A notebook folder in blue and green

 

A good friend got a promotion and a new position at work, so I made her a notebook folder, using my September counterfeit kit.

On this one, I went for the colors of blue and green, with a little touch of yellow.

I just love this denim blue pp!

Measurments are 8.75" X 6.5" X 1".

On the right side there is an envelope style pocket. 

On the right panel I made some stacked pockets for notes etc. Inside the pocket she can save bigger papers.

I placed a 3 subjects notebook in a pocket on the left side. When she finish the big notebook, she would be able to replace it with another.

As the spine is soft, without chipboard, it can be folded, which makes it much more convenient while writing.

The back cover:

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Warm and Cosy - November Counterfeit Kit

This month at Counterfeit Kit Challenge they have 'Emerson' by Citrus Twist to counterfeit. 

I have to admit - I had no inspiration from the kit. Luckily, they also have a FB page, and the lovely ladies over there just helped me with ideas.

It's funny, but my starting point was the cork embellishments, and I remembered that I have a long forgotten cork sheet, so I was very happy to finally use it. I cut some circles with my BigShot, and stamped with archival black ink:

Okay, that's nice for a start, but usually my inspiration drives from the colors. So I set and wrote down the colors, patterns and type of embellishments, to help me.

My list was:

Colors: gray (dark and light), yeallow, light blue, peach/ coral/ light pink, light orange.

Patterns: chevrons, triangles, hearts.

Embellishments: wood veneer, cork, heart in two colors, words stickers, labels, sticky dots/ eyelets.

Bingo! now I was able to sort through my stash. I and finally came out with my 'Warm and Cosy' kit.

Here's my kit:

papers: My Mind's Eye (Find your wings and fly/ Sky's the limit); Simple Stories (Posh/ I laugh lots, Dream big); Echo Park (Go, see, explore/ border stripes, Dots&stripes/ Pineapple), Fancy Pants (Park bench/ Blanket).

embellishments: handmade (cork circles, labels, double color hearts, enamel dots); Fancy Pants (lime envelope, puffy stickers, cork arrows); StudioForteen40 (flair buttons); Creative Embellishments (diamond chipboards); Yael Yaniv (letter stickers); Tim Holtz (Idea-ology word stickers).

This kit is certainly out of my comfort zone and I hope it will inspire me this month. Time will tell..... LOL

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Back 2 School - case file no. 138 at CSI

A new case file at CSI, case file #138:

I used a photo of mine, taken on my 3rd year at the University, studing hard for an exam.

I used Sept. sketch from C'est Magnifique:

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - all colors are here.

Evidence - woodgrain (one of the pink papers), grid pattern, damask (stamped in brown on the background, so it can hardly be seen, and on the hidden tag in the envelope), envelope, tape measure, a tag, numbers, buttons, triangles, paint and loops.

Testimony - on a tag, tucked inside the brown envelope, and it reads: "At the end of October 2014, I will return to school :), I'm going to start my Master's degree study at the university, more than 20 years after I graduated my Bachelor's degree :).  I'm about to finish my degree in one calendar year. studying is a little tight - twice a week, while I'm still working full time job, and it's far from home. I'm excited and worried at the same time. September 2014".

All papers are from Fancy Pants (mostly from 'Collecting Moments' collection), and so are the envelopes, flair button, stickers, buttons, cork arrow and the clock die-cut. the flowers are Petaloo's. the flourishes chipboards are from Creative Embellishments, and they're one of my most fav chipboards from this manufacturer, so this page goes for their Sept. challenge. I coated the chipboards with gesso, and painted them with TH distress stain and distress ink, and used Stampendous embossing powder. stamps are American Crafts' and Kaisercraft's. I also used TCW stencil and I colored the modeling paste with LGS magical.

Here are some close-ups on the details:

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Hey You

I have some exciting news to share with you, but my lips are still sealed, so you'll just have to wait :)). Meanwhile, this is my take on case file #117 at CSI.

I really love this palette!

The photo is of my youngest when he was 9 months old. today is his 9th birthday!!

I used April sketch from C'est Magnifique:

All products are from my April counterfeit kit, except the beautiful StudioFourteen40 flairs (Dali set 2 and set 3).

My journaling is about the difficulties I had after giving birth, having PPD, with a baby that is SPD (only I didn't know that at that time). For a while I was not able to really see how cute my baby was :(. Luckily, I got a lot of help from my loving family and I got over it. part of the healing was to give up being in control all the time, just to let things go, and believe everyting will be okay (or even good...).

Here's case file #117 from CSI:

Scheme - I used all colors.

Evidence - circles, metals (flair buttons), flowers, butterflies.

Testimony - is writing about PPD goes for quirks? anyway, for my jouranling (hidden in the evnelope behind the photo) I stamped cs with pattern on the outside and jouranling spots in the inside. I took a photo of it BEFORE I wrote the journaling, as it's very personal, but I can share some of it: "At the begining I took care of you automatically, my heart was not there. I was too depressed, fighting each day to survive. I was feeling you are a bit stranger to me, like I couldn't understand you instinctively, as a mother should. It's so funny, as you're so alike me, and always have been. maybe I was just a stranger to myself at that time. I had to let go of the will to control every single aspect of my life, and when I did, then I was free. free to feel the depth of my love for you."

In making this lo, I was also very inspired by Riikka's inspiration board at Scrap Around The World:

I was inspired by several things from the moodboard - the two quotes, the colors of blue and mint/seafoam, the circles and the cracks. The glasses were also an inspiration, as the glasses we wear influence our perspective.  How fragile we are...

Here are some close-ups on the details:

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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.

Tranquility

Edit: on the 'Watch List at CSI

and Fetured lo at C'est Magnifique

This is my take on case file #112 at CSI. I loved the subtle and beautiful palette, and my photo, taken at Lugano lake on 1995, was a perfect match with it's colors.

I used March sketch from C'est Magnifique:

Here's case file #112 at CSI:

My clues to solve the case were:

Scheme - all colors are here.

Evidence- patterned background, something sheer, something puffy, wood, frames, flowers, buttons, floral pattern.

Testimony - I've made a vellum pocket, and my journaling is in the envelope, inside the pocket. I wrote about that awesome vacation I've had and how the tranquility of the vies calmed me and made me reach some important desicions concerning my life at that time: "Over there, in front of the beautiful tranquil vies of Lugano lake, I could feel serenity, take a good insight of my life. There, at that tranquility, I've reached important descisions, thae led me, half a year later, to leave my hometown, my job, a bad realationship I've had, and to move forward to something better for me. Lugano, August 1995."
I finally used my so hoarded Fancy Pants products - mainly Park Bench collection (pp, stickers, alphas, die-cuts, a paper bag and an envelope). I used Petaloo flowers and flowers I've made with Die Namics dies. The frame was also made with Die-Namics dies. I also used Studio Calico heart wood veneers, American Crafts cs & brads, EK flower bling. The doilies and the floral swirls were cut with Cheery Lynn dies, and I colored the swirls with Hiedi Swap color shine & Lindy's Stamp Gang Sturbust mists, I love the shimmery look of it. Buttons and pearls, and a builder tape, are from my stash.
Here are some close-ups on the details:

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