So silly @ 48

This lo is for 2 challenges, both were very challenging for me and took me out of my comfort zone.
The 1st one is the sketch plus color combo challenge at Off the Rails Scrapbooking:

The sketch was lovely to work with, but the color combo was so out of my regular colors to work with! I ended up with a flame on my desk... LOL
The 2nd was from Challenge YOUrself, which asked to scrap myself , right now, at my age. Me?! at my age right now?! oh, my! that is what I call a challenge!
I used a photo that was taken a few months ago, when I was playing with my boys at a birthday party we had for the youngest. it was a game where you had to wear funny clothes, in no time, and I look so ridiculous LOL, hence the title - 'So silly @ 48'.
It's a Prima lo, inspired by a workshop by Stacey Young at Pop&Colours #3. 
Prima products I used:
Papers: script pad, Doodle-Deux collection ('Button-up'; Alpha-Bytes'), welcome to Paris collection ('Something about her'), Divine collection ('En L' air").
Other - alphas, wood buttons, flower center, junkyards findings, word sticker, stamps, paper clip and of course - flowers.
I also used Kaisercrafts rub-on,  gesso, modeling paste with masks and lots of mists here - Ayeeda mists from 13arts (chalk yellow amber), Tattered Angels glimmer mist (wheat beer), Mr. Huey's (first kiss, buttercup, gold, sherbet, warm calico, cameo, real red). the chipboards sign and numbers were coverd with gesso and then with a few coats of black UTEE, and I stamped the numbers with a script stamp. I added some cheeseclothe here and there.
Here are some close-ups on the details:

Thank you for taking the time and visiting my blog. your comments are much appreciated!

An invitation for a journey - March 15th reveal at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge

This is my 2nd post today.

For my Stuck?! post, please cleck HERE

The new challenge at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge is a sketch challenge, designed by Anne:

My inspiration for this lo came from case file #113 at CSI:

My eldest just turned 12 this week and next year he will be Bar Mitzvah, so I invited him to a special journey throughout this year, and I wrote about it on a tag that is inside the zig-zag envelope.

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - all colors are here. naturally, being a 'boyish' page, the pink is very light, just a few touches.
Evidence - butterflies, scallops, envelope, stripes.
Testimony - the jouranling is on a tag inside the envelope, and it says: "On your 12th birthday I gave you an invitation for a journey, a journey to know better yourself, your family roots, your community, your country and the world you are living in. It is a personal and a family journey, to give you higlight important values, a kind of 'toolbox' I'd like you to have all your life. But above all, it's a journey of love.  Each month you'll get a letter , describing the subject ot the month, what fun activities we'll have and the tasks you are going to fullfil. Enjoy the journey. I love you to the moon and back. Mom."

Here are some close-ups on the details:
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דף שהכנתי כחלק מצוות המעצבות לאתגר סקיצה בבלוג Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge, עם השראה של האתגר הנוכחי ב-CSI. הנוסע של הדף הוא הזמנה למסע שנתתי לבכורי, ביום הולדתו שחל השבוע. זה היה יום הולדתו ה-12, ובכך הוא החל את שנת בר המצווה שלו. הזמנתי אותו למסע מיוחד במהלך שנת בר המצווה, מסע של העמקת ההכרות עם עצמו, עם משפחתו ושורשיה, עם הקהילה, הארץ והעולם. בכל חודש הוא יקבל מכתב עם הנושא של החודש, פעילויות שנעשה במהלך החודש ומטלות שיהיה עליו לבצע, כשהכל קשור לנושא החודש. המסע נועד להאיר ולהדגיש ערכים ודברים שחשוב לי שיהיו לו במהלך כל חייו, מעין 'ארגז כלים' שילווה אותו לאורך דרכו בחיים.

תודה שקפצתן לבקר, וכמו תמיד, אני מאד שמחה לקרוא את התגובות שלכן ומעריכה את כל מי שטורחת ומשאירה תגובה.

Barely Alive

Edit: on the Most Wanted list

for case file #95 at CSI

This is my take on case file #95 at CSI, with a photo of me, at about 6 months old. I used lots of Prima Marketing products, from different collections - patterned papers, wood embellishments, light bulb, alphas, paper clips, stitches stamps, canvas resist, resin feathers , chipboard, sugar dots, say it in crystals, and of course - flowers and leaves.

I used gesso on the background paper and then colored it with white acrylic paint, so the original background is almost unseen. I added cheescloth and doily (a CheeryLynn die) I worked with distress stains (on the book pages and on the canvas resist embellies), and distress inks, and it all gave a vintage old look to my page. My mini book was tied with a baker's twine and I also tied the twine to the wood button on the bottom.

Here's case file #95:

I used the new sketch from C'est Magnifique:

I would also like to enter this page to the current challenge at Inkido, which required to use thread/ string/ yarn (I used twine).

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - all 5 colors used.

Evidence - paint, distressing, wood, flowers, fabric, book pages, tie something, metal, tearing.

Testimony - I wrote my journaling  on an accordion folded paper, in a shape of a small book, and tacked it under the photo and the matting: "I was 6 months old and I was very ill, with an infection in my blood. I was burning with fever, so that my Mom got a burn on her skin, while she was holding me. I needed to get and injection and Mom asked our neighbour's help. He was a doctor, a children neurologist, but he refused to give me the injection. Luckily, another neighbour of us, a nurse, just returned home from abroad, after she lost her son, and she willingly helped us. I can only imagine how my Mom felt at that time."

