" Funny Faces "

Welcome all this is my Design Team layout for Major case file 166 

at 

CSI- Color, Stories and Inspiration.

I wanted to try something a little fun, a little different from my real girly layouts. This was the perfect photo and I must say one my daughter was horrified that I used. 

Oh well that's the joys of being Mum.

These are my normally gorgeous granddaughters and my daughter. They had a lovely time playing with makeup. Mum did their tiny little faces and made them look like the Bratz dolls and then it was their turn. I just love  my daughters eyebrows.

The Case File Elements and the sketch I used;

The Scheme- pale yellow, pale minty green, bright Turquoise, bright red and penny brown.

The Evidence; I used stripes,scallops,flowers,butterflies, paint, ribbons/bows and stamps

The Testimony; I added my journaling on the "I love you"

tag at the back of the photo. 

I used a list of 8

1. One bored Mum

2. Two bored children

3. Some makeup

4. Dark eyes

5.Red Lips

6.Wild eyebrows

7.Smiling for the camera

8. lots of giggles and little girls that look like Bratz Dolls

I sliced the paper and put some eyelets along the edge. Threaded some ribbon and a tied the end into a bow.
On the background I added butterflies with a stencil and coloured them with Gelatos.

Added some paint splatters and lace to the background for extra texture. Layers behind the photo.

Lots embellies, the little resin handbag, bows, flowers of course and the ladybirds.
I die cut some black heart for a bit of pop.

I cut the bow out of some of the scraps of papers from the layers, just to match them all in.

I always try to use flowers of different sizes and styles.
I think it adds interest.

I really like the Kaisercraft cutouts and added
a couple of the  fairies to this layout.

Some of the products used;
papers
plain cardstock
Blue Fern Montage " Now and Then"
Bo Bunny Country Garden letters
Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection "Guinevere"
Impasto
Gelatos
Kaisercraft cutouts
Kaisercraft stamps
2Crafty Chipboard
Prima flowers
Petaloo flowers
Enthaily ladybirds
Lindy Stamp Gang Inks

thanks for stopping by
have a great day

Carol xx

" Little Angel "

Welcome to June. 

Can you believe that we are half way through this year, WOW!! 

Where has it gone??

This is my creation for the Design Team for the June challenge at

White With 1

Love this colour with white it is just stunning.

This is my gorgeous little granddaughter " Eliza" I have been waiting for the perfect challenge to use this photo for and this was definitely it. The colour is just absolutely wonderful and compliments this photo so well.

" Eliza" praying and the title are just  the  perfect match.
 I always think she is praying for a good hair day.

You can see on the background I've added texture with impasto, inks, lace, plasterers tape, and all the added jewels and I am loving those diamond chevrons.
The white chippy flowers I painted white and just added the colour to the balls on the end.

A big polka dot bow with a large white flower.
The little fabric butterflies are a real fav of mine.

The little blue flowers have been inked with Lindy Stamp Gang inks.
 I trailed lave and jewels on the background.

2Crafty chippy circles around the back of the photo
with the doilies
and add all the layers of papers
 to the background, love the effect.
How cute is the resin angel on the top of the photo?

The last addition was the little white girl
made of chipboard and teased gauze.
Stamping random on the background once I had finished.

Some of the products I used;
White bazzill
scraps of blue paper
Corrugated board
2Crafty Chipboard
Prima Flowers
Petaloo flowers
Lindy Stamp Gang Inksgauze
Jo Sonja paints
Kaisercraft stamps
Diamante chevrons

Thanks for stopping by
have a great day
Carol xx

" Life is Always Better with Family "

Hi everyone and welcome. 

Today I want to share my Design Team layout I did recently for D-lish Scraps.

This one is very different for me as anyone that knows my style of scrapping will tell you. 

This one has NO FLOWERS!!!!

Yes that's right not a flowers in sight.

I did this on a recent scrapbooking retreat and wanted to see if I could actual do a layout without a flower on it. I think it turned out really cool. It suits the photo of the  kids, bright, colourful and fun. Tilted the paper and punched random edges. I roughly drew arrows around the edge.
I stenciled random dots down the page and then painted lots
 of different colours over the stencilling..

I have used heaps of D-lish goodies on this page, from flairs to enamel dots, wire, wooden arrows.

Lots of layers of different bits.
There is Washi Tape, punchella, arrows, papers, wire and the wow word.

All the wooden arrows I painted in different bright colours.
Really like the arrow paper for the background.

This little cluster is just jammed pack full of
D-lish  goodies.

I used stickers to create the title and they
 were from a few  left over collections that I had left over in my stash.
Its a great way to use u all those left overs.

Some of the products that I have used.
D-lish Goodies 
arrows
wire
enamel dots
wow word
stars
bottle tops
flairs
film strip washi tape

Simple Stories papers
Gesso
Impasto
Jo Sonja paints
Gelatos

Thanks for stopping by
Have a great day

Carol xx

" Magic will Happen Here "

 Hi everyone and welcome, today I want to share a layout for case file 165 at CSI (Color,Stories and Inspiration) as part of the Design Team.
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These are a couple of black and white photos I took at the start of  my new scrap room. 

I have been using a room our home but like everyone one else it doesn't take long to outgrow your space. We are utilising a unused old shed to turn it into my new scrap space which my youngest son, Wade renamed 

" The Confetti Box"

Stay tuned as I will be creating a whole post in the near future just to showcase to  you all the the transformation of 

"The Confetti Box"

I love the colours in this case file and to me it just screamed a black and white photo.
 I was able to use all the things I love to showcase my new room, flowers, inks, paints, chippy pieces.

case file 165

Case File elements:
The Scheme- Light lemony yellow, ballerina pink, pale warm gray, white and black.
The Evidence I used; Stripes, polka dots, woodgrain, tags, polaroid frames,pen work, labels, vinyl, ribbon and light bulb
The Testimony; I penned some of my testimony on the right side of the layout and then added the rest on the tags at the rear of the photos.This says;

2015 This is the start of my new scrap room which Wade renamed " The Confetti Box" I am using my new space which has everything in it I could possibly want. I am so grateful to my hubby Pat and my son Wade for building me such a wonderful space.

Black chippy pieces, white the bright colours of the flowers really pops.
Love the polaroid frames around the photos.

Layers of bright polka dots on the layers behind the photos

Ripped and distressed the edges then inked them.
I added some journalling up the side of the page.

Inked the background and then added the grungy stamps.
This reflects the way I scrap, messy

I love this die for the frons and don't use it enough

How perfect its this sticker for this page.

Some of the items I used;

Kaszazz papers

Kaisercraft Confetti Collection (ironic)

Scrap papers

Jo Sonja paints

Flowers;

Prima

Enthaily

Kaisercraft

2Crafty chipboard

Distress inks

Me & my big ideas stickers

Kaisercraft stencils

Thanks for stopping by

Have a great day

Carol xx