Autumn - CSI case file no. 263

 A new month, with a new case file at CSI: case file no. 263, with an autumn atmosphere:

This month, CSI teamed with Page Maps, so each of the CSI DT got a sketch to work with.

This is the sketch I got:

I kept very true to it.

I really loved the earthly colors of the case file. 

The clues that I've used were: textured paper, woodgrain paper, flowers, leaves, branches, fruit (the acorn), fall themed elements, a jar, twine, frames, an animal, something woven (the burlap heart).

In my journaling I documented an early autumn walk we've had 4 years ago, and it's in a circular frame.

Here're some close-ups on the details:

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A DIY masculine desk organizer

Happy Saturday crafty friends,

I'm sharing a DIY masculine desk organizer I've made from scratch.

I builed it from a very heavy dark brown cardstock, coverd with pp from Conquest of Paradise collection by Galeria Papieru. 

Since it was a gift for a male co-worker, I decorated it with geers dies (Tim Holtz Sizzix and Memory Box). I coverd some of the gears die cuts with Lindy's Gang sprays and embossing powders, and so was the 'with love' die cut.

Here are some close-ups on the details:

I also made a small memo papers box, and here's the whole set, with the card attached, already on my friend's desk:

(yes, I couldn't resist adding another small geer to the organizer... LOL)

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