Lovely Memory - CSI case file no. 336 November 1st

A new case file is up on CSI - case file no. 336, with beautiful photo inspiration and colors:

My inspiration came from the wall and the frames, and from this starting point I went on.

I used all 5 colors and from the evidence I used: stripes, wood plank background, floral pattern, frames, flowers, metal, something transparent (the black stickers) and cursive fonts.

The photo was taken on our last visit to Italy, we went to several countryside places, and this is one of them. I also framed my jouranaling.

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Paper desk caddy

 A desk caddy I made from cardstock and pp, following Keren Skubach's great totorial - Part 1 and Part 2. 

It was so much fun, and easy to make, that I will defintely make another one preety soon (and maybe, just maybe, more than one..).

It helps keeping my most needed tools just handy and ready to use. It has a pocket for memo notes, small 'shelves' for all those small items that get lost in big pockets, lots of room for sccisors, pens, scoring tools, etc., and even one pannel of cork to pin notes.

Here're some more photos:

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Vacation - CSI case file no. 324

It's already July! and it's the 1st, so a new case file (challenge) is up at CSI:

This time we have a yummy case file, filled with beautiful colors of yellow, pink and pale blue.

I used my June mini counterfeit kit for this layout, with a self made yarn rainbow I made, following Rachel Lowe's tutorial, which you can find HERE.
From the clues, I used: woodgrain pattern and wood embellishment, pattern with multicolored small pattern against solid (the tiny hearts pp), gesso, flowers, metal, enamel dots, sprinkle something, stamps and using the same font in different colos.
For my testimony, I was inspired by the IW 'Dance' and wrote my journaling on a painted spot.
Here're some close ups on the details:

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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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Use up those scraps! - two cards

We're nearly the end of April, and I'm almost done with my April Counterfeit kit. Although I used only one of the 12x12 pages, I used almost all the smaller papers and many of the embellishments (including my counterfeited ones!).

I run into two sketches which were just perfect to use more of my kit scraps, and made two cards.

The first card:

I used Freshly Made Sketches #432:

I rotated the sketch to the side, as I wanted to use this long 'thank you' die.

The circle is a handmade 'chipboard' that I was very happy to use here.

The second card:

I used Atlantic Hearts Sketches #365:

Again, the circle is a handmade 'chipboard'.

Loooking again at the card, I might just add some black faux stitching to the edges of the pp.

Both cards go also for the 'All occasion' challenge at Krafty Chicks.

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A date display and a greeting card

A very good friend of mine got promotion at work, so I made her a date display, to put on her desk at work.

For making the date display, I followed Keren Skubach's tutorial. I added matting to the back of the display.

The papers are from WhiteRus 'Family' 6x6 pad.

I would like to enter it to the 'Anything goes' challenge at More Than One Score.

Having lots of pp scraps from this project, I also made a greeting card, to go along with the gift:

I followd sketch #551 at Tuesday Morning Sketches, which is so perfect for using all those scraps:

The sentiment is Kaisercraft's stamp.

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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!