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You can never take too many photos! Here is another one of our crafty weekend in Banbury - was that really only three weeks ago ........??? I thought this picture would be ideal for CSI Case File #87 and I've also used a sketch by Paula Ridley for Scrap 365 so I will be linking this up to the September challenge at Sketchbook365  as well. The theme for August over at CSI has been travel and Debbi Tehrani , CSI Mastermind, has come up with yet another interesting Scene to be investigated for Case File #87 , the last of this month. Here it is (click on the image to enlarge so you can read it more easily) From this inspiration image, Debbi takes the colour combination, ideas for design elements and prompts for journaling.  CSI = Color, Stories, Inspiration The idea is to solve the case by using these clues to create a scrapbook page -  All five colours in the Scheme At least two items of Evidence At least one piece of Testimony So here is my solut...

"Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse. With rings on her fingers And bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes." Case File #86 over at CSI this week is full of yummy icecream colours and the general theme for August is travel , so this was the perfect opportunity to scrap a picture of my recent stay in Banbury, Oxfordshire with my crafty mates Emma, Polly and Chel. Here's the Case File (click on the image to enlarge it) As always, CSI Mastermind Debbi Tehrani has found an intriguing Scene for investigation this week. From this image, she takes five colours for the Scheme , inspiration for design elements and ideas for journaling prompts. CSI = color, stories, inspiration. In order to solve the case , you must create a page using the following Clues All five colours in the Scheme At least two items of Evidence At least one piece of Testimony Here's my solution to Case #86 (click o...

That's the theme over at Tag Tuesday this week. Such a fun idea with so many possiblilities and I can't wait to see what everyone has created. Here's what I came up with ... "Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible." I love this part of the story, where reality has already started to blur into impossibility and amazing adventures are waiting for Alice in the bright Wonderland which she can glimpse through the tiny door. Not too much waffle today as my blinkin' back is still giving me trouble so I can't sit for too long. Pop over to Tag Tuesday to see what everyone else has dreamed up and check out the new themes for September. Thanks for visiting, come again soon! :o)

Not much blogging going on this week as I've done me poor old back in again - it's fine as long as I don't sit, stand, lie, walk, bend, cough, laugh or sneeze!!! :o) I've been dosing myself with all sorts and trying to keep mobile and do everything in small doses, so small projects like tags and ATCs are perfect for a bit of dabbling and tinkering that doesn't take too long. These two are for the Frog Dog August challenge and I really enjoyed experimenting with just a few of the products from my first  Frog Dog  mixed media kit, as well as some stuff I already had. The kit was packed full of gorgeous goodies (I joined mid-month, so this was the July kit) which I will be playing with a LOT - I'm new to the whole mixed media thing but it really calls to me ... so much to learn and so much inspiration out there. This is what I used for the first ATC: Two colours of Distress Paint (Antique Linen, Peeled Paint) from the kit dabbed on my craft mat, sprit...

Case File #85 over at CSI this week is a gorgeous concoction of colours and elements which straightaway made me think of my good friend Rose, as I know she would have loved the bright autumnal colours combined with a pop of turquoise and all the pretty trinkets. Here's the Case File (click on the image to enlarge so you can read alll the clues) Each week, CSI Mastermind Debbi Tehrani seeks out a new Scene to investigate . From this image she pulls colours, journaling prompts and ideas for design elements (CSI = Color, Stories, Inspiration) . In order to solve the Case , you need to design a page which follows all the clues - All five colours in the Scheme At least two items of Evidence At least one piece of Testimony To help us do this, there is also a set of CSI Coordinates for every Case - this is a fantastic collection of images, journaling spots and patterned papers, designed by  Michele Singh which CSI members can download and print off or use for digi...

Hi everyone and a very happy What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - nip over to see Julia at Stamping Ground if you don't know what I'm on about - especially if, like me, you love to snout around other people's workrooms and rummage in other people's drawers ..... :o) If you happened to see my WOYWW post for last week, you'll know that I was packing for a crafty weekend away in Banbury near Oxford with the girls (crafty as in cuttin and stickin of course, not crafty as in devious). We just got back yesterday evening, so there isn't much activity on my desk, but I have strewn it with all the goodies I brought home so you can see what I collected/bought/totted on our travels. I love the yummy Cath Kidston fabric-covered buttons (when we spotted the shop in Oxford, we briefly considered just licking the window but in the end couldn't resist going in) There's a pile of brochures, beer mats, postcards, tickets and so on, some of which will end up i...

