CSI Case File No. 128

I like to challenge myself creatively. Well, mostly. I don't particularly like the colour purple, but when I saw the colour combination of CSI's case file no. 128, I thought the purple in combination with soft greens and blues, was something quite interesting.

It wasn't very difficult finding anything blue or green in my stash - after all, I am the mother of a boy... But finding any purple items! That proved to be a bit of a challenge. Then I remembered I had an absolutely awesome picture of purple flowers. And this was just the inspiration that was needed.

 

To get around the lack of purple embellishments in my stash, I stamped butterflies on water colour paper, with a little purple bling in the centre.

 



The journaling is on a chalkboard accent - also home made. Purple ribbon and lavender glitter paper helps to meet the colour requirements of the challenge.

 

Here is the complete layout.

 

The white Basic Grey background paper is a bit distressed, and interest was added by flicking purple and green ink onto it. Green and blue paper form part of the background. The "evidence" that I used, includes the numbers across the page, the flowers in the photograph, the chalkboard journaling spot, ribbon, punched border and metal sticker below the photograph.



CSI Case File No. 127

I haven't played along with any online challenge for a while, but when I saw this beautiful case file posted on CSI, I couldn't resist!

Not only does it include an absolutely striking "scene", but also a great sketch.  I used photos of my sister and I when we were just teeny tiny little girls. I love the fact that the photos are in black and white, which means that the colours of the patterned paper and embellishments really "pop" against the white background.

I chose the camera, bird and a hinge from the evidence list. This combined really well with the rest of my embellishments, which include a chipboard clock, different flowers and circle embellishments cut from a Teresa Collins patterned paper.

 

I used Heidi Swapp's Color Shine (Coral) to change the colour of the circle to a more peachy colour, to suit the colour scheme of the case file. 

My journaling is hidden behind one of the patterned paper banners, thus meeting the requirement on the "testimony" list. The edges of the cardstock with journaling was decorated with washi tape.

Stitching, decorative brads, bling and stamping completes the embellishment list.

I used coral red and grey as part of my title, which was cut on my Silhouette Cameo. The light teal and peach can be found in two of the patterned paper banners, while the white forms the background of the layout.

This is what the complete layout looks like:

It was great fun playing with this colour combination. TFL!!