Tuesday, March 15, 2022

March Case Files - Mid-month Reveal | Deadline: April 4, 2022

Here we are, half-way through March. This month is just breezing by! We've got a super-fun reveal for you using our super-hero-themed Case File. So grab your cape and head to your scrap room and join us for a chance to win some prizes or a guest designer spot.

Haven't yet had time to play with our first challenge? No worries--both of our Case Files always stay open through the entire month and into the 4th of the next month.


PRIZES

This year, in addition to having sponsors donate prizes, CSI will be giving away a $20 (U.S. dollars) gift certificate to your favorite online craft store (must take Paypal) to one lucky player each month.

We'll also be inviting some players whose work catches our eye to serve as Guest Detectives.


We're excited to have CUT to YOU continue as a prime sponsor this year!
At CUT to YOU you’ll find unique digital cut files for all kinds of paper lovers. Our goal is to provide unique and versatile designs that inspire a world of makers and ignite their joy of creating. For use on all sorts of paper projects, including scrapbook pages, travellers notebooks, cards and more, with over 300 designs to choose from, we really do have a cut file for everyone.

CUT to YOU is all about helping you document your family in a fun and creative way. We create unique designs that do not overwhelm the page, that allow the photos to shine, AND that paper crafters of all levels can use, not just the Scrapbook elite. We believe that cut files should be accessible to everyone so all of our designs are available as Digital downloads as well as physical cut outs called Custom Cuts which can be shipped to you worldwide. In store, you will also find digital scrapbooking kits (KIT to YOU) which feature exclusive cut file designs and all the information you need to recreate the kit in the comfort of your own home, using supplies you already have.

Join our newsletter for FREE digital designs and exclusive offers – here.

Visit our blog for loads of inspiration from our International design team.

CUT to YOU is donating a generous selection of digital cut files to our winners to the value of $25. The prize packs will be carefully selected and themed around the CSI challenge. As the prize will be sent via email digitally, it is available to be shipped Internationally.

Here is a sample of CUT to YOU's beautiful products:



CASE FILES 

March is National Kite Month as well as DC Kids Super Hero Month, so we've got two fun Case Files featuring these commemorations. As always, you don't have to scrap these topics. 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: Pepper Lu


Image credit: Our Secret Place

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 DETECTIVES

Debra Beer

My name is Debra Beer, I live in the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia.
I am mother to 2 beautiful daughters and 5 amazing grandchildren.
I have been scrapping for over 25 years, and love it, especially entering challenges.
My interests include scrapping, photography, travel and spending time with family.
I am thrilled to be Guest Designer for CSI Challenges.

I was inspired by the Moodboard colours, Super Hero elements, architectural elements (brick wall stencil and the buildings), speech bubbles, wooden elements, frame, and the white and black crackle texture background.




Hi! I am Rona, grandma to three boys, mom of two girls and wife to the man of my dreams for 35 years! I have been scrapbooking for about 25 years and i never get tired of trying new things. I enjoy taking care of my grandsons when their moms are at work or play lol. I can also be found in the nursery at church every Sunday loving on babies so their parents can attend worship. I have had lots of "jobs" through the years but I have to say where I am right now is the happiest I have ever been!!

I was inspired by the colors, chevrons, dots, + signs, black and white, stripes, super-hero themed elements, speech bubbles (and i did put my journaling in them), and architectural elements. I loved that inspiration photo so much!! I had fun playing with a little mixed media, stencils and lots of stamps!


INSPIRATION 

And now, are you ready for some serious inspiration? Here's what our design team and Guest Detectives created with this month's second Case File. We



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












CASE FILE CLUES 

Choose as many or as few as you are inspired to use! You don't have to use all of the categories of clues. use what inspires you, or challenge yourself to use as many clues as you can. Or just use the image to inspire you as you wish!

Testimony Link: March Prompts


Testimony Link: Carry On Tuesday


We trust we've provided enough clues for you to solve the Cases! You have until April 4, 2022, to solve both cases. We can't wait to see what you'll create! Upload your creations in our Facebook Group (album links in sidebar).

 

Thursday, March 10, 2022

February Prize Winners and Gallery Favorites (Guest Designer Invites)


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

PRIZE WINNERS:

Randomly selected from our January players:
Winner of the gift certificate donated by CSI - Krystle Thomas
Winner of the CUT to YOU prize -  Sherri Priest


To claim your prize, please send a private message with your email and address via the CSI Facebook Page (please do not contact Debbi on her personal Facebook Messenger) by March 31. Please also indicate which month and which prize you won. 

If you won the gift certificate from CSI, please let me know which store you would like the gift certificate to come from (it must accept Paypal).

GUEST DETECTIVE INVITATIONS: 

The following layouts caught our eye this month, and we'd like to invite the creators to join us as Guest Detectives in April.:

Sharon Bishop


Lillian Morvik



Cynthia Baldwin

Please send a private message to Debbi on the CSI Facebook Page to let her know you'd like to guest design, and she'll send you the case Files.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March Case Files - First Reveal | Deadline: April 4, 2022

Happy March! We're very excited to be teaming up with Scrap the Boys for our first Case File this month. We encourage you to play along by using our Case File to scrap a layout featuring the boys and men in your life, and share your layouts in both challenges' Facebook groups--CSI and Scrap the Boys.

