה ודקיק. הכיתוב בתג הנסתר מתעד את משקל הלידה שלו, את העובדה שהוא עלה במשקל לאט מאד והיה באחוזון הנמוך בעקומת הגדילה. אבל הכי חשוב - הוא בריא ומלא חיים :-) (ורק חושבים שאני מרעיבה אותו...).
את הדף הזה אני מכניסה גם לאתגר של 'יוצאות מהקווים', שביקשו 'לשים קשים'. על כתמי הצבע של המיסטים נשפתי עם קש שתיה, כדי ליצור את האפקט של ההשפרצה.

תודה שקפצתן לבקר בבלוג שלי. שיהיה לכולנו המשך סופ"ש חמים ונעים, ובעיקר - בטוח.