This was an interesting one, in that The Scene photo has way less colour than we are used to looking at when making a page. That in itself provided another level of challenge for me.
Here's the Freestyle Prompts for Case #261 :
And the traditional Case File and Clues:
EVIDENCE
Solid white background
Diagonal stripes
Ledger paper print
Clips
Cat/other animal
Fruit
Leaves
Clock
Filmstrip
Frames
Light bulb/lamp
Ruler
School-themed elements
Envelopes
Stamps
Hand-drawn elements (or things that look hand-drawn)
Calendar
Teacup
Numbers
Keys
Ink
Border punch
TESTIMONY (JOURNALING IDEAS)
Topic: Document something about school or a class you’ve taken
Prompt Idea: Get inspired at List Love
Presentation: Tuck your journaling into an envelope
Writing Format: Write in list form.
Inspiration Words: lesson, organize, idea
THE SCHEME (RGB Codes)
255.255.255 - Bright white
205.222.204 - Sage green
125.147.145 - Dark sage green
248.189.173 – Coral
233.49.57 – Candy apple red
And here's what I made:
I had a lot of trouble trying to get a nice photo of my page. If anyone has any tricks for getting nice photos easily, I'd love to hear them!! This time the layout is photo-less, but the subject of the page really didn't need one.
Here's how I solved this Case:
COLOURS
All of the colours are there. I decided this time to also do a little colour-blocking, and chose embellishments that (mostly) matched the colours of my papers.
EVIDENCE
Solid white background
Diagonal stripes
Clips
Cat/Other animal (the birds)
Leaves (in the patterned papers)
Clock
Light Bulb/ Lamp (in the patterned papers)
Ruler
School Themed Elements
Stamps
Teacup
Numbers
Border Punch
TESTIMONY
I used the Prompt Idea this time and #8 on the list at List Love jumped out at me. So I made a currently list which has changed somewhat since I made this layout.
Journaling:
Watching: Downton Abbey (for the 2nd time!)
Reading: “Just One Damn Thing after Another” by Jodi Taylor, using my Dad’s EReader
Trying: mixed media scrapbooking
Feeling: stressed & sad
Working: towards my blue belt (in karate)
Ready to: go back to work
Considering: finding a 2nd job
Enjoying: quiet time alone
Hating: the heat this summer
Loving: new haircuts & scrapbooking tools
Prepping for: the family reunion
August 10th 2018
Since the creation of this list, I have finished both Downton Abbey and the Family Reunion, and am no longer as stressed and sad. August was a busy time for us as a family, as my Mother has moved into the Granny Suite that we created for her in our new house. It was also the anniversary of my Dad's passing and that was a sad time for me.
Here's a few closeups:
I think this might be my favorite embellishment that I've ever created! The little chipboard girl was the perfect colour for this combo, and she already looked like she was flying. So I slid a little metal butterfly behind her and she ended up looking like a fairy. Then I added in a "right now" sticker that fit the theme of the page, and a wooden embellishment with a tea cup on it makes it looks like she's holding them. They add just a touch of whimsy and fun. She's been popped up to be the most prominent embellishment on the page. I just love her!!
I love birds! This little guy just happened to be the right colour and so I added him, just because I liked him. His black outline kind of reminded me of the inspiration scene. Another sticker that goes with the theme of the page and a little clock to represent time finished off this colour block.
Here you can see where I used my border punch and how I added my "light bulbs" to the page. This wasn't part of the original design but I needed to figure out how to hide the seam from cutting my 12x12 paper to fit into my printer. So I used my border punch on one side of each of the pieces (8.5x12 in & 3.5x12 in wide) and put my strip of light bulb patterned paper down the middle to return the page size to 12x12. A few more stickers, the measuring tape trim, the bird charm and my title finished off this colour block, which helped transition one colour to the next.
Finally, here's the journaling list, and my happy accident for this layout. I misspelled the word Abbey, forgetting the "e" the first time. So I corrected it and trimmed out that line of journaling again, attaching it over the old one. I added enamel dots and puffy stickers as bullets to the list to bring the colours of the combo over to the left hand side of the page. The date was stamped using a Heidi Swapp roller stamp.
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Thanks for popping by and checking out my page today!
I can't wait to see how you solve this case!!!
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