Cherish

Signs of spring are finally showing. Pussy willow buds and flower buds starting to show. So I thought it would be nice to do a spring themed layout. I used some older G45 Botanical Tea Party embellishments which fit the mood perfectly. I have some pictures of flowers from last spring, at the Chicago Botanic Garden. They had a beautiful display of tulips and other flowers.

CSI 226 can be found here: http://csichallenge.blogspot.com/
                                         

And I used sting, clouds, mushrooms and bugs (butterflies) as evidence.
Hidden Journaling says: (using "roots" as inspiration)

In spring, Roots that have lied dormant for the winter, finally start to come to life. The daffodil and tulips are finally coming to life again.

Here is my layout for csi 226:

                                     

A Christmas Gathering

Here I have CSI case 225...

                             

Thought the colors were reminiscent of Christmas past. So I scrapped a picture of my grandparents and mother at Christmas in Peoria, from 1970. For evidence, I used a key, washi tape, wood (circular ornaments at the top), and stripes (on the paper). For testimony, I journaled with handwriting on the background. Journaling reads: Christmas Dinner 1970. My Grandparents loved to entertain in their home in Peoria, for the holidays. Pictured here: Mom, Grandma and Grandpa. 1970. Had lots of fun solving this one. Come join the fun over at : http://csichallenge.blogspot.com/

My layout for this challenge: