Nuts About December!

As I said in my last post, I really enjoy December - a few of my favourite things are mentioned on this layout:




Patterned Papers & ornament: Harmonie. Chipboard: Imaginarium Designs. Pins: Maya Road.
Alpha: AC/Amy Tangerine, Basic Grey. cardstock: Bazill. Snoflake Dies: QuickKutz



Do you wonder why I have a photo of walnuts on this page? Here's the explanation:
In Norway we have a tradition of eating nuts as snacks during Christmas.

Some  years ago I planted a walnut tree in our garden, hoping it one day will carry nuts. Walnut trees are not very common here so I have never been sure if this could be a success. Last year we had two nuts (!), this year several kilos :-) I'm so happy to see it worked out!


The inspiration source for this layout is the December Challenge at Once Upon A Sketch:

To see all the beautiful, inspirational examples from the DT, and get the details in how to play, please visit the OUAS blog :-)

Dexterious (OUAS/CSI Challenge)

Just like last week, OUAS and CSI has teamed up again, and so will the two challenge blogs do for another two weeks.

Here is the CSI file to be solved this week, along with the OUAS sketch.

I just love this smashing color combo and the great ideas in Evidence and Testimony. I knew exactly what I wanted to scrap about when I saw the challenge.


This layout shows a model motor bike DS9's built- he has such great manual dexterity. "Fingernem" in Norwegian means Dexterious.

 



Patterned papers & brads: Kaiser Craft. Buttons: Epiphany Crafts

Stitch stamps: CloseToMyHeart. Cogs & alpha: LifeStyle dies. The rest: unknown



 

 

The journaling is written as a diary entry and says: "Tuesday September 11th: The model bike I bought on Saturday is now assembled. I think there must have been at least 200 parts and I did the most of it all by myself. It was off course fiddly, but I'm very happy with the result. I wonder what to build next?"

 

 

Tab from a soda can

 

Here is how I solved the case:

• Colors: all five used
• Sketch: OK
• Evidence: Stripes and dots (patterned paper, washi tape, brads), circles (faux stritched circles, check board cicle, cogs, metal embellies, brads), buttons (Blue bottons)
• Testimony:Journaling as a diary entry.

For a multiple chance to win awesome prizes, log onto the challenge blogs, participate and upload to both sites!

Happy scrapping!

What have Redneck Parrots, CSI and OUAS in common?

I think it is a good idea to open this post with an explanation on the title:



  

OUAS: Once Upon A... Sketch - A sketch challenge blog.
Click here to visit their page



CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration - A color challenge blog Click here to visit their page



 














Redneck Parrot:



A hen.... and DS9

 Journaling says:

Simen wants an Ara parrot, but mum says no: they need too much attention.

But hens are cute and doesn't demand that much, she claims.

And Simen had to agree when classmate Robin brought his pet hen.

Sponsor materials: Imaginarium Designs Chipboard Fence

So what do these three have in common?

Here it is: OUAS and CSI have teamed up in September, which means OUAS brings you four sketch challenges this month, all with a color twist, and CSI brings you four color challenges, all with a sketch twist.

And the redneck parrot (and the kid)? Their story was told by help of this month's OUAS/CSI file (not OUAS DT work for me this week, I'm on at case file #38):

I had a hard time photgraphing my layout, but the layout do use all five colors (even with a touch of darker grey on the background paper, a really old BG one). And I have followed the sketch pretty close.

My Evidence:

• Mesh (Authentic mesh, must be 7-8 years old - I never had the heart to toss it out)
• Leaves (two large metal leaves + two on pins)
• Fibers (in some of the buttons)
• Scattered elements across the page (buttons)

My testemony

• Scattered journaling

OK, please tell me:

Do you have those redneck moments, too?