*** CSI - color, stories, inspiration Case File # 224 ***

Hey everyone!

Here we are again with the mid month challenge at CSI- color, stories, inspiration with case file #224.

Here is the case file

This was a fun challenge!

I used the 'Use an item in the Scene as inspiration' from the Testimony section and took the Cactus out of the picture for my layout. I collect Cacti. I used to have over 400 plants in my greenhouse and although I don't have that many anymore my greenhouse is still a glorious flush of colour in the spring/summer when they all bloom!

My Evidence used was:

* clouds/ rainbows

* cactus/ other plant

* triangles

* architecture

* enamel dots

* die cuts

My Testimony used was:

*  Use an item in the scene as inspiration

* A mix of lettering

All 5 colours I the Scheme were used

The torn paper on the background is from Prima Princess collection. I used the A4 paper pad.

The BFS chipboard is covered with white embossing powder. I used splattered paint, mist and the Metallic accents on my background with the texture paste through a brick stencil and stamped with Kaisercraft 'Triangles' in Black soot.

The Cacti images were fussy cut from  some pictures I printed off from Shutterstock.com from Pinterest.

Some of the cacti I popped up on foam pads to bring some of them 'forward' in the layout to create my cacti garden.

Products used on this layout were:

Bobunny Double Dot:  Shadow

Prima Marketing: Princess A4 Paper pad

Blue fern Studios: Lattice Gate

Stampendous: Embossing Powder: Detail White

Gesso

DecoArt: Crafters Acrylic Paint: Bright Coral

Prima ColorBloom mist: Peony

Kaisercraft: clear stamp: Triangles

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink; Black Soot

Freckled Fawn: Wood Chip: Birds

Freckled Fawn: Wood Chips: Clouds

Prima Finnabair: crackle texture paste white

Stencil 'Brick'

Cacti images courtesy of Shutterstock.com from Pinterest

Prima Marketing: Alphabet stickers

American Crafts: Thickers alphas

Prima Marketing: Matallic Accent 'Astral'

Ranger: Enamel Accents white

Stix 2 Foam pads

To see what the other members of the design team created for this case file

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Thanks for stopping by today

Ginny  :)