CSI colour challenge November

So for November at CSI, the new case file is all about autumn.

This would have to be my favourite time of the year. I love the colours of autumn, it's usually just the right temperature, and there is no polllen to cause hay fever. It is just so pretty.
My layout is about a town that my husband and I visited in Autumn, called Walhalla. The colours were perfect.
My background was created using Tim Holtz distress oxides to get the right colours. For the evidence some white rub ons. I used some chipboard leaves to the side of the photos, some die cut flowers and skeleton leaves. The Charms Creations DIY chevron was also another perfect bit of evidence, I coloured this with oxides.
My testimony was the journaling about Autumn in Walhalla, and I created the title by die cutting some acetate that I had coloured with alcohol inks.

Autumn

CSI case file 322, Design Team share

So the new challenge at CSI colour challenge has been released, challenge 322:

Ok, I will admit it, when I did my layout for this challenge, my head space was not in it, and I struggled with the challenge. The challenge is awesome, so I hope you are able to give it a go, and enjoy the process. 

For the evidence, I used wood background, wood accents, animals, foliage and enamel dots. I documented about the outdoors for the testimony and was also inspired by the word explore. I really wanted to use this photo of my husband bush walking. 

Explore

Stuck?! Sketches October 15th challenge - DT share

I am back again with the second sketch challenge for Stuck?! Sketches for October, here is the sketch:

This sketch threw me a little, as I don't generally have 4 photos of one theme that are suitable for scrapping. However, I looked through my photo stash and found these photos of a tourist train that runs from Walhalla in Gippsland, Victoria. The photos were perfect for this sketch. 

On my layout background, I added some gesso to break up the red patterned paper a little. I also added a bit of stamping. I chose some 7 gypsies ephemera relating to travel, one piece even has the word railway on it. I added some gears and round wood veneer, to replicate the wheels and functioning of a train. I found a train paper clip in my stash, so this went on, and the layout was finished with the addition of a Charms Creations arrow. I also included the tickets from our train ride. 

Enjoy the sketch. 

Waiting for the train

Challenge for Deer and Fawn Designs

This is the Queens birthday long weekend, and it has been cold and rainy here. I was up for scrapping this weekend, and even though I haven't done as much as I would have liked, I have done some. I stumbled upon a challenge on facebook, set by Connie Hatch for Deer and Fawn Designs. The challenge was to use up 5 different patterned papers from your scrap stash, and a doily.
I liked the sound of this challenge, I am really trying to use up old stuff of late, trying to give it a modern take.
So for this challenge, I chose a photo, taken at Walhalla, on a recent weekend getaway with my husband. This historic village is awesome, and we walked and walked all weekend, just exploring on foot, this amazing place.
I certainly had no problems finding patterned papers in my stash that was scrap, I don't throw much out, it will come in handy sometime.
I used a piece of cardstock that I had prepared earlier that was a "negative" of  a stencil I had used on another piece of paper with Ken Oliver colour bursts (my fave product at the moment). I stamped around the edge of this as well.
I embellished simply with a Charms Creations lollipop, flowers and a handmade paper clip (made by me).
Thanks for looking at my layout, and for any comments you may leave.

 Historic Walhalla