scrappassion

LOVE

is my title for CSI challenge #43.

 

THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Black Tie Event - black, taken from the table cloth - 45.37.34
• Lemon Chiffon  - bright sunny yellow, taken from the flowers - 251.224.111
• Green Grace - pale spring green, taken from the middle tier of the cake - 237.240.185
• Alabaster Elegance - pure white, taken from the boxes in front of the cake   - 255.255.255
• Fancy Foliage - medium green, with a hint of olive, taken from the leaves - 145.163.53

 

EVIDENCE (USE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• damask
• ribbons
• frame
• foliage
• something transparent
• create curtains
• patterned brad
• flourishes
• Include a black-and-white patterned paper
• rub-on (inspired by the watermark in the lower-right)

TESTIMONY (USE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Document a special event.
• Format your journaling as if you were writing a formal letter. Here are some tips for writing formal letters.
• Frame your journaling.
• Use an older photo and tie the past together with the present in your journaling.
• Tie two ideas together: Write what first comes to your mind about your subject. Then, choose a connective from this site and write what comes to mind next.
• Inspiration Words: formal, tie(s), event -- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.

 

Here's my take on the challenge

I absolutely loved the color scheme and I just had the right photo to scrap. 

I used a lot of mixed media on the background to build layers: gesso, ink, stamping, acrylic paint and stitching.

For the evidence I used ribbon, transparent element (film strip) and rub-ons (grey flowers and hearts and black and green elements and text).

The arrows are old Heidi Swapp extra large photo corners which I cut. The smaller ones on top of the photo are actually cut out from the package.

For my testimony I journaled about an event, that of Kristina coming home for vacation (she lives in New Zealand) and how she and Valentina hadn't seen each other for 14 months. This photo just melts my heart. The journaling is on the back of my layout.

 

A couple of detailed shots

 

 

Did I say thet I loved working on this page? ;)

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I used Em Stafrace's fabulous Page Draft on this page. You can find more of them here.

 

TFL!

NEW DESIGN TEAM AT CSI

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW DESIGN TEAM!

We'd like to thank everyone who responded to our design team call. We had almost 60 applicants! There were so many talented and inspiring members applying, and we wish we could've taken everyone, but after a thorough investigation, we have narrowed down the list.

We are thrilled to announce the latest additions to our design team of CSI Detectives, along with the returning Detectives. These ladies (plus one man) are all incredibly talented and inspiring, and each of them will add a beautiful flavor to our already wonderfully diverse team.

Please help us welcome our new CSI Detectives (their term will begin with the first November reveal):

Aida Domisiewicz (Ayeeda) - Poland

Beth Ervin - United States

Debbie Standard - United States

Helen Wallace - Australia

Jasmine Shea - Australia

Jeanette Lee - Singapore

Lindy Gillespie - Australia

Lou Collins - United Kingdom

Maria Schmidt - Austria

Riikka Kovasin - FInland

Sascha Schmidt - Austria

Yumi Takasaki - Japan

Zaneta Glowa (Zanka) - Sweden

 

And here are our returning Detectives:

 

Adrienne Ford - United States

Anna-Karin Evaldsson - South Africa

Annette Gearside - Australia

Brit Sviggum - Norway

Debbi Tehrani- United States

Eila Sandberg - Sweden

Heather Jacob - Australia

Helena Virpi - Italy (that's ME!!!!)

Maiko Kosugi - Japan

Michele Singh - United States

Shaunery Wharton - United States

Sylvia Mellander Ekman - Sweden

Tina Walker - United States

 

Here is this week's challenge

OUAS OCTOBER CHALLENGE - Team B Reveal

At OUAS October's theme is the following quote:

 

 

We would like you to create a layout based on this quote. You can interpret it ANY way you like. There is no wrong or right way to interpret this quote  but your layout must incorporate something from this quote AND the sketch below. Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . Hidden journalling is perfectly fine.

 

This is my interpretation 

I have used Scrapbook Fantasies ribbon (under the picture and gessoed and misted over so it's a little hard to see but it's there). I have journaled more thoroughly on the back of my layout.

 

Here are some detailed shots

 

 

SCOTT KELBY WORLDWIDE PHOTOWALK IN ROME

The big day was yesterday Oct 13. All over the world people were preparing to go for a 2 hr photowalk in a city that hosted a photowalk. In Rome it rained most of the day! The photowalk was going to start at 6pm at Trinità dei Monti, go to Trevi Fountain, to Pantheon and then to Colosseum. It was still drizzling around 5.30 but the Gods were with us: it stopped raining by 6pm and we were ready to stroll.

These are my favorite shots of the walk .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This type of street photography is far from what I usually shoot but I really REALLY enjoyed it a lot! Will definitely do it again.

Everything was shot with D7000 and a Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G lens

 

EVERYDAY MOMENTS

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WISH, DREAM, LIVE

is the title of my DT creation for CSI #40.

Here is the case file

THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Festive Fuchsia - fuchsia, taken from the gum balls - 203.65.124
• Chartreuse Surprise, chartreuse, taken from the light parts of the grass - 216.218.109
• Green Glee, green, taken from the grass - 133.144.65
• Vanilla Cupcake - white (there was no true white, so I just used the paint bucket) - 255.255.255
• Happy-Face Yellow, taken from the yellow flower - 232.196.16

 EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• Use polka dots and stripes
• ribbons
• scallops
• circular elements
• labels
• banners
• tulle
• a big flower
• transparent elements
• numbers
• cupcake accent

 TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

•  Use one of these journaling prompts to document a birthday.
• Journal a wish using one of the prompts here (scroll down to the section that says "I wish").
• List 9 things that make you happy (inspired by the 9 stripes on the flag)
• Add ribbon to your journaling spot
• Use 3 round labels for your journaling.
• Inspiration Words: -- wish, special, happy -- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title

 

My page

I cracked the case using numbers, labels (the tickets) and transparent elements (stamped leaves on a transparency sheet and cut them out) from the evidence list.

For my journaling I used the word 'wish'.

Be the change you WISH to see in the world.

Never cease to DREAM

LIVE your life to the fullest

 

I arranged chipboard numbers in a cascading way and gessoed over them. Lots of Glimmer mists and Neocolor crayons to emphasize some spots of color. I also added dark green brads here and there. Random splashing of inks and mists and voilà.

Detailed shots

 

 

THE SWEET SPOT

LEARN ABOUT SHOOTING IN LOW LIGHT WITHOUT FLASH

 

Registration will begin on Monday, October 15th at 9:00 am Pacific Time at  www.snapshotsofagoodlife.com for Karen's next workshop, running from January 7th through March 11th, 2013. 

I LEARNT THIS AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

Registration will begin on Monday, October 15th at 9:00 am Pacific Time at  www.snapshotsofagoodlife.com for Karen's next workshop, running from January 7th through March 11th, 2013.