Around The Campfire

 Hey there Scrappy Friends!

I have been scrapping for about 27 years now. I have so many scrapbooks and pages made. I am pretty much caught up. I have decided to take a break from scrapping at least for a little while so this will be my last post for CSI and on my blog. I want to thank Debbi at CSI for having me and letting me share my creativity over the years. Also, thanks to everyone who stops and reads my posts here on my blog. 

Here is my last layout for CSI using case file #436. I was inspired by the colors and of coarse, the camping theme:

I used textured white cardstock for my background. I added Distressed Inks through the Tree Stencil and Cloud Border Stencil from Creative Embellishments. I tore a strip of patterned paper and cut a circle from patterned paper and stitched it to my background. I used Simple Stories and Echo park stash for this fun page.

I added my photo which I matted on patterned paper. Then I added lots of fussy cut items around it:

I added a torn strip of patterned paper to the bottom of my page and added a cluster of embellishments- some fussy cut and a sticker:

I fussy cut the banner from a Simple Stories paper and placed that under my photo. I machine stitched it in place:

Here is a quick look at the case file:

I was inspired by the colors and camping theme. For evidence, I used: plaid, woodgrain pattern, camping themed items, wood, watercolor, bird, animal, trees, leaves, camper, boat, signs, lantern, clouds and cursive font.

                                                 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

At The Zoo: CSI

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #434 at CSI. I used Simple Stories from my stash for this fun page of Greg and I at the zoo in Brownsville, Texas:

I added some horizontal strips of patterned papers to the middle of my white cardstock background. I machine stitched them in place.

Since I had so many photos, I decided to make 2 different matchbooks to hold them- 1 for vertical photos and the other for horizontal photos. I created a grid layout:

I placed 1 matchbook to the left of the top photo. I used foam Thickers for my title. I fussy cut the flamingo from one of the papers and popped it up with craft foam:

Here is the 2nd matchbook. I added some ribbon and some stickers:

I hand cut some triangles to create the banner:

I opened the matchbooks up so you could see the inside. Each holds about a dozen photos and some journaling:

Here is a quick look at the case file. Check out the Facebook page for the entire case file.

I was inspired by the colors, book theme and animals. I used similar colors and created a zoo layout that I made 2 matchbooks to hold lots of photos and journaling.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

April Showers Bring May Flowers

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #432 at CSI. I used mostly Echo Park and Bella Blvd. from my stash for this spring layout of us with some of our camping friends:

I added some patterned paper behind my photos  and then added the umbrella sticker behind it. I added some circle stickers from Paper Studios along with the fussy cut bird and the lemon diecut is from Hip Kit:

I added the sun sticker from Echo park and used some of their alpha stickers for the title. I also added fussy cut hearts, flowers and leaves:

I fussy cut the bike, heart and flower and tucked those behind the right side of this photo of my crocuses blooming. I added this wood veneer spring piece, I can't remember who made this as it has been in my stash forever:

I added some strips of patterned papers to the bottom of my page and stitched them in place. I fussy cut flowers, a leaf and a butterfly and those at the bottom as well:

Here's a quick look at the case file:

Check out CSI's Facebook page to see the full case file and play along!

My Craft Room

 Hi everyone!

Today I am sharing my take on case file 430 for CSI. I was inspired by the colors and craft theme. I took a few photos of my scraproom and printed them in black and white since I knew I would have plenty of color using the colors from the case file. I used Simple Stories Vintage Bliss and Echo Park I'd Rather Be  Crafting papers for this page:

I added some torn strips of patterned papers and then added some machine stitching. I used alphas from the Echo park collection for my title. I added a few Pink Fresh diecuts:

I added some layers of patterned papers and some chipboard pieces:

I added the chipboard books from Simple Stories and some Echo Park sticker banners. I also added a Pink Fresh coffee cup puffy sticker:

More chipboard and diecuts here:

Here's a quick look at the case file:

I was inspired by the colors and craft theme. For evidence, I used: floral pattern, text pattern (on chipboard flower), watercolor, art/craft themed items, wood, paint brush, pencil, coffee cup, labels, potted plant and gold elements.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Crazy 4 You

 Hello there scrappy friends!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #428 at CSI. I was inspired by the colors and love theme and created a fun and whimsical layout of Greg and I:

On my white cardstock background, I used a few stencils from Creative Embellishments. I took Distressed Oxide Ink and put it through the Distressed Grid Stencil.  Then I took the Ledger Stencil and added Heidi Swapp  Black Metallic Texture Paste. Finally I added black watercolor spatters. I diecut some trees and added watercolor to them. I placed them to the right and under my photo. I added the pink paper (Echo Park Yours Truly) under my photo ripping the left side. I added the Doodle Bug "sweet" tab sticker and the "monday" tab from Pink Paislee. I fussy cut the clouds from a Doodlebug Love Notes paper. The little yellow bird is a sticker from the Doodlebug collection:

