You are my world gorgeous boy by Jess Mackenzie

Heya!

Today I have another CSI layout to share with you :) This is for case file 99.

Here is my layout:

I have used a gorgeous heart fabric button & some twine:

To get the twine to be all lovely and loopy and stay on my page I dip my fingers in gel medium then run along the twine. I then lay it on my page & loop it where I want it & voila! nice loopy twine thats stays where you want it too!

Thanks so much for checking out the Purple Pumpkin blog!

Love and Peace xox

Jess

Up high by Judith Armstrong

Good morning Purple Pumpkin fans. This month I've been playing along with CSI and this is a layout I created for one of their challenges. The photo is of one of my adopted cats Smidge. We often see him sitting up on top of our lattice screen. He started doing it as it thought he could get closer to the birds but without luck.

I created a background using some texture paste and a stencil. Then I washed over it with some watercolour paints to create a subtle blue and green background. I also painted some clouds through another stencil using watercolour paints and then gesso to subdue them a bit.

I handwrote my journalling and added some words in bright orange motex.

Here are some close ups. 

I have used a green yo you flower, and tucked in an orange fabric button under the flowers. I also used some orange twine to attach a little silver cat charm.

I used some pale blue lace that I got in a Purple Pumpkin goodie bag.  

Finally, I added some wood veneer shapes. I added some butterfly wings to the cat to represent  Smidge's desire to fly.

Thanks for looking.

Judith xx

A bright and fun layout by Yvonne Yam

My nephews and niece make it very hard for me to take a lovely group photo together. *LOL*

The background was covered with an old crochet doiley, misted and embellished with some feathers and Purple Pumpkin fabric buttons. I also used some Purple Pumpkin washi tape at the bottom edge.

Cheers,
Yvonne

"Butterfly" by Vicky Varvadouka

Hello everyone!!

I was a guest designer at CSI for case #99 and this is my take on the challenge!!

"Butterfly"

Purple Pumpkin: Fabric button, the piece of fabric behind the photo, crochet border.

Thanks for visiting Purple Pumpkin today!!!
Have a nice creative week!!

"splash and play" - by Arnlaug Koppang

Happy saturday everybody! Altough it's winter here in Norway I'm still looking back at summer:-)

This time I'm inspired at the latest case file over at CSI, love the palette! I've used distress ink on the background and around the edges, and just layered various papers and embellishments.

This button is just perfect for this summer page!

And theese wooden strawberries are just so cute!

 Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

"Dream" by Vicky Varvadouka

"Dream"

Hello, I am sharing with you today a layout I made for 13@rts and CSI #98.

In this cluster I have used a Purple Pumpkin fabric spotty button & purple twine!!

And here you can see a lovely heart button!!!

Thanks for looking!!!

Check out our DT call!!!!

Hugs from Greece!!xx

Favourite teacher by Judith

Good morning Purple Pumpkin fans. Today I have a layout to share based on the first sketch this month at Stuck Sketches. This is a layout about my daughters favourite teacher at primary school. with photos taken in Prep and on her last day of primary school.

And some close ups of the Purple Pumpkin goodies used - a yellow crocheted doily, a blue star button and a small fabric apple button.

Here I used an XL Alphabet fabric button.

Thanks for looking.

Don't forget to give our sketch challenge a go this month.

Judith xx