CSI no #260

Hi, ready for one more CSI challenge no 260 (see link). 
This is my LO:

And this is the mood board that inspired me:

I followed the traditional CSI challenge and solved this:  

colors:all

evidence: Solid white background (some part), floral pattern (Maja design), stripes, spiral notebook paper, anchor, flowers, leaves, watercolor, gold, string, labels, glitter

Some closer views of my evidence:

Evidence: anchor, gold, flower, label, spiral note book, leaves

Evidence: string, label, anchor, gold, glitter

Evidence: flower pattern, stripes, gold, watercolor

Evidence: glitter flower

testimony: I used the inspiration word bloom, that is important in midsummer eve that we celebrated here, and my flowers I used in the hair as a Swedish tradition

Journaling: I wrote about our yearly tradition to celebrate midsummer eve at either my family or my sisters family, this year 2017 we were at my sisters house. I also told about what we did and always use to do at this day, most eating and talking. And then I talked about the tradition we have in Sweden to have a wreath of flower in the hair, but I just used some few flowers in fabric into my hair. Then I also wrote about the strange thing; that the weather this day use to be rainy or cold in Sweden, but this day was rather sunny - and we enjoyed it so much - this is important as we always force us self to sit outside to eat on midsummer eve (although the weather is bad!) and this is also a Swedish tradition.  

Some background paper are from Maja design, that I won from CSI challenge last year. The other papers I don't remember for the moments, the stamps I bought recently from someone who sold them privately.

Thanks for watching and welcome to instagram: gunilla_pysslar

Gunilla

CSI challenge #253

The lovely weather in cold Sweden has made me be outside more than inside, scrapping. But of course I wanted to participate in CSI challenge 253 (see link)  because I wanted to write the story about howI started to do scrapbooking.

So here is my LO:

And I chosed to follow the traditional way of CSI challenge. 

Here is the inspiration picture:

Colors: I used all

Evidence: Solid cardstock, die cuts, handcutting (turquose flowers), washi tape, leaves, paint, cirkles, metal

Testimony: Documented about my creative hobby, handwriting, word: beginnings

And som closer views with clues.

Evidence: Handcutted flowers, leaves, washi tape, 

Evidence: Paint, circles, metal, 

I like to do layers.

The testimony was handwritten and was about how I started scrapbooking. I first met a girl on a smaller stamp exhibition who invited me and a friend to a scrap meeting. I was creating cards by that time 2003, but really liked the scrap album idea and started after that. The same girl that invited me, I met later when I started to join scrap training for this girl (Therese). And I have participated in many! The only thing I found less good was that I could just use ONE photo per page, I wanted more. So when the Project Life came to my knowledge, I felt really "home" so I combine that with scrap book layouts. And nowadays I write more stories around the photo/photos. 

I also love scrap meetings, and these photos are from a scrap meeting where we made mini albums at "Sirap-i-Paris", that unfortunately had to close their webshop/business just recently (in May 2018). The best event every year is the biggest scrap meeting in Sweden (1-2000 participants) that also includes exhibition of scrap booking, planner, knitting, pearls. This is what I look forward to every year. 

Thanks for watching! 

(Welcome to my instagram site: gunilla_pysslar)

Gunilla 

CSI challenge #251

Hi, here is a LO about when my son got his driving license and bought his dream car (not new, but really nice). I thought that all clouds could represent his dream about a white BMW and the driving license.  I was inspirated from CSI challenge nr 251 (see link).

And here is the inspiration picture.

I love to follow the traditional way of CSI challenge, so this is the clues: 

All colors

Evidence: clouds, other animals, flower, fabric, word stamp

Testimony: text on LO and answer a random question

Here some closer views of my evidences:

Animal, cloud, fabric, flower

Animals, cloud, text directly on the LO (testimony).

Love the letters that is almost transparant, "KÖRKORT" is the same as "DRIVING LICENSE".

My favorite: a cute cloud in plastic that I got as a gift from the webshop "Sirap-i-Paris".

More fabric (flower) below.

Testimony:Text directly on the LO, handwritten: I have answered the question 81 from the "Prompt idea" to choose a random question: "Which car do you have" and I have documented by hand: "The dream of a white BMW got true!"

Thanks for watching!

Welcome to my instagram : gunilla_pysslar

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Material from: "Sirapiparis": paper is from studio callico, Old stash (fabric) the dog is from my childhood, paper decorations are from the food store in Sweden called "ICA Maxi"

Veckans skiss #182

Hej, min fantasi blir verkligen aktiverad tack vare "Veckans skiss", så här är en LO tolkad från skiss nr 182, som Mahlin gjort (se länk till skissen). 

Här är själva skissen:

Här är lite närbilder:

Gillar hur Heidi Swapps mini-stämpel blir så snygg i sin minimala form.
Det stora R:et fick jag i ett "Ali Edwards story kit".

Pappren och en del dekorationer har jag köpt hos "Sirap i Paris". 
Trädekorationerna har jag köpt i Norge på butiken "Scrapiness" i Sarpsborg.
Den stora stickers-blomman som jag klippt itu är från märket "Amy Tangerine", köpt för länge sen, äntligen fick jag använda den!

Tack för titten, och kolla gärna mitt instagram: gunilla_pysslar

Gunilla R

CSI Challenge No. 246

Hi, time for a new CSI challenge. Here is my LO: time project starting January 2017.

and here is the inspiration case, see link. 

From the beginning I planned to do a free style mix, but in the end I discovered that I did the traditional way, it's so funny to do that!

