SUGARY SWEET - Single Page Layout (7 Dots Studio + Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo Challenges)

I wanted so badly to play along with the November challenge

at 7 Dots Studio and almost didn't make it in time,

as these last few weeks have been very crazy and I haven't felt

much like scrapbooking other than my usual DT work,

but today, I finally got some time and my mojo back and here is my entry!

The 7 Dots Studio November challenge is Favourite Animal or Pet,

so of course I was going to scrapbook a lovely page about my fur baby, Sugar.

Having had no kids, Yves and I would find the house very empty and boring without this little precious creative sharing our home. She brings joy into our lives every single day. Sugar has a lot of CATtidude! She is very vocal and extremely affectionate and we love her so much, 

ever since we adopted her 5 years ago when she was 2 and in need of a new family.

We have recently found out that she has a heart murmur, but despite this condition, 

we hope that she will be with us for many many years to come!

I was also inspired by the fun splashes challenge at Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo!

I opted to add a few splatters of Snow White Glossy Spray Ink from Daily ART.

As you can see, I used mostly papers, tags and stickers from the 7 Dots Studio Illumination collection. I also mixed and matched stickers and chipboard from a few other 7 Dots Studio lines.

I did some stenciling on my background with acrylic paint (polkadots)

and stencil paste (flowers) from Daily ART. 

I used a lot of old school silk and paper flowers, trying to match the lovely pastel colours of the Illumination papers. It made for a very cheery and sweet design, reminding me of Sugar.

And here she is... my most favorite kitty in the world! :)

Thank you so much for dropping by!

MY HAPPY PLACE - Single Page Layout (CSI DT - Major Case File #233 + 7 Dots Studio June Challenge)

It's Creative Crime Solving Time once again!

This is my take on a brand new Major Case File
from CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration:

To find out more about Major Case File No. 233 

and see lots more DT inspiration, click HERE.

Let me explain how I solved this case!

The Scene is all about relaxation to me, so what better opportunity

to share my lair, the place I escape to on the weekends when I'm off work,

the room in my house that makes me the most happy, 'My Happy Place',

my scraproom!  All the time I spent in this place truly rejuvenates me!

I respected the Scheme colour palette as much as I could

with a beautiful combination of carnation pink, pale sage green, sage green

(more of a greyish hue on my page), white and light golden yellow.

From the Evidence list, I chose a bit more than 3 clues:

book pages, leaves, string, text print, cursive font lettering, wood and triangles.

For the Testimony, I opted to document a weekend ritual

which is to of course spend it in my scraproom as much as I can!

I also hand-wrote my journaling on a little journaling card.

And always, the Major Case File includes a compulsory Sketch which

I was glad to follow because I simply LOVE playing with sketches!

I was also inspired by the June challenge at 7 Dots Studio which is about 'Daily Routine'.  

I thought it fit in perfectly with the CSI case file and so I merged the 2 together, 

using mostly 7 Dots Studio papers, tags, stickers and chipboard 

(from a variety of their collections) on my page.  As already mentioned, 

my daily Weekend routine is to scrapbook, scrapbook and scrapbook! :)

And now let's look at some details:

The best part of my time spent in my scraproom is when Sugar the cat joins me!

I added a bit of stamping with 7 Dots Studio stamps on my background

and added color with several mists.

My scraproom has changed since this photoshoot I must say.

I changed furniture around, added some shelvings and fancy baskets

and right now as I write this, it looks like a tornado just passed through!  hehe

These fancy leaves are from 7 Dots Studio as well.  I love them!

There you go!  Another case solved as a CSI Detective!

Thank you CSI and 7 Dots Studio for the inspiration!