Let's go crazy - CSI#116

I believe every child here in Norway dream of a winter when it's snow enough to take a jump from the roof :-) We din't have enough at home this winter, but some parts of the mountains indeed have!

Here is DS11 when his wish came true:

Cardstock: Bazill (white), ClubScrap (greenish grey). Patterened papers: MME (teal), Panduro (red). Stickers & metal stars: Basic Grey. Epoxy stars & iresin badge: Freckled Fawn. Stamp: Kaisekraft. Alpha: American Craft. Epoxy buttons: Epiphany Crafts. Other metal accents: unknown

The journaling says the same as I did on top of this page :-)

Close up photos:

The metal accent is a badge from a boy bonnet :-)

This layout is made for CSI #114:

How I solved the case:

*Colors: all used
*Evidence: metal, buttons, labels, diagonal cross-hatch pattern
* Testimony: Use song title or lyrics to inspire your journaling ( I used Prince's let's Go Crazy)

As a kid, my parents allowed me to jump from the roof when enough snow, and I can still recall teh feeling of excitement. Have you ever done it?

The truth about mono skiing

..a way to look cool when you have fallen and can't get up without releasing (at least) one ski.


Youngest kid last weekend in the snowy mountains here in Norway:

Background paper: Basic Grey. Other papers/paper tags: Pretty Little Studio. Chiboards: Smple Stories
Epoxy buttons: Ephipany Crafs. Alphas: Webster's Pages. Twine: the Twinery

Details:

Working with coordinating lines is always easier than pulling out bits and pieces, I admit that. I had decided to go with papers from Pretty Little Studio's Monieur line, and to my big surprice it coordinated perfectly with a sheet of patterned chipboards from Simple Stories. I love when that happens!





I got the idea for this layout when I saw this sketch at the Pretty Little Studio blog:

I love how using the large tags worked out!


Thank you for taking time to stop by - it means a lot to me!

Trends: Grid design (The Studio Challenges)

Welcome to a new challenge at The Studio Challenges. Today's challenge is all about one of the scrapping trends: Grid design. The engineer in me loves anything linear and straight, so this challenge is just up my alley!


Title: Trout for breakfast

Journaling: While it was M who cought all the Trouts, it was S and grandpa who had to prepare the fish.

Patterned papers: Studio Calico. Alpha: Adornit. Epoxy bbutton: Epiphany Crafts. Shaped buttons: unknown

I kept my photos black & white not to disturb the color combo. Splashes of red add extra interest.

I used 3D foam behind one of the photos to create depth in the layout. A few of the squares were glued in the middle only, so the paper edges would rise a bit, just to loosen up the straight design.

Do you ever do grid design layouts?
Do you want to play with us?

Happy face - CSI challenge #90

Say hello to our cat Mercedes - The patterns on her face make her look like she's always smiling.

This layout is my example for CSI Challenge #90:

My layout:

Patterned papers: MME, Studio Calico. Epoxy button: Epiphany Crafts. Alpha: October Afternoon. Heart: unknown

How I solved the case:
All colors used.
Evidence: Stripes, polka dots, white space, heart, something transparent (epoxy button)
Testimony: Journal about a friend or pet
Journaling:" The patterns on her face makes her look like she's always smiling. I guess she is, too: What a happy cat! August 2013

Welcome to TSC September Sketch challenge!

Hi!

Do you feel like scrapping today, but have run out of ideas?

We at The Studio Challenges have a lovely sketch to get you kick started, made by DT member Valerie:

And of course the DT has come up with some marvellous examples to get your mojo flowing - you find them all at the TSC blog.


Here is mine:

Patterned papers & sticker: WRMK. Brads: Teresa Collins. Clear buttons: Epiphany Crafts. Red alpha: WP

Have you ever seen a sign like this? I admit I hadn't before I found it at a Norwegian (water transport) lock! I just needed a shoot of it!


A few details from the layout:

Did you like the sketch - do you want to play with us? Don't forget to link back your project to the TSC blog so we can leave you some love (and you could win a prize. too.

...and the living is easy...

If my pets knew ONE song, it would be Summertime - and especially the phrase "...and the living is easy..." *lol*

Bacgound paper: Unknown. Other papers: SEI (pimk), Basic Grey (Orange + striped). Trim & flowers: Prima. Pearls: Kaiserkraft. Epoxy buttons: Epiphany Craft. Other buttons: unknown. Stamp: Scrapbooks&Cards. Alphas: AC & BG

Journaling says "It can't hard to be a pet in this house".

Details:

Hand made "flower"



Mixing alphas works great

This layout is my example for this week's Challenge at CSI. Here it is (click on image to enlargen)

I would never ever dared to pick that color combo myself, but it works as a charm! Please head over to the CSI site to see the rest of the inspiring layouts from the DT!

Why don't you give it a try yourself?

Teenagers!

Do you have them? I do!

Chipboard title: Memory Maze. Papers: Basic Grey (Background), Studio Calico (others). Die Cuts: Crate Papers. Flair: The Paper Bakery. Acrylic button: Epiphany Crafts

In my DT post at the Memory Maze blog in June, I talk about where to find inspiration to tell the real stories, and one place is in words/titles. Often the title is thought of late in the creative process while scrapping, but the title can be the perfect starting point, too. In this blog post I will show you  my third example.

 

Inked in green and then drawn with a Brown pen

The title is the starting point for this layout. The journaling describes what teenagers are like, and the  photos are just illustrations to emphasize the theme.  I think this layout sums up my teenage son’s year better than if I made one layout showing him and his buddy on the trampoline and one with him gaming, with matching titles.


Some close up photos:

Memory Maze product used:

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While creating - when in the process do you come up with your title?