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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Childhood Hero - CSI no. 312

Happy March 1st to all! it's time for a new challenge at CSI - case file 312, with this awesome inspiration photo:

The colors of the inspiration photo screamed 'Disneyland', so I used two photos that were taken on our visit to Disneyland Paris on April 2016.

Winnie the Pooh was my eldest's childhood here. He just loved it so much, and went with his big puppet everywhere, and even went to sleep with it by his side on bed.

Naturally, we went to meet Winnie on our visit and took many photos with him.

I used all 5 colors from the scheme. For the eviedence I used: tone-on-tone patterns, wood (the arrow wood veneer), stripes, dots, checker pattern, speach bublles, stars, flair badage and stitching (faux).

My testimony is about how awesome and adorable was my son with his Winnie the Pooh.

I used Laura Whitaker's sketch for My Creative Scrapbook:

I used two photos, and for the third one on the sketch I just added stickers.

Here're some close-ups on the details:

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Budapest - CSI case file no. 289

CSI has a wonderful case file, open to many interpretations.

Here's case file no. 289:

I loved the colors, of different hues of blue, with a touch of crimson/burgandy red.

I used a photo (one of many) I took on our visit to Budapest on Summer 2016. I went there with my youngest, while the eldest went to a different tour.

We had so much fun on our vacation! Budapest is so beautiful, and there are so many things to see and to do there.

I was inspired the the theme of building sitting right on the water line and by the waves in the sea, so I created a scene of houses and waves.

I was also tempt to use my street lamp die, as I have a passion for street lamps....LOL

From the clues I used: stripes (on one of the backing papers, sailboat/airplane (on the small postcards), ocean themed elements (the wavy border), eyelets, lantern (well, kind of), clouds, and wet medium.

I used the wonderful sketch by the talented Laura Whitaker, from My Creative Scrapbook:

Most of the papers are Maja Designs', with a small addition of Echo Park.

I used Lindy's shaker (Frozen Jack Frost) and spray (Merci Beaucoup Mint) for the splatters. The street lamp was covered with Lindy's ep (Merci Beaucoup Mint), and the title thickers were covered with Lindy's ep (Gilded Burgundy Brass). For the script on the background (49andMarket Pascale's stamp) I used LIndy's ep Twilight Blue Slate)

Here're some close-ups on the details:

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#Summer - CSI case file no. 285

This is my take on case file 285 at CSI, with this inspiration photo:

At the begining, I didn't like the photo and the colors, but then I thought I'd give it a try, using my June Counterfeit Kit, and voila! 

This is how I solved the case: I used all 5 colors (that was the real challenge!). For the evidence - stripes, flowers, trees, sun, a bird, feathers, wet medium, camera, vellum, a bow and buttons. I documented our visit to the kangaroo park years ago.

I use Laura Whitaker's fab sketch from My Creative Scrapbook:

Along using my kit, I added the oval frame and the hashtag title - chipboards from Creative Embellishments.

I covered them both with white gesso. For the frame I used Lindy's spray Fuzzy Navel Peach 3 times, and then I inked here and there with Ranger's embossing ink and used Lindy's ep - Byzantine Bronze. The title was heat embossed with Lindy's Sunset Yellow Orange ep.

I also used Lindy's Frosty Forest Green spray to splatter here and there.

Here're some close-ups on the details:

I would like to enter it also for June challenge at Creative Embellishments:

I was inspired by most of the colors in the image, the summer atmosphere and the sun. 

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Smile - case file no. 253 at CSI

A new month means a new case file at CSI - case file no. 253.

Here's the inspiration photo of the case file:

And you can see all the details HERE.

I went the traditional way, and used all 5 colors. My clues were: solid background, solid cardstock, washi tape, vase shape, hand-drawn elements (the lines and the frames of the journaling spots), circles and combining color patterns with black&white patterns.

My journaling is hand-written, and documenting a wonderful day we've had on September 2014, a few weeks before my son was diagnosed.

I've used some very old items I had in my stash, along with some new ones.

The enamel dots are home made.

I used Laura Whitaker's sketch for My Creative Scrapbook:

Here are some close-ups on the details:

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