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Sunday 12 August 2012

C.S.I. #31 - Down By The Sea

I recently came across the C.S.I. (Colour Stories, Inspiration) challenge blog and I love the concept and the clever colour combinations. I wanted to have a go but haven't had much time, however I have a few days away at the moment so decided to give challenge 31 a try last night (with 24 hours to go to the closing date and time and very limited supplies). It did make me use papers from different collections and manufacturers together, which I must admit I don't often do.



My photo shows me on the beach with my Nan and Suzie the corgi in about 1962, and is scanned from a colour slide. I think it is Woolacombe in Cornwall but will check when I go home. Someone (Mum or Dad I expect had built some sand castles and written my mane in shells. 

My journalling reads:

Memories of childhood seaside holidays
* My Nan always came on holiday with us
* Suzie the dog on the beach
*The multi-coloured rubber bucket
* Someone writing my name in shells
* Building sandcastles
* That skirt with bunnies on!

Here is the inspirational case file #31


THE EVIDENCE FROM WHICH YOU NEED TO CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS
I have highlighted in pink the elements I chose to include, and what I used:
wood/woodgrain

liquid medium (paint, mist, etc.) - Cosmic Shimmer Mists in Blue Lime and Mallow Blush and Colorbox Chalk Ink in Deep Lagoon.

distressing, 
Use repetition of an element.
umbrella accents
furniture accents
circles (inspired by the stools) - Large ring circle cut on the Cricut with George & Basic Shapes cartridge, EK Success deep border punch - scalloped border with circles, Echo Park dots and stripes paper in Peony.
Use a solid background (inspired by the cloudless sky) - White Bazzill

Include parallel lines (inspired by the pier railing) - Echo Park Dots and Stripes papers in Peony and Robin's Egg

I also used:
Magnolia Ink - Butterfly Dreams - Butterfly Kisses paper
Pink Paislee - Spring Jubilee - Celebration paper
Bazzil in a colour unknown to match the Caribbean Sea element
Martha Stewart Frond Punch
Cricut for Tags using same cart.
Star buttons
Flat backed Pearls
Lace daisies
Blossoms for a child's hairband
Pleased ribbon from Webster's Pages
Ribbon
American Crafts Thickers for title - Lovely foam rubber stickers by Any Tangerine

THE TESTIMONY FROM WHICH YOU NEED TO CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT
Again I have highlighted in pink the elements I have included. 
Document a vacation.
Write your journaling in the form of an itinerary (doesn't have to actually be about a vacation).
This photo is called "Key West Umbrellas." Begin your journaling with, "The key to ___ is..."
Use repetition in your journaling.
Add something to the top of your journaling spot, sort of like an umbrella or canopy.
Inspiration Words: colour, bright, vacation -- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.
THE COLOURS  - YOU NEED TO USE ALL 5


Island Sky - cyan blue, taken from the second table
Tropical Sunshine - bright yellow, taken from the first table
Key Lime - chartreuse, taken from the umbrellas
Paradise Pink - Persian pink, (a shade lighter than Barbie pink, but the same kind of color, taken from the first pink stool
Caribbean Sea - bright teal blue, taken from the shadowy part of the cyan stool








THE COORDINATES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD IF YOU WANT THEM


The deadline for completing Case File No. 31
is Sunday, August 12, 11:59 p.m. EST.


I have had great fun scrapping this layout and look forward to doing the next challenge when I can get a few more items of stash together.

Thanks for looking.

3 comments:

  1. Great layout!
    Sounds like a fab challenge - will have to look out for the next one x

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  2. Looks very complicated but i DO love you page - beautiful! Will check out the next Challenge :)

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  3. What a super, vibrant page Lynn and I LOVE the photo and the journalling that goes with it xx

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