Friday, August 3, 2012

CSI Challenge.....we miss you.


This is a page created for the current CSI Challenge.....find all the details here.

The Testimony for this challenge needed to be about childhood and friendship. The photo I've used was taken back in 1994 ( I have edited it to give it a more "vintage" look )and in the photo are my 2 daughters and some of their closest friends, sitting on the step of the shack just being silly. Every school holidays for many years we would spend our summers at Wallaroo Beach, each family renting a shack, and spending blissful days together playing,swimming, running through the sand-hills, fishing, and crabbing and having the best summer fun. They are days that will never be forgotten by either the children or the adults. This group of friends are all in their early 20's now, but very sadly, one of the children in this photo is no longer with us.

The evidence I'v used is 1. Distressing, I've tried to create the look of a very old pin up board. 2.  Dripping. 3.  4 Patterns : Stripes ( the journal paper ), polka dot, gingham, and floral. 4.  Metal and 5.  Brads.






MATERIALS USED: Paper=Glitz, French Kiss, the girls paperie, Vintage Whimsy, Kaisercraft, Miss Match Collection. Tim Holtz 
Metal Ornate Plate. Unity Stamps and Distress Inks.
Thank you so much for visiting me today, have a great weekend. xx

14 comments:

  1. HI.. how gorgeous this looks.. it looks like it was found in the bottom of an old trunk it looks so old and vintagey.. fabulous back ground.. love all the aging on this.. well done. I love it!

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  2. Wow wonderful page here, love all the distressing and elements bits so lovely, great take on challenge :)

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  3. WOW GAYLE , this is a stunner, love the rustic/aged feel to the page creating a beautiful memory . heartfelt journaling .. loveeeeeeeeeeee it x

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  4. Very touching and I love the way it looks.

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  5. OMG!!! It has been a while since I was last gobsmacked by a layout like your just did!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! And this is an understatement!!! Thank you for following my blog and I am now very happy to follow yours!!!

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  6. Incredible page Gayle - excellent!!

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  7. Oh - I'm so sorry for your family's loss - I know it is still felt keenly. Your page is a beautiful tribute to the person of Daniel and the melancholy of a lost person and the lost days. Very sad - but also very treasured. I can really feel the pricelessness of the person AND of the memories. Lovely work Gayle.

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  8. wow this is so awesome as a LO, I'm sorry its a sad theme but you've manage to keep this beautiful memory!

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  9. I am sorry to hear of your family's loss ...you have scrapped this in a very special way. Lovely work!

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  10. Wooooh absolutely LOVE the feel you have created to your page!! like Lizzy says, it feels like something from the bottom of an old chest, whiffs of bygone days, rumpled linen dresses, worn sandals, dried grass, a seashell with the song of the waves humming in your ear, snippets of happy sunshiny moments, and the memory of someone very dear. This really is MARVELLOUS Gayle!! My goodness that distressing is fabulous! xoxo

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  11. Love, love, love what you've done for this one! So gorgeous with a nice vintage flair to it!

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  12. What a beautiful page.. I love the vintage feel it has. You are so good at the vintage, shabby technique. How sad to have loss of life that young. That is why we need to cherish each day we have.

    Hugs~

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  13. WOW I am totally speechless!! Your distressing technique is so AMAZING!!! This is nothing short of a master piece..thanks for sharing your talent :))xx

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  14. Truly phenomenal Gayle! The layout burlap and burnt look...sheer genius! LOVE IT!

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