Precious Memories (Platform 9-3/4)

Is it August already?! time flies....

The new case file (challenge) at CSI is all about traveling:

Although the inspiration photo was screaming 'Summer', my layout is rather Autumnly one, photos of my youngest taken at Platform 9-3/4 in Kings Cross station London.

We had such a blast there! We went to the shop after we've been to the Harry Potter's Studios and since we arrived to the studios a bit late, we didn't have time to shop there, so we went to the Harry Potter Shop!

While we were queuing, the shopper run a trivia test. My son knew all the answers and won a nice prize! Then we took our photos 'running' into the wall. It was so much fun!

I used all 5 colors from the scheme. For the evidence I used: stripes, grid pattern, gingham pattern, postcards, travel themed elements (I just LOVE this trunks stamp!), a clock, cursive font, a camera, a ribbon, vintage themed elements, borders (doodled border around) and triangles.

My journaling is about our visit there. I placed it on the tag, to be pulled with the ribbon.
I used Laura Whitaker's sketch for July sketch at MCS:

I love working with Laura's sketches! 

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It's all perspective - CSI case file no. 318

Winner at Splashy Mix challenge
May 2020

First Fav at Challenge YOUrself

It's a new month and that means a new files (challenges) at CSI.

The first one is Case file no. 318:

I went the traditional way: All 5 colors of the scheme are here. These colors are so fantastic together!

For the eviedence I used: wood background, polaroid frame, cameras and a clock.

My journaling, written  directly on the background, is of some of my thoughts this pereiod - how it is all perspective that makes one capble of going through crisis and harsh period in life, and how time changes our perspective.

I followed Laura Whitaker's April sketch for My creative Scrapbooking. I just love Laura's sketches!

It also goes for the current challenge at Challenge YOUrself, which asked of a b/w photo:

And for the new mixed media challenge at Splashy mix challenge 17:

I was inspired by the orange and yeallow colors.

Here're some close-ups on the details:

Lots of Prima Marketing flowers!

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Good vibes only - Corona days notebook II

I loved my first Corona days notebook so much, that I decided to make another one, again using my April counterfeit kit.

For this notebook, I used pp for the inner pages, so I actually combined two of Keren Skubatch's tutorials - Here and Here.

I also adhered pp to the inner covers and used the extra of the spine to create two little pockets on each cover, where I added some tags.

On each page I added a spot to write, stickers and mini cards for decoration. Each page is designated for writing down ideas, thoughts, projects I want to make during the lockdown, wishes for the day after the crisis ends, etc.

So let's have a look in the inside of this springy notebook:

Opening - inside cover with tags and 1st page - my new daily routine:

Pages 2 & 3 - good things about this period (and yes, one of them is lots of crafting time!), and a page for work:

Pages 4 & 5 - 'I'm tired of...' and 'I took a moment to think':

Pages 6 & 7 - 'I miss...' for all the things that I don't have on this period and that I miss. 'It about time to...' for all the home projects that I never get to do, and now I have time/energy to do (anyone said something about organizing my craft room?):

Pages 8 & 9 - for all the crafting projects I want to make and finally have time to do.

Pages 10 & 11 - well, I think I want to make a lot of crafting projects, so I left another page for the list... The other page is 'I also want...' - for other leisure activities I want to do (tv series binge, watching movies that are on my list, books I want to read, home spa, etc.):

Pages 12 & 13 - things I MUST do, not necessarily I WANT to do, or LIKE to do:

Pages 14 & 15 - 'Something good is about to happen' - plans for the day after (haircut for sure!), and 'I'm prouod of myself' - all the things I managed to do during this period (from all the previous lists... one of them - have lots of patience...).

Page 16 & back cover - 'Moving on'... for returning to the old routine, and another small pocket with a tag.

Now, do you agree with me that ' Good vibes only', or what?

This notebook is a real 'mix 'em up', as I used here papers from different companies (DCWV, Carta Bella, Echo Park, WhiteRus), washi tapes, stickers from different companies, lots of stamps, punches, dies - you name it. Therefore I enter it to the current challenge at Little Red Wagon.

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A different spring - my April Counterfeit Kit

Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog has a beautiful Cocoa Daisy kits to counterfeit this month - Orchard Path kits. Here's the inspiration kit (part of it, as Cocoa Daisy has many kits in for this line):

Being home dew to the Corona Virus, I have plenty time to craft, so I joined the challenge!

I named my kit 'A different Spring', as this spring is really so different, and with the inspiration of  The 4 Questions we ask at Passover Seder, which was last night. Every Seder we ask 'Why is this night different from all nights?'. This time it had an additional meaning, as we all celebrated the holiday applying social distance, apposed to our usual habbit, which is to celebrate the Passover with the whole family.

