Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Open Skies - CSI case file 325 July 15th

I'm not an American, so I don't celebrate July 4th, but still the colors of the inspiration photo for Case File 325 at CSI, cought my eyes:

The photo was taken on October 2015, when me and my youngest were on a vacation in London. Yet my journaling is 'Here & Now' - how Covid-19 abolished all our vacation plans since the skies are no longer open.
All papers I used are Piatek13, except the grayish woodgrain one, from the 'Off  Shore' collection. I love their papers - so beautiful and also heavy whieght.
How I solved this case file:
I used all 5 colors of the scheme. For the evidence I used: stripes, stars, woodgrain pattern, vintage/retro style elements (the alphas, the black stamped lace border), flowers, a banner, distressing, something transparent (vellum leaves) and melt something (I heat embossed the flowers and the hidden London stamp on the blue paper).
For my journaling I used the inspiration words free/ freedom and added stars to my journaling spot.

I used PageDraft sketch from Challenge YOUrself:

Here're some close-ups on the details:



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10 comments:

Sharon Fritchman said...

I am so sorry that all of your vacations plans were cancelled this year. Hopefully things will be better next year!!! And your layout is absolutely beautiful. I love the photo so much, and you used the sketch to perfection here. Thank you so much for joining us at Challenge YOUrself this month. We are all very happy that you did!

Cook Scrap Craft said...

Gorgeous layout! I feel you on cancelled vacation plans. It's definitely been a rough summer with nowhere to go. So glad it inspired a scrapbook page, though! And that you shared it with us at Challenge YOUrself!

ÅsaJ said...

Such a wonderful page! Love all the nice details! Thanks for joining Challenge YOUrself! Hugs Åsa

Maya Yang said...

Very nice take on the sketch challenge! I love your design with 4th of July themed papers and your handwritten journaling. Thank you so much for joining us at Challenge YOUrself!

Tracy P said...

Great take on the sketch! Very patriotic. Lovey way to use this paper collection. Thank you for joining in with us at Challenge YOUrself

Lisa-Marie | Scrap Paper Scissors said...

Oh gosh this is a fabulous layout! I adore all those yummy textures! And such a special photograph too!
Thanks for playing along with us at Challenge YOUrself!

Kim said...

Beautiful details and I love the colors! Thank you for joining Challenge YOUrself!

Sherri Caramico said...

This is an awesome layout - love all the patterns, textures and layers - great photo too!- Thanks for playing along with us at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!

Ashley H said...

I do love your colors & your take on the sketch. Thanks for joining us!

Lauren said...

Beautiful layout! I love all the texture and layers. Thank you for joining us at Challenge YOUrself!
Lauren