For my title, I used the "Crazy" diecut from Pink Paislee. The 4 is from Dear Lizzy and the "you" are Fancy Pants alpha stickers. I fussy cut the bike from a sticker in the Doodlebug Love Notes collection:

Here's another look at the trees. I added the Crate Paper "My Valentine" sicker and fussy cut some envelopes from one of the Doodle Bug papers. The bike is also a Doodle Bug sticker:

I fussy cut the "XOXO" from one of the Echo Park Truly papers and added the "I Love Us" sticker from that collection as well. I fussy cut the flowers and added those on top:

Here's alook at the bottom cluster. The paper is from Doodle Bug Love Notes and then I added little bits and pieces down here:

Here is a quick look at the case file. To see the complete file, check out the CSI Facebook page:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

King For A Day- CSI Birthday Layout

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #426 at CSI. I was inspired by the colors and birthday theme. I used Echo Park Magical Birthday and Birthday Boy for this page of Austin:

On my white textured cardstock background, I added texture paste through the Twinkle Star Stencil from Creative Embellishments. I tore strips of patterned papers and layered them on my page. I pleated the red one. Then I added some machine stitching. I heat embossed the Distressed Clock and tucked that under the left photo:

I added some stickers and the flair is from Fancy Pants:

I added some corrugated cardboard from Fancy Pants under my photos. I fussy cut the cake from one of the papers, popped it up with craft foam and added some gold tangled thread under it:

For my sub title, I wrote the word "Happy and #". I fussy cut the word "birthday". I finished the layout off with a Tim Holtz word phrase sticker (black) and a word phrase sticker from Bella Blvd (pink):

Here is a quick look at the case file. You can check out the complete case file on the CSI Facebook page:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Comfort & Joy: CSI

 Hi everyone!

Today I am sharing my take on case file #424 at CSI. I used a variety of manufacturers on this layout of Sierra opening her gifts last Christmas:

I added part of a Fancy Pants tag and an ornament on top of the page and fussy cut a circle from a Recollections paper. I added a diecut snowflake from Hip Kit:

I created a piece of candy on my background using watercolor and hand stitching with embroidery floss. I backed the large photo with a Mintay paper. I fussy cut a few more red circles from the Recollections paper. I added some fussy cut stars from a Mintay paper. I added that cute fox and a diecut snowflake from Hip Kit:

I used a scalloped edge punch on the pink Hip Kit paper and added a few pieces throughout my page. I added some fussy cut gifts cut from a Recollections paper. The gingerbread people were saved from something I received:

I fussy cut the house from a Recollections paper. I added the plate of goodies that I fussy cut from a Mintays paper. I also tucked in a puffy sticker from Hip Kit, the santa sticker from Fancy Pants and a miscellaneous gold diecut label:

I found this wood snowflake in my stash- it's been there for many years. I also added some Fancy Pants star puffy stickers:

Here's a quick look at the case file:

I was inspired by the candy and colors. For evidence, I used: dots, stripes, architectural elements, heart, candy, swirls, string, stars, sprinkle something, scallops, circles, wood, something sparkly and solid background. For my testimony, I documented something about Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Autumn Blessings: CSI

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #422 at CSI. I used my stash for this fun fall page:

For my title, I used the words "Autumn Blessings" from the Creative Embellishments Autumn Sentiments. 

I added the Creative Imaginations striped paper to both sides of my page. I also added some torn strips of the wood paper from My Minds Eye. I tucked in the Flourish Border 3 from Creative Embellishments. I added a few Falling Maple Leaves. I added some banners cut from American Crafts papers and stitched them in place:

I added a banner from My Mind's Eye and placed some Divine Twine on top. I added in a few Acorn Clusters and the word "together" from Creative Embellishments:

I also added some pumpkins from the Pumpkin Set along with some fussy cut mason jars and a few star circle stickers:

Here's alook at the cluster on the bottom left. I fussy cut those cute mushrooms:

I added a few American Craft word phrase stickers and some leaf  and flower diecuts from Hip Kit:

Here's the case file:

I was inspired by the colors, border and pumpkins. For evidence, I used: stripes, woodgrain, watercolor, mushrooms, decorative border, twine, jars, swirls, stars, circles, leaves and lace. For my testimony, I documented autumn.

I absolutely love how this page came out and I love that I used my stash to create it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!