CSI case file #87

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing my layout for CSI:Color, Stories, Inspiration case file #87, still on the August travel theme.

And my layout:

 

I found this photo of my sister and me, having barbequed hot dogs over an open fire on an excursion or trip. This was and still is a very common thing to do on excursions and camps, and my journaling is about my memories from such camps. From the evidence list I used: map print, butterflies, arrows, flags, wave shapes (wavy labels, scallops), word stickers and rub-ons. The layout is about memories from a lot of different trips.

 

I used a page from an old map book, whitewashing it with gesso to tone it down a bit. Under the photo hides a fun surprise, a suitcase pop-up.

 

The butterflies were die cut three times from patterned paper and layered. Kraft-Core papers were embossed in three different folders, sanded and inked. Here I used the great Birds folder.

 

 I love the sentiment on this embossing folder, and placed it so that it was above the photo.

 

The three flags were die cut with the Flagpole w/Lantern & Sign, folded and glued to paper string. Two rub-ons were applied to the flags.

 

I used the brand new Carved Birds Vol. 2 from Darkroom Door, designed by my stamping friend Godelieve Tijskens. You might know that I love birds, and these are so cute. They were stamped with Archival Inks and cut out.

 

A lot of the camps took place in forests, often close to lakes, so pine trees fit well on the layout. Die cut from Core'dinations cardstock, sanded and inked. 

 

Karen Burniston's 3-D Suitcase pop-up is perfect for layouts with a travel theme. I die cut it from BasicGrey paper and used the coordinating Suitcase die to embellish the suitcase, it cuts a slightly smaller suitcase, a handle, corners, ribbon, and a little tag. I had a left-over Birds on a Wire die cut and used it here. The background was stamped with a tree, carved birds, circles and arrows.

I wanted my journaling to be inside the suitcase and stapled the suitcase to the pop-up, at the corners only and left enough space to tuck in a little tag book. The corners, handle and closure ribbon were die cut from sticky-back canvas. The corners hide the staples underneath. I also stamped the suitcase with a grid stamp.

A wavy label was die cut from wood paper and stamped with sentiment stamps. Love the little birds chatting to each other.

Thank you for looking! I hope you can join us this week!

Anna-Karin

 

Supplies:
Surfaces: Core'dinations Tim Holtz Kraft-Core and Distress ColorCore cardstock; Tim Holtz Idea-ology: French Industrial; BasicGrey: Capture paper pad; MME woodgrain; Heidi Swapp: Vintage Chic; Claudine Hellmuth Sticky-Back Canvas; old map print
Dies: Sizzix: 3-D Suitcase, Suitcase, Butterflies, Wavy Labels, Birds on a Wire, Flagpole w/Lantern & Sign, Tiny Tabs & Tags, Pine Tree, Mini Pine Tree & Holly
Embossing folders: Birds & Banners, Butterfly & Lattice, Bicycles
Stamps: Darkroom Door: Carved Birds Vol. 2; Hero Arts: My Words CL695, Stepping Stone Alphabet 330055, Windy Tree H4918, Remember AC028, Time AC029, Texture & Shape LP283, Basic Lowercase Letters LL188; Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Ultimate Grunge.
Ink: Ranger Archival Ink: Jet Black, Cornflower Blue, Rose Madder, Fern Green; Distress Ink: Gathered Twigs, Evergreen Bough, Pumice Stone
Medium: gesso
Embellishments: Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Symphony tissue tape, Words Remnant Rubs, Elements Remnant Rubs, Chit Chat stickers, Paper string; Bazzill Family stickers