Tuesday, December 15, 2020

December Case FIles - Mid-month Reveal | Deadline: January 4, 2021

December is half over, and Christmas is almost here! We hope this season brings you joy and peace in these uncertain times.

Don't forget that all three of our challenges stay open all month long! We hope you'll have some time to play with us during winter break!


ANNOUNCEMENTS 

We are pleased to welcome a new Detective to the CSI design team, Sheena Rowlands!


Here's a bit about Sheena, in her own words: 

Hi my name is Sheena Rowlands & I live in the UK with my husband. I'm a mum to 3 grown up children and a part time RN. I’ve always loved crafting & tried many hobbies before settling with scrapbooking in 2006. I’ve also recorded our lives using Project Life for 10 years now, which gives me the freedom to scrapbook my children, our travels & our new Grand pup. I’ve been lucky to have been on a few design teams and teach classes which I love and now run a scrapbook retreat business with 2 friends. You can find me:

Instagram @sheenaribenascraps 


SPONSORS 

This month, we have seven generous sponsors donating prizes! Click here to read more about our sponsors and the prizes they are donating. Winners will be selected randomly from all of our players, with a few exceptions where sponsors have asked us to choose from certain geographic regions.



CASE FILES 

With December, the holiday season is in full swing! We're celebrating this season of love and light with our Case Files, but as always, you don't have to scrap this topic. Draw your own inspiration from The Scene on the Case File, or you can use the traditional clues, which can be found at the bottom of this blog post.

Image credit: Decorated Life


Image credit: All Wrapped Up Decor



Image credit: Wendy Kendall

The traditional CSI clues can be found on our Facebook page in the first entry under the album. Just click on the Case File images above. They are also posted at the bottom of this reveal.


To submit your layouts, click on the Case Files in our sidebar, which will bring you to the individual albums in our Facebook group.




GUEST DESIGNERS

We're honored to have some members of the CUT to YOU and 2Crafty design teams joining us as Guest Detectives this month! 


INSPIRATION 

And now, are you ready for some serious inspiration? Here's what our design team and guest designers created with Case File No. 340. 


Our Guest Detective from the 2Crafty design team beautifully solved the case with this elegant layout:



Here's how Marie solved the Case: 
For the photo I chose a Christmas cake decoration made by my family, totally handmade.
I have included in my layout
Evidence : Stipes, Wood, Text Pattern, Food, Christmas themed, Transparent elements,
Glitter, Frames, Rub-ons, Stamps, Baker's Twine, Snowflakes, Putty stickers, Cursive font.
Testimony : Topic : Document Christmas, Inspiration Words : Merry.
And the color code.




The CSI design team masterfully cracked the Case. We'll share how they solved the Case on Facebook.














And here's inspiration from our stash-busting Cold Case! 







CASE FILE CLUES 

Choose as many or as few as you are inspired to use! 

Testimony Link: Christmas Prompts

Testimony Link: December Prompts



We trust we've provided enough clues for you to solve the Cases! You have until Monday, January 4, 2021, to solve this case. We can't wait to see what you'll create! Upload your creations in our Facebook Group (album links in sidebar).

 

Monday, December 14, 2020

November Sponsor Prize Winners


We'd like to thank everyone who participated in our challenges last month, and a HUGE thank you to our generous November sponsors!

PRIZE WINNERS:

Randomly selected from our players:
Winner of the 2Crafty prize pack - Kiki Halbert
Winner of the Creative Embellishments gift certificate - Deanna Deaton
Winner of the CUT to YOU prize - Lynn M Cooper
Winner of the Scrapbooker's Confetti Box prize pack - Amanda Hartmann
Winner of the Scrapmatts prize pack - Denise Peterson
Winner of the  Dies R Us gift certificate - Karen Sessions

To claim your prize, please send a private message with your email and mailing address via the CSI Facebook Page by December 31. Please also indicate which month and which prize you won.

 

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December Case Files - First Reveal | Deadline: January 4, 2021

Happy December! We're excited to bring you some fantastic new challenges, new sponsors, and new guest designers to inspire you! And we're excited to announce a new design team member!

We hope you've been enjoying the November challenges, and don't forget that if you haven't yet had a chance to play, we've added a few extra days to the deadline--submissions will be accepted by the 4th of the next month.

For this first reveal, we'll be sharing inspiration from the design team and guest designers for our first Case File. On the 15th, we'll be sharing inspiration from the design team and guest designers for our second Case File as well as our Cold Case File, our special stash-busting challenge.


ANNOUNCEMENTS 

We are pleased to welcome a new Detective to the CSI design team, Sheena Rowlands!


Here's a bit about Sheena, in her own words: 

Hi my name is Sheena Rowlands & I live in the UK with my husband. I'm a mum to 3 grown up children and a part time RN. I’ve always loved crafting & tried many hobbies before settling with scrapbooking in 2006. I’ve also recorded our lives using Project Life for 10 years now, which gives me the freedom to scrapbook my children, our travels & our new Grand pup. I’ve been lucky to have been on a few design teams and teach classes which I love and now run a scrapbook retreat business with 2 friends. You can find me:

Instagram @sheenaribenascraps 




SPONSORS 

This month, we have seven generous sponsors donating prizes! Click here to read more about our sponsors and the prizes they are donating. Winners will be selected randomly from all of our players, with a few exceptions where sponsors have asked us to choose from certain geographic regions.



CASE FILES 

With December, the holiday season is in full swing! We're celebrating this season of love and light with our Case Files, but as always, you don't have to scrap this topic. Draw your own inspiration from The Scene on the Case File, or you can use the traditional clues, which can be found at the bottom of this blog post.

Image credit: Decorated Life


Image credit: All Wrapped Up Decor



Image credit: Wendy Kendall

The traditional CSI clues can be found on our Facebook page in the first entry under the album. Just click on the Case File images above. They are also posted at the bottom of this reveal.


To submit your layouts, click on the Case Files in our sidebar, which will bring you to the individual albums in our Facebook group.




GUEST DESIGNERS

We're honored to have some members of the CUT to YOU and 2Crafty design teams joining us as Guest Detectives this month! Their beautiful work will be shared during our  mid-month reveal.




INSPIRATION 

And now, are you ready for some serious inspiration? Here's what our design team and guest designers created with Case File No. 336. We will share their creations for our other two Case Files on the 15th.




The CSI design team masterfully cracked the Case. We'll share how they solved the Case on Facebook.













CASE FILE CLUES 

Choose as many or as few as you are inspired to use! 

Testimony Link: Christmas Prompts

Testimony Link: December Prompts



We trust we've provided enough clues for you to solve the Cases! You have until Monday, January 4, 2021, to solve this case. We can't wait to see what you'll create! Upload your creations in our Facebook Group (album links in sidebar).