CSI Case File#84 was full of perfect colours and elements to scrap another picture of my good friend Maggie's wedding day. Here's the Case File (click on the image to enlarge it so you can read the clues) Each week, the wondrous Debbi Tehrani manages to find another intriguing Scene for us to investigate - from this image she pulls the five colours for the Scheme , as well as inspiration for design elements and storytelling to get your mojo going! In order to solve the case, you need to use the following clues to create a scrapbook page All five colours in the Scheme At least two items of Evidence At least one piece of Testimony As it is the second week in the month, we also have another brilliant sketch to follow from Emma Stafrace at PageDrafts . And as if all of that weren't enough, we also get a new set of CSI Coordinates for every Case File. These are printable images, accents, patterned papers and journalling spots which are created by designer...

In case you're sat there thinking "WOYWW???!!! What?!" in which case - where have you BEEN?! - it's What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday , which is our weekly opportunity to pop over to Julia's blog   Stamping Ground and have a snout around other people's workrooms all over the world. And of course link up our own as well - go on, make yourself a nice cuppa (or pour a nice glass of something depending on the time wherever you are) and have a little wander .... No time to get stuck in to anything on my desk today .... BUT that's because I've been busy getting to go off on a crafty jaunt wooHOOO!!! Tomorrow I am off to Banbury - I shan't be riding a Cock Horse, I will be on the train, but I will be seeing some Fine Ladies :o) Four of us have rented a house and the plan is FIVE WHOLE DAYS of cake-eating, wine-swilling, pasty-gobbling, tongue-wagging CRAFTY MAYHEM and we've been looking forward to it for such a long time. So on my desk toda...

Great excitement over at CSI this month because we are joining with Scrap365 - one of my favourite scrapping magazines - genius idea!!! Debbi has come up with an extra Case File especially for Scrap365 - here it is (click on the image to enlarge it so you can read the clues) As you can see, it's travel-themed, just like all the other Case Files this month and the rules are exactly the same as always - details on my previous post, or just head over to CSI and see for yourself! Several of the CSI detectives made pages for the magazine feature and it looks fantastic. So here's my solution (again, you can click on it to enlarge the picture) The Scheme: all the colours are there, plus little pops of red The Evidence : map print; stripes; metal; dashed lines; something transparent; photo corners; circles. The Testimony : the journaling is written across a series of three labels, and inside the little booklet which I hope looks a bit like a document wallet, I hav...

This month over at CSI the theme is travel, so lots of opportunities to scrap some holiday photos - even some which may have been hanging around in a box for years! Each week, the wonderful Debbi Tehrani finds a new Scene for us to investigate and from this image she pulls the colours for the Scheme and lots of inspiration for design elements and journaling. Here is Case File #83 (click on the image to enlarge so you can read the clues) To solve the case, you have to make a page which uses - all the colours in the Scheme at least two pieces of Evidence at least one piece of testimony I decided to scrap a picture of my boys on holiday in Benidorm with their Dad back in the early 90's. Some of the bits and bobs on the page are real souvenirs (the menu, luggage tags, cards) and luckily happened to be in all the right colours! One of the many reasons I love scrapping is that it's a great way to keep all the stuff you collect, as well as the photos, and it really he...

Ok so this week I have had two Very Exciting Deliveries from Far Away ... WooooHOOOOO!!! The first was all the way from Australia - my gorgeous pack of Rainbow Ribbons from Scrapbook Fantasies Alicia designed a pack especially for my blog giveaway to celebrate my new creative space - I asked for a rainbow and I was so delighted with what she put together I couldn't resist ordering an extra one just for me! ... aren't they beautiful? You can see all the colours of the rainbow , as well as blue skies , puffy white clouds , raindrops  and a glint of gold.  Alicia very kindly donated an extra pack so there were two winners - I hope they will love this assortment as much as I do - I counted 30 generous lengths of ribbons and trims BLIMEY!!! Check out their website for yourself here . Frog Dog July Mixed Media Kit, free mini kit and some extras! The second Exciting Delivery was from America - Frog Dog Studio - I checked out the website and blog because they w...