Game On

My husband is an avid football fan. He is crazy invested in 'his team', Manchester City, and when the game is on, Edgar can be found sitting in front of the TV, often yelling instructions to the players or cursing the decisions of the manager or the referees! This is a tradition he has handed down to his son. Adam sits on his lap, I think, content just to be there. It's so sweet to watch them both. This is what I captured on film, and used on this l/o.

 I used the C.S.I. Case #6 palette.

Here are some close-ups.

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Loves Milk

My son loves milk. But most of all, he loves to drink his milk from a bottle while I hold him, and his little fingers play with my lips. This for him is a comfort thing, and has absolutely nothing with his ability to drink from a glass or cup. I know this because he drinks everything but milk from a glass! At my wits end, I came up with a threat. Adam is very attached to his toy animals. So I told him that animals were a big boys toy, and since he was still drinking milk from a bottle, he was still a baby, ergo, he must give up the animals. I took his favorite griffin to the window and let it 'fly' away. The next day his owl took the same flight. The third day was the lions turn to fly. Maybe this was too much for Adam, he asked for his milk in a glass! Today two months later, He still drinks milk from a bottle, but only at night before he drops off to sleep, or when he's ill. I have told him that Griffin and Owl will come home when he's done with the bottle. Some days he talks of them, I guess this is one of the journeys he must make on his own....
This theme is what I chose to use for my layout. This is the case file from C.S.I.

This is my layout based on Nadia's sketch.

 I muted the palette a little. For my evidence, I 'framed' the main centre striped paper with the darker green, and that with the burgundy print. I also used corners, circles and leaves. My journalling tells the story behind the photo, and is tucked behind the trio of papers framing the photo.
Here are some close-ups.

I live in a country where there are no scrapbook stores. So when a challenge is posted, I have to really dig through my stash, and mix things up and get creative in order to create something. This also helps me find and use up stuff I'd otherwise have overlooked for more recent products. This is by far the best reason for me to look forward to C.S.I.'s challenges every week!

C.S.I. Case#4 & Get Creative

Thought I'd try to team up the sketch from Get Creative with the palette from C.S.I. Here's a look at both.

Here's my take. "The Big Splash Theory".

For my evidence, I used a frame which holds the title, stripes and there's some tulle on the flower. I misted my striped paper, and highlighted the stripes with glossy accents. This gave the paper the look and feel of corrugated paper. My journalling is printed on sticky canvas. I used rhinestones and also treated the horizontal blue paper wit Distress Crackle.
Here are some close-ups.

Hope you like what I made.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day! 

OUAS and C.S.I.

AHi scrappers,
First up, here's what I won from OUAS!

A pack from Imaginarium! It's fantastic! I've never had any, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to use these. I'm so excited! Thank you OUAS!
For the OUAS challenge this time, I chose to focus on the new year. Last year was not the best for me, and I didn't want to create a l/o reminding me of it. I'd rather look forward than back. So that's what I did. My journalling is just a bunch of words that are important to me, and I can reflect on each of them individually, and every single time this reflection is uplifting to me. It's a sort of meditation thing.
Here's the l/o.

  The palette comes from C.S.I., and was not the easiest for me! Here's a look at their case file. (i love these case files!)

If you haven't already, please head on over! This site is ADDICTIVE!
Here are some close-ups.

I plan to hang this up in my space where I can look at it everyday, to remind myself to stay positive. It's 'Scrapbook Therapy'!
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day! 

MME challenge #31

The deadline is Midnight Jan 22. It's 5.30pm IST, and I just found out. I could have just skipped this challenge altogether, but I LOVE MME, and can't imagine passing up an opportunity to use their product. The l/o had to be about something 'new'. I decided to use the Lost and Found Christmas collection, which I teamed up with some Lost & Found Union Square brads.
Here's my l/o.

Obviously, I'm focusing on the Happy NEW Year!
Here are some details.

The Santa Claus trinket and the big red button is Bo Bunny, the ruler is 7Gypsies, and the flowers and trim are from my stash. Everything else is MME. Oh, and please do notice how I fussy cut around the red flourish so my trim could peek through! I couldn't bear for any of that gorgeous glitter to be hidden! The paper is so beautiful, I thought I didn't need to do much else.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

C.S.I. Case#2

Hi people! I've solved the second case! Here's a copy of the file.

I was stumped. The palette had gotten to me. You see, lavender was not a colour I used normally. Plus, it was to be a boy page. So, this is what I came up with.

Here you can see my 'hidden' journalling peeping out from behind my photo. This is what it says.
"Dream, my little one... Dream of impossible beautiful beings and imaginary far-away places, and creatures little and large far beyond your ken and my reasoning. And know I'll always be by your side  waiting and willing to take part in these wonderful flights of fancy for as long as you need me to... And after you stop wanting me to, I'll still be there...."
Here are some close-ups.

This is my sheer element. It's a flourish I cut from packaging using my Tim Holtz die painted with Distress Rock Candy. My architectural element is a Dusty Attic fence. The bee is fussy cut and covered with Glossy Accents. For my title, I used a paper clip that says Dream.

 For my stone element, I used, well, stone! My son, and I, love stones.

 A flower and button cluster...

And finally, my lavender component. Fussy cut dragonflies! The dangly bit I made with an amethyst I had and a charm hung from a Tim Holtz button.
I really enjoyed putting this page together. I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by! 

Prima love

Hi bloggers! So Prima has the latest PPP on! The palette is simply gorgeous. Shades of grey, deep dark  chocolate, and black... Positively sinful! Take a look!

Don't you just love? I do too!