Here are some close-ups on the details:

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דף חדש שהכנתי, כמעט בדקה האחרונה, לאתגר ב-CSI. זה דף פרימה מובהק, עם תמונה שלי בגיל בערך חצי שנה. באותה תקופה חליתי מאד והיה לי זיהום בדם. היה צורך לתת לי זריקת אנטיביוטיקה, ואמי פנתה בבקשת עזרה לשכן שלנו, שהיה נוירולוג ילדים, אלא שהוא סירב. למזלנו, שכנה אחרת שלנו, אחות במקצועה, בדיוק חזרה מחו"ל, וברצון רב עזרה לנו. 

השתמשתי בדפים מדוגמים שונים של פרימה, מקולקציות שונות, בקישוטי קנבס רסיסט, בלינגים, sugar dots, פרחים, קליפסים, נוצות resin, וקישוטי עץ. דף הבסיס נצבע בג'סו ואח"כ בצבע אקרילי לבן, כך שההדפסה המקורית עליו נראית מאד במעורפל, מה שמוסיף למראה הוינטאג'י. בשוליים החתמתי בחותמת תיפורים של פרימה והחתמתי גם עם חותמת של TH בצורת קיר לבנים במקומות שונים בדף. הוספתי גם חיתוך של דוילי (צ'ירי לין). את מרבית החומרים בהם השתמשתי ניתן למצוא בחנות של איקס מיקס (אם נשאר עוד משהו מהחומרים הללו...).

תודה שקפצתן לבקר בבלוג שלי, ואשמח אם תשאירו עקבות לביקורכן. אני תמיד נהנית לקרוא את התגובות שלכן.

Patience

My take on case file #88 at CSI, plus sketch #98 at Sketchabilities and Sept challenge at Inkido (layers plus border punch/die).  

The photo is of my youngest, about 1.5 year ago, sitting and waiting for all of us to continue with our trip. He was not so please about how much time it takes for us to start moving again. actually he was impatient... LOL Well, patience is a lesson yet to be learned.

Here's #98 sketch from Sketchabilities:

And case file #88 at CSI:

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - I used all 5 colors.

Evidence - floral pattern, clocks, using a pen, frames.

Testimony - I used bullet point for my journaling, which states 4 ways to gain some patience: take a deep breath, count to 10, belive you don't miss anything, think about something else. I might say it's a lesson I learned myself through life. I guess the apple did  not fall far from the tree... LOL on the side of the page, I also documented a little conversation we had lately: "I told you to be less jumpy, you smiled to me and said: 'But Mummy, it's my personality'. So true and so wise. September 2013.".

For my borders I used two EK border punches, MS border punch and CheeryLynn's border die. my page is a multi-layers one. I really loved this sketch. I think I've done at least two layout in the past with similar design.

The clock die cut was embossed with distress crackle embossing powder, and then I added touches of Perfect Pearl, which gave a shiny look to the clock.

Here are some close-ups on the details:

Remember - there's one week till my 1st reveal as DT for Sketchabilities! 

Thank you for stopping by and I'd love to read  your comments.

דף ל-3 אתגרים: סקיצה, השראה ואלמנטים. הסקיצה הזאת היא בעיצוב שהוא אחד האהובים עלי ביותר. נדמה לי שעשיתי כבר לפחות 2 דפים בעבר בעיצוב מאד דומה.

התמונה היא של צעיר הבנים, עומד חסר סבלנות ומחכה לנו שנואיל ברוב טובנו לשוב ולצעוד במסלול בטיול. כתבתי כמה עצות כדי לעזור במציאת הסבלנות החמקמקה (מכירים את השיר: "סבלנות, סבלנות, לא קונים באף חנות"?).

לבורדרים בדף השתמשתי ב-3 בורדר פאנצ'ים ובתבנית חיתוך אחת. בנוסף, השתמשתי בתבנית חיתוך לשעון.  שעון עץ של פרימ והרבה פרחים, גם כן של פרימה, שערמתי זה על גבי זה והוספתי 'אבקנים' במרכזם. כמה נגיעות של סיבי תחבושת ובראדים בתגית להשלמת הקישוטים.

תודה שקפצתן לבקר ואשמח לקרוא את תגובותיכן.

Totally - a lo

Here's a lo I've made for Prima July BAP, with the inspiration of #81 case file at CSI and the blue/yellow challenge at Inkido.

The photo is of my youngest, and it was taken about 2 years ago, when he graduated kindergarten. I just love this photo of him.

Here's Prima's sketch I worked with:

Some close-ups on the details:

All dp here are from several Prima's collections, and so are the flowers, flutter vine, bulb embellishment,  wooden buttons and words stickers. I also used IB chalk ink and IB distressing tool.

Apart from Prima's products, I also used Bazzill kraft cs,cheese cloth, twine, pale green sheer ribbon, AC Thickers. The date was made with my Dymo, and I used MS border punch.

Here's #81 case file from CSI:

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - all colors are here.

Evidence - twiggy branches, jute(cheesecloth)/twine, scalloped edges, circles (dotty dp, buttons), lightbulb accent.

Testimony - documented 6 awesome things about my boy, inspiration word (awesome).  On the back of the page, I wrote a few things about and to my boy: "You are so special and unique, and you have your own special way in this world. You've had your own way ever since you were born, and you keep going your own direction each and everyday ever since. You are really something and I love you so much. Mom."

And finally, here's Inkido's inspiration photo:

Thank you for taking the time and visiting my blog. your comments are much appreciated.

דף חדש שהכנתי בשילוב של 3 אתגרים שונים: סקיצה של פרימה, השראה של CSI והשראה של Inkido.

התמונה היא של צעיר הבנים, לפני כשנתיים, בסיום גן חובה. אני מאד אוהבת את התמונה הזאת, ובמיוחד את גרסת השחור/לבן שלה.

מסתבר שאפשר פרימה לדפים של בנים. רק צריך לנסות :)).