So I followed the colors.
I followed the evidences: solid white background, floral pattern (very little), text print, hearts, flowers, doily, crown, border punch (the red flowers), tags, clocks.
I used the testimonies: write the journaling on a tag, and inspiration word: crazy.

Some closer views how I solved it:

flowers in form of border punch, doilys, clock

small details that tag, and flower pattern, and text pattern, and a crown just under the January dates

Hearts and clock

My documentation on a tag. It's about the "crazy" project last I started in January last year : about take a picture on a special time I chosed the time10.50 in January. So the alarm on the iphone reminded me every daty to take a photo. In February I had another time. 

Thanks for watching!
Gunilla R

CSI no. 239

Hi, another CSI case (see link) I really wanted to do, to document the summer.

Here is my LO:

Here is the case:

I followed the sketch, and the colors in the scheme, and then I chosed the testimony topic: "summer" and inspiration word: "summer" in the journaling. 
The evidence I used was:  Thin stripes, flowers, leaves, music elements, flamingo, pineapples, speech bubbles, wood, washi tape.

Here is some closer views of my evidence and in the end journaling:

Flamingo, music elements (guitarr and music notes), washi tape.

Flower, leaves, pineapple and wood.

Speech bubble, thin stripes, another flamingo, wood. 

The journaling translated from Swedish to English:

"Summer 2017 - Spain

Every summer has so much expectations, but this summer felt so chill already before we went to Villajoyosa. What I remember most was the relaxing... in the sun chair, reading, no plans, just me, Patrik and Ylva...but then also Markus after Joel+friends went home. Good drinks - specially the Pina Colada in Moraira. Restaurants - Old town. Walking - along the beach in the morning. "

Thanks for watching! 

Gunilla R

Veckans Skiss #163

Har haft en stressig period ett tag nu, men passade på att göra en LO till mitt PL-album efter den här passande skissen i "Veckans Skiss", se länken.

och så här blev min tolkning. Denna gång LÅNGT ifrån den stil jag brukar använda, men jag kände för att utmana mig att använda gamla papper och stickers, eftersom det passade så bra till själva museum-miljön som vi besökte :

Men som sagt, så här mörka layouter, gör jag normalt inte. 

Här är lite närbilder på mina stickers: 

Jag har skrivit med min skrivmaskin på några stickers. Men först var jag tvungen att klistra upp på vellumpapper innan jag satte in det i skrivmaskinen.

Jag saknade bokstaven k i min titel, så jag klippte ihop en egetn av ett par bokstäver. 

Tack för titten!

Gunilla

CSI no 235

Hi, today I made a LO with a lot of flowers (it was years ago the last time I did), inspirated of the CSI challenge 235 (see link):

Here is the challenge: 

I followed the sketch and the colors. And the evidence I used were:
solid white cardstock background, polka dots, flowers, puffy stickers, bling, wet medium, something plastic, something transparent, eye glasses (see the pictures with a closer view).

The testimony was to write about my girlfriend, and inspiration word: together. (I have a translation below).

Closer views of my evidences:

You can see flowers, plastic and transparent text: "together", polka dots on a transparent grey/white piece of paper.

Flowers on the background paper from Maja design, transparent paper with green polka dots on, transparent stamped cookie (as we were having coffe and cookie on the photo) and bling on the top of the cookie.

Here are more transparent wellumpaper ("today") with flowers on and the eye glasses on plastic paper and bling.

On this picture you also see green puffy stickers, bling, transparent paper with the date (wellum).

And finally my journaling where you see the wellum transparent paper with the stamps: fint besök = nice visit. You can also see my wet medium that is distress oxid that I mixed up with water (really funny to play with).

Here is the translation of the journaling: 

Nice visit

Every year I have summer visit from my child hood girl friend Monica. Before I got kids we met often other times during the year, and sometimes with more girlfriend joining like Titti. But the years go on, sometime a friend disappear but might come back later when life will change. Monica has always been good in keeping contact. I like her positive attitude.  She likes to talk in phone, but I am not so interested of that because of my job that contains a lot of phone calls. This year she came around 1 August and that is the "girl friend day". We shopped and had "fika" (= coffee and cookie) in Barkarby outlet, we went out on a bar and we had sightseeing on the "Halwylska Palace", a museum created of a strong woman. 

Thanks for watching! 

Gunilla

CSI 229

Hi, I really love to do the CSI-challenge, it's really a lot of dimensions to think about and here is case no 229 (see link). Below is my LO, that is from a celebration of my sister's daughters very last school day: her eximination. In Sweden we call it "celebration of becoming a student":

Below is the case:

I followed the  sketch and the colors, the very light blue can be found on the small squared paper with student hats on (right lower corner).

The evidences that I followed: 

Plain cardstock, fruit (pineapple, and this is also found on the photo around the student's neck), sun (on one of the capsules), banners, transport (bus), flowers, arrows, something loopy, word/phrase stickers

Testimony: 

Repetition and documentation of summer. 

Here is the translation of the I repetition:  

To become a student is summer

To become a student is freedom

To become a student is gathering with family and friends

To become a student is flowers and gifts

To become a student is transportation on a truck flatbed

To become a student is euphoria

Then I have a tag hidden with a long documentation of this day the 3 June 2016.

More closer views from my LO will follow: 

Above: Closer view of the transportation (bus/truck) and banner.

Above: Closer view of pineapple fruit, sun (capsule), flower, arrows, something loopy. 

Thanks for watching!

Gunilla