We're also thrilled to be bringing back Guest Designers from our players whose work caught our eye. We've got three this 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 for our second Case File. 


ANNOUNCEMENTS

We're pleased to welcome a new Detective to the CSI design team! Meet Sindi Jeffers.


I started scrapping almost twenty years ago when I was pregnant with my son. I love creating geometric-inspired layouts, hand stitching on paper, and creating bright, colorful pages. I’ve been on many teams through the years, and I’m excited to join the CSI team!

You can see more of Sindi's work on her Instagram.


PRIZES

This year, in addition to having sponsors donate prizes, CSI will be giving away a $20 (U.S. dollars) gift certificate to your favorite online craft store (must take Paypal) to one lucky player each month.

We'll also be inviting some players whose work catches our eye to serve as Guest Detectives.


We're excited to have CUT to YOU continue as a prime sponsor this year!
At CUT to YOU you’ll find unique digital cut files for all kinds of paper lovers. Our goal is to provide unique and versatile designs that inspire a world of makers and ignite their joy of creating. For use on all sorts of paper projects, including scrapbook pages, travellers notebooks, cards and more, with over 300 designs to choose from, we really do have a cut file for everyone.

CUT to YOU is all about helping you document your family in a fun and creative way. We create unique designs that do not overwhelm the page, that allow the photos to shine, AND that paper crafters of all levels can use, not just the Scrapbook elite. We believe that cut files should be accessible to everyone so all of our designs are available as Digital downloads as well as physical cut outs called Custom Cuts which can be shipped to you worldwide. In store, you will also find digital scrapbooking kits (KIT to YOU) which feature exclusive cut file designs and all the information you need to recreate the kit in the comfort of your own home, using supplies you already have.

Join our newsletter for FREE digital designs and exclusive offers – here.

Visit our blog for loads of inspiration from our International design team.

CUT to YOU is donating a generous selection of digital cut files to our winners to the value of $25. The prize packs will be carefully selected and themed around the CSI challenge. As the prize will be sent via email digitally, it is available to be shipped Internationally.

Here is a sample of CUT to YOU's beautiful products:



CASE FILES 

March is National Kite Month as well as DC Kids Super Hero Month, so we've got two fun Case Files featuring these commemorations. As always, you don't have to scrap these topics. 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: Pepper Lu


Image credit: Our Secret Place

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 DETECTIVES

Debra Beer

My name is Debra Beer, I live in the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia.
I am mother to 2 beautiful daughters and 5 amazing grandchildren.
I have been scrapping for over 25 years, and love it, especially entering challenges.
My interests include scrapping, photography, travel and spending time with family.
I am thrilled to be Guest Designer for CSI Challenges.

I was inspired to used a solid colour background, lots of patterned paper pieces including spots and stripes, pinwheels, Enamel dots, diamond shape, shiny gold and wooden elements




Hi! I am Rona, grandma to three boys, mom of two girls and wife to the man of my dreams for 35 years! I have been scrapbooking for about 25 years and i never get tired of trying new things. I enjoy taking care of my grandsons when their moms are at work or play lol. I can also be found in the nursery at church every Sunday loving on babies so their parents can attend worship. I have had lots of "jobs" through the years but I have to say where I am right now is the happiest I have ever been!!

I was inspired by the colors in the inspiration photo, but added a touch of pink (which I rarely do with all grandsons but this was a mother's day photo shoot ). Also used the solid background, woodgrain pattern, stripes, dots, sun, diamond shapes, pinwheel, bows, string, wooden accents (i whitewashed mine with watered-down gesso), enamel dots, and a shiny brad in the center of my pinwheel. The facing page of this layout has a Mother's Day quote for the title so I didn't include a large title on this one.




My name is Ronda and I live in Northern Canada. I have been scrapbooking for almost 20 years and it is such a great craft because we have long cold winters, however I still find time to play with paper during summer too!

As soon as I saw the photo prompt I knew what photo I was scrapbooking! Embracing the yellow and white from the colour listing… the wood grain, used buttons as fasteners had enamel buttons and arrows, the stencil butter was shiny, used vegetable netting in lieu of fabric and I documented “friendship” they are buds forever and actually met in 1997 like the enamel button!

Hope you have fun solving this case! Thanks CSI for featuring my layout 🙏


.(Ronda is a Double Agent this month, as she's also part of our collaboration with Scrap the Boys.)


INSPIRATION 

And now, are you ready for some serious inspiration? Here's what our design team and Guest Detectives created with this month's first Case File. We will share creations for our other Case File on the 15th of the month.



Our Guest Detectives from the Scrap the Boys creatively solved the Case. You'll notice that some of the Scrap the Boys designers are also CSI Detectives, so they are serving as Double Agents this month!





















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











CASE FILE CLUES 

Choose as many or as few as you are inspired to use! You don't have to use all of the categories of clues. use what inspires you, or challenge yourself to use as many clues as you can. Or just use the image to inspire you as you wish!

Testimony Link: March Prompts


Testimony Link: Carry On Tuesday


We trust we've provided enough clues for you to solve the Cases! You have until April 4, 2022, to solve both cases. We can't wait to see what you'll create! Upload your creations in our Facebook Group (album links in sidebar).