CSI Tenth Birthday Challenge - Christmas Wishes

 Hello again creative friends, two scrapbooking challenges in two weeks! 

 I was invited to contribute to the tenth Birthday celebrations for CSI, during January, this is Case File 379.

I was part of the Design Team at CSI during 2012, through to 2015, a time when I learnt so much and met talented artists from around the world.  Debbi Tehrani, who owns and runs the challenge was the first to offer me a place on a design team and I will be forever grateful for the opportunity.

  The challenge has a Case File with scene, evidence, topic and color scheme. Then you make a scrapbooking layout using the Case File as your inspiration.

This Christmas, after months and months of not seeing are smallest Grand Girls, we were lucky that they came from Melbourne to sleep over on Christmas Eve and be with us for all the hoopla and parcel opening in the morning.

It really did feel like Christmas to see the joy on their faces and hear their gratitude for the gifts they received.

I began by cutting the Christmas trees on my Silhouette Cameo, it's from Paige Taylor Evans and is called Christmas tree border.

The collection I used to back the cut file is from Cocoa Vanilla, "Merry and Bright"

The title was cut three times on my Silhouette and then triple hot embossed with ultra thick embossing powder. 

I used the colour palette suggested and added a tiny bit of salmon pink (under the 10%) allowed.

Evidence

Dots, wood, trees, heat embossing, yarn, chevron, triangles, die cuts, ink in the background (the stars), sprinkle something (ink on the journalling)

Testimony

I used a prompt from Daydreaming on Paper about what I wish/hope for the next generation.

Thanks for calling in to say G'Day.

Keep well and stay safe.

Sweet heart

Another Grand Girl page, this time using a divine Cocoa Vanilla Collection called 'Daydream". 

I love the big blue eyes this little Girl's Mummy captured when Miss Violet was pondering in a cardboard box.

Using the wreath paper as the base, I added a lot of extra moths, one of the gorgeous corduroy hearts and some sequins.

The stitched heart is a cut file from Cut to You, it's called 

"Sew Loved"

I love the look with the variegated DMC thread stitched throughout. 

Thanks so much for calling in to say G'Day, keep safe and 

Happy Christmas

Graduation

Hello crafty friends

Just a quick post today to share a Graduation layout 

about our oldest Grandchild.  He is in year 7 this year.

It's rare to get a photo of him now that he is a teenager, 

so I cherish this one.

I used a Cocoa Vanilla collection, "You Rock"

It's an older one, but still looks great in my opinion.

The cut file is a free one by Paper Issues, "Right On Target".

Thanks for calling in and for any comments you may care to leave.

Loved - Cut to You cut file

Hello again crafty friends, I hope you are having a productive day. 

One of the few advantages of being in the midst of a pandemic, is the time spare I've had for crafting. The background paper is by Paige Evans, Bloom Street collection, as is the Butterfly.

I used Cocoa Vanilla, Happiness collection, to back the cut files and love they way they look.

This page began with a cut file by the talented 

Gwen Wruck over at Cut to you.

Frame trio cut file

Thanks for calling in to say G'Day, I appreciate you taking the time.

Scrap the Boys DT May 2019 - Mother

Hello Scrappy Friends, welcome back to my blog today 

where I'm sharing a DT layout for

Scrap the Boys

 The challenge is to use this mood board to scrap about the Boy/boy's (of any age) in your life and because May is Mother's day, please include a photo of yourself with your Boy/Boys.

I chose to use the gorgeous wreath paper from the Cocoa Vanilla 

Happiness collection. The symbolism of the wreath; eternity, seemed perfect as our whole family was gathered to witness the marriage of our youngest son.

To allow room for the title on the Left, I slit the flowers on the right and tucked the photo in to the space.

I fussy cut the butterflies from a sheet called Bright and Beautiful and added a few shimmery bits from my old Prima stash.

I hope you will feel inspired to play along and be eligible for a prize.

I appreciate your kind comments and so enjoy reading them.  Thank you.

Stuck?! Sketches! - November 1st 2017 - Enjoy

Welome back to my blog today where I'm sharing a DT page for

Stuck?! Sketches! 

This is my third attempt at this sketch, having wrecked the first two by taking them one step too far.  My Mother would have said "Stop trying to gild the Lilly!"

The papers are all from Cocoa Vanilla, one of my favourite boy's ranges; 

it's called "You Rock".

The quote is by Kahil Gibran and it's on a card by Affirmations Publishing House. 

The flairs and other embellishments are from Cocoa Vanilla too.

The title is an older one by Heidi Swapp.

The journalling is on the back of the page and it reads:-

We enjoyed looking after you once a week when you were little tackers.  Here you are aged about three years, out in the garden, bare foot, as usual and happily 

watering in your tomato plants.  They grew beautifully and provided kilos of sweet cherry tomatoes.   The first thing you did, when you arrived, was to shuck off your shoes, pick up your watering cans, grab a bowl and gather up your produce to take home and share with your family.   I love seeing those bare toes connected to the good, rich earth.

Love Granny. 14th October 2014.

Our sponsors this time are:-

They are donating $25.00 Gift Certificate.

and

They are also donating $25.00 Gift Certificate.

I hope you will feel inspired to join in and be eligible for one of the lovely prizes.

Thanks for calling in.   I love it when you leave a comment; I so enjoy reading them.

If this is your first visit to my blog - welcome, I hope you found something to inspire you.  

Wish and a Christmas Gift Box - Scrapmatts DT December

Welcome back today, it's lovely to have you come and visit.

Both items are showcasing Scrapmatts products;

they are very versatile and add wonderful texture and embellishment for any project.

A bit about the papers I've used.

The denim border is an oldie from Simple Stories.

The turquoise background is from Crate Paper.

The triangles paper is a new release from Cocoa Vanilla, "Endless Summer"

I like the way they all played nicely together!

The layout was inspired by a sketch from mascarinashirley.blogspot.ca

I chose the chipboard  Triangles to complement the triangle paper.

I coloured them with Heidi Swapp Color Shine, "Coral" and some Ranger UTEE, "Gold"

I scattered some other words around - CB 1189 Scrap Words 01

In keeping with the triangle theme I used Alphabet flags as the title.

I have some journalling on the back of the page.  It reads:-

You two little scamps came with your big brother for a sleep over in the school holidays.

It's about the only time I can nab you together and get a couple of photos.

Out of the dozens I took there was not one with both of you looking good.

You love to joke around, flick your hands in the air, wrestle each other to the ground, 
poke your tongues out, close your eyes, screw your noses up
 and make and all sorts of crazy faces.

  So this photo is a composite of two images - the best of a terribly bad lot!
Love Granny 

Because we are in the count down to Christmas I created a gift box 

with a mixture of papers and of course lots of Scrapmatts yummies.

Why I chose December to experiment with making a video is beyond my comprehension, 
but I wanted to show you the mechanism of the box.   Bad idea!   It's taken me days and I'm not sure it's something I would care to do again, but here it is, 
with my long suffering husband's help. Ta Dah!!!

Christmas Gift Box from Helen Wallace on Vimeo.

It has lots of flaws, but in the spirit of Christmas, 
I know you will be tolerant of my first effort.

Thanks for calling in and for any comments you care to leave,  I love reading them.
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