As always, when I make my counterfeit kit, I start with the colors: apple green, pale pink, blush pink, mango orange, peach, coral, grey, pale blue, some gold black and a touch of red.

Then comes the patterns: floral, stripes, chevrons, scattered dots, lace circles in squares, plaid, scales.

Here're the 12X12 papers in my kit:

I have here Carta Bella, Altair Art, DCWV and Echo Park. The scattered dots paper is foil gold, but it doesn't show in the photo.

I wanted to use up more of my 6x8 & 6x6 papers:

Papers are from Simple Storeis, Carta Bella, WhiteRus.

Another goal was to use up scraps, large enough for matting, cards and making more embellies:

I added stickers, enamel dots (lots of them..), chipboards, Prima's flowers, washi tapes and AAll & Create stamp set:

Last, but certainly  not the least, are my counterfeited items. There are so many embellishment in the kits, but what my eys were drawn to was the large golden clip with the peach ribbon bow, and that was the first item to counterfeit. I also made some 'chipboard' circles, labels, tabs, floral embellishmet and lots of butterflies:

And here's again the full kit:

I'm looking forward to using my kit!

Your special day kite

One of the Favorites

at CAS(E) This Sketch

Trying to cheerup with bright and cheerful colors from my pp...

CAS(E) this Sketch has a geometric clean lines sketch:

Although this sketch is built on 3 different layers, it still has a very CAS look, and I kept my card the same. I have another idea to use this sketch, so please stay tuned :).

I liked the rainbow inspiration given at TGIF:

Being a birthday card, it fits the 'Happy Birthday' challenge at SimonSaysStamps Wednesday challenge.
And last, but not least, it also goes for the 'Kite' challenge at CASology:

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Three in a row - scrappy game for kids (and adults...)

One of the local scrapper dragged many of us to make a fun game for the long 'Stay at Home' period, and it became a kind of 'pandemic' at the local scrppy community :).

To make it, all you need is a chipboard, a cardstock and some beautiful patterned papers (we all have it, right?). I actually used leftovers polka dots papers by Echo Park.

I skipped the stage of adhering the pp to a black cardstock, and used only black chipboard.

You can find the tutorial right HERE.

My own boys are too grown up to play with this game, but I made it for a neighbor, who is a nurse with two young kids. I will give it to her, along with one my new 'Thank you' cards, to show my appreciation to her, being in the front line of the battle against the Corona Virus.

It's a game of 3X3 cards, and you need to match them by the half circles.

This is how it looks, when the cards are all mixed up:

And this is how it looks after you solve the riddle:

From the leftovers, I made a smaller version, only 2X2 cards, and I already gave it to another neighbor, a very good friend of mine, who is staying at home with her little one, and it can give her some quite time...

Fetured at Liitle Red Wagon

It is so simple to make it, and so enjoying. You can make it with the kids and then let them play with it.

It goes for the 'Use your leftovers' challenge at Little Red Wagon.

The box for the cards goes for the 'More than one score' challenge at Scor-Pal.

Stay at home, stay safe!

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A DIY cards box - thinking of better days

We have to believe there will come better days, and we will again have lots of happy occasions, reasons to give greeting cards to people we love.

Since lately I'm making lots of greeting cards, and my old greeting cards box is too small for hosting all of them, I made a new one!

It's all from chipboards and patterned papers (Echo Park 'Happy Summer' collection).

I still need to label the dividers...

The measures are 7.5"x5.5"x6", and it can hold over 60 cards!
Basicly, building it is just like the 6x6 stacks holder I made with a tutorial, which you can find HERE.

מאחר שבזמן האחרון אני מכינה  ה-מ-ו-ן  כרטיסי ברכה, והקופסה הישנה כבר לא מכילה אותם, החלטתי להכין להם בית חדש וצבעוני, לקראת ימים טובים יותר שעוד ישובו.

הקופסה נבנתה כמו הקופסה הקודמת, לסאטקים של 6X6, שיש לה גם הדרכה, רק שהפעם המידות קטנות יותר - אורך "7.5, רוחב "5.5 וגובה "6.

You make me smile - CSI case file no. 313

This is my DT layout for case file no. 313 at CSI, with this bright and cheerful inspiration photo:

I went the traditional way to 'solve' this case file:

Scheme - all 5 colors.

Evidence - floral pattern, dots, stripes, border punch, scallops, hearts, leaves, flowers and lace.

Testimony - I add hearts to my journaling spot and used the inspiration words to document how lucky we were on our visit at The Tower. We had such a lovely weather and enjoyed walking around.

I used papers from Carta Bella, Echo Park and Simple Stories.

Here're some close-ups on the details:

It also goes for the 'Polka Dots' challenge at Challenge YOUrself:

Simonsays Stamps Wednesday challenge - Use some green.
Simonsays Stamps Monday Challenge - A bit o' green.
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