Escape Kitty's Friends - 2Crafty, Flying Unicorns and Maja Design

Escape Kitty and her Friends

This is Escape Kitty...and her pals.  She is enjoying a marvelous day with her dog cousins.   They are about to sit down to Easter dinner....thus the silly tongues hanging out.  

Flying Unicorn, Maja Design, 2Crafty.....what do they all have in common?  They are all sponsoring CSI-Colors, Stories, Inspiration - the wonderful innovative weekly color challenge.

The challenge is played by creating a layout that incorporates all 2 colors, includes 3 pieces of evidence and has 1 piece of testimony.  

My 3 pieces of evidence:  stripes, string, flowers.  
My testimony is on the back, where I like to write so that I have documentation but not for  the world to see.  I'm not big on journaling on the front of my layouts though I love the look when others do it. 

There's no better day than to spend it with great friends and companions. (Escape Kitty with cousins, Lexie and Fezzik).  

I added 2Crafty chipboad to my piece for accents.  I didn't really do too much with the chipboard because it doesn't need it.  I pained some of the chipboard white and topped with white embossing power.  

"Elegant Flourishes", "Dogs Have A Way of Adding Love to Everyday", "Mini Branches"

On to the paper I chose...Maja Design's Fika collection.  It was really a great choice for this particular challenge.  You can grab your Maja Design Papers from the Flying Unicorns.  

Thanks for looking and consider playing along.  

Escape Kitty - CSI - Colors Stories Inspiration and Maja Design

Escape Kitty, Maja Design  and CSI - Colors, Stories, Inspiration

Maja Design is very excited to be the newest sponsor for CSI - Colors, Stories, Inspiration. 

What does that mean?  Simple - that means YOU have a chance to win a prize from Maja Design each month when you play along at CSI - Colors, Stories, Inspiration.  You can get your Maja Design supplies from the Flying Unicorn.  

What is CSI - Colors, Stories, Inspiration?   CSI is a scrapbooking challenge that inspires you to try new colors schemes and to tell your stories. The Case Files provide inspiration that will get you thinking about scrapbooking in a whole new way - AND get you thinking of Maja Design in a whole new way as you try and solve the case and the challenge using all the Maja Design collections.  

Look Who is Hiding in the Woods?  It's Escape Kitty 

I had my lovely assistant, Escape Kitty, help solve the case. 

Case File 190

Challenge Rules

Let's take a closer look at how Escape Kitty tackled this case. 

First the color palette

Kitty chose Vintage Summer Basics collection to help with the color palette - more specifically Vintage Summer Basics sheet 1903 and 1935 ( sides "A" and "B") as the backgrounds

Next the Evidence

Kitty has the required 3 elements from the evidence list to solve the case;

• she added leaves
• scallops in the doily dies
• wood with the piece of birch bark she added  

Finally, the Testimony

On to the testimony section of the challenge.   We used the inspirational word  "companion" and decided to hide the journaling using a journal tag. I am not big on journaling on my pages spo the hidden tag is perfect.

   The tag read's " My Sweet Kitty Companion- Your favorite thing to do it to run out of the house and hide in the bushes pretending to be a "big game" hunter.  Sneaky little Kitty. " 

Here are some additional close ups.  This photo really shows the dimension added by using a pierce of birch wood bark.  It has been adhered to the page by gluing a piece of cardboard to the back of the bark. 

Don't forget to upload your artwork to our Facebook page as well so the entire Maja Family around the world can see how you solved the case and can admire your art.  

Maja Design Facebook Page is found here.

You can get your Maja Design supplies from the Flying Unicorn.  

Flying Unicorns CSI Colors Stories

Colors Stories Inspiration - CSI Special Casefile

The Flying Unicorns  and CSI are teaming up this month for some case solving fun. 

Evidence: 

Scallops in my Border

Hearts

Flowers

Checked patterned paper

watercolors ( around my stenciling)

heart frames

Testimony ( I chose the word "heart" as my inspiration:

"It's impossible," said pride

"It's risky," said experience

"it's pointless," said reason

"Give it a try'" said the heart

For those new to the challenge, you can learn more about the challenge rules here and here.

THE SCHEME - PLEASE USE ALL 5 COLORS

• Purple-icious - periwinkle purple - 148.140.191
• Princess Pink - bright pink - 240.141.170
• Snow White - white - 254.252.253
• Fairy Wings - pale periwinkle purple - 227.223.238
• Moss - olive green - 163.1663.99

EVIDENCE - CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 CLUES

• scallops
• flowers
• hearts
• architectural accents
• clouds
• paint
• wood
• decorative borders
• metal
• punches

TESTIMONY - CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 CLUE

• Topic: Journal about home.
• Prompt Idea: Choose a Fairy Tale Journal Prompt.
• Presentation: Use a heart-shaped journaling spot, or add hearts to your journaling.
• Writing Format: Journal from two different points of view.
• Inspiration Words: heart, quaint, bloom-- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.

So please join us at CSI for a month of fun and challenges. Join us also at the Flying Unicorns for fun all year round - challenges, prizes, and crafty conversation. 



Products:
Maja Design - Fika Collection paper
2Crafty Tahnya's 11" Borderd b0074
Prima stencil
Water color paints
Gesso
Prima Resin Heart

CSI Casefile 163 and Flying Unicorns

Colors Stories Inspiration - CSI Case file 163

The Flying Unicorns  and CSI are teaming up this month for some case solving fun. 

If you are new to the game, you need to create a layout that includes 2 items from the Evidence list and 1 item from the Testimony section - which is the journaling piece, 

The colors in the swatch also need to be incorporated somewhere.  

The colors remind me a of a wonderful spring day.  I can imagine this sweet puppy bounding around the yard smelling the great fresh air.  This little puppy is Penelope and I took this photo of her two years ago.   She is a doll. 

Evidence: 

washi tape

Checked patterned paper

watercolors ( around my stenciling)

heart frames

Testimony ( I framed my journaling)

Dogs leave pawprints on your heart. 

I created this layout using elements from the May "Your Passion Your Art" from the Flying Unicorns. The papers are a combo of 13Arts Mental Vacation Collection and Maja Design Fica Collection. 

The chipboard hearts and little circle word is from 2Crafty. The Fling Unicorn Store has a number of 2Crafty items for sale.  Click here to check them out. 

I also used a ton of Prima flowers for embellishments. 

Don't forget to join in at CSI all month for the fun.
You can find 2Crafty Chipboard here at the Flying Unicorn store


Products:
2Crafty Chipboard - Circle Word Set 1 m00527 ( find 2Crafty here)
2Crafty Chipboard - Handrawn Heart Frame - fr0082
Maja Design Papers - Fika Collection
13Arts Stencil - Tattered Grid
13 Arts Mental Vacation Paper Collection
Prima Flowers - Bella Rouge Collection
Prima Vine
Prima Art Ingredient Glass Beads - Turquoise
washi tape
Pearlescent Watercolor paints