Eek! | CSI Case File No. 398

I made this fun page for the first November Case File at CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration.

Here are the Case File and clues.

In addition to the colors and documenting Halloween for the Testimony, I used the following Evidence clues: a distressed solid background (really old--from Cosmo Cricket), stripes, stars, Halloween-themed items, bats, houses, a bow, circles, buttons, stitches, and the @ symbol.

The colors from this Case File reminded me of the Hey Pumpkin collection by Crate Paper from a few years ago. I started with an old distressed solid paper in black from Cosmo Cricket to make a night-sky in the background. I backed a pumpkin cut file from Bramble Fox with a few of the patterned papers and then started building my page. A bow was one of the clues. I love it when I can use my ribbon. I have enough to last me several lifetimes! Stitching was a clue, so I added some cross-stitches here and there.

Stripes were a clue, so I added some striped paper at the top and then decided to add some fiber to add another interesting texture on the page. Fibers--another thing I have a ton of in my stash. One of the patterned papers in the collection had a bunch of heads. I thought it would be fun to have some of the monsters from the Hey Pumpkin collection peeking out from behind the pumpkin. 

Since houses were a clue, I thought I'd add a little neighborhood with trick-or-treaters at the bottom of the page, and I fussy cut those from one of the patterned papers. That @ brad was added because it was one of the clues.

The black words are epoxy stickers that I've had in my stash for eons. I scattered some buttons around the neighborhood because buttons were a clue. I like lots of different textures and details on my page. CSI clues always make me look for things in my stash I wouldn't have thought of including. The acrylic heart is by Bramble Fox. And you know I have to put a heart on the pages I give away.

I had a lot of fun making this page! If you haven't tried out CSI, you really need to come over and play with us--you'll have fun digging through your stash to see what you can include on your pages!

Hey, Pumpkin! | CSI Case File No. 334

I've got one more Halloween page that I actually made last month for CSI's Halloween-themed Case File, but I've just been so busy with school. I've been contemplating giving up my blog, but I don't like giving up, so I'll just have to settle for posting some of my projects late. I don't know that anybody reads scrappy blogs anymore, but this is more of a record for my sake, I suppose.

Here are the Case File and Clues:

I used the color scheme, plus a tiny bit of pink that's in the Crate Paper collection. I used lots of the Evidence clues on my page: half solid/half pattern, stripes, stars, Halloween-themed elements, triangles, a cat, banner, ribbon, stitching, and an envelope. For Testimony clues, obviously I documented Halloween, and I put my journaling inside the envelope (it's on the back of the orange tag).

I mainly used Crate Paper's Hey Pumpkin collection, plus some odds and ends from my stash. As gray was one of the colors, I wanted to make sure to add that, and I went with some really old papers from my stash. The bottom one is Core'dinations. 

The leafy bits are a Bramble Fox die. I thought it would be fun to have black foliage for a Halloween page.

I took the story my friend had told on Facebook (where I grabbed her photo) and recorded it on the back of the orange tag. I used some old circular letter stickers to let the viewer know to take the tags out of the envelope. I always love the opportunity to use some of my ribbon. I don't think I'll ever use all of the ribbon in my stash! That cool barbed-wire border is also from the same Bramble Fox die set.

At the end, I added some orange Nuvo drops for a little added detail.

This challenge is over, but we have 3 new challenges for November. Come play with us!

October Bliss Documented | Bramble Fox

Here's another fun Halloween page I made using Bramble Fox products from the October Fox Box.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to make the background. I just kind of smushed them a couple of times with each color to create a base for my grid. I was inspire by those cut-apart cards from Crate Paper's Hey Pumpkin  to made this as a grid design. The squares had numbers on them, and I covered them up with little flags made from Bramble Fox's Fox Die's #1 set. The star is an older Bramble Fox Perspextive from my stash. The stamped stars are also by Bramble Fox--they're from a Christmas stamp set Called Fox Stamps #2, but there are several stamps in this set that would work for any theme.

I just love the unique dimension and designs of Perspextives.

My favorite Bamble Fox pieces are the translucent ones. I used the October along with some old Heidi Swapp chipboard letters and a stamped word from the Fox Stamps #2 set for a perfect title.

I highly recommend the Fox Box subscription. You get three packs of Perspextives, which gives you a nice assortment of pieces to work with, as well as an exclusive design only available in the Fox Box. Plus you get a discount on everything in the shop. You are not going to want to miss the December Fox Box! Here's a peek: