CSI: Case No. 273 & 274 Love Letter and Documenting Alaska

Continuing on with the rest of the challenges for this month on CSI (Color, Stories, Inspiration) website, I took up case no. 273 in my Smash book.

My inspiration came from the case files to use pink and green, paint (the arrows), and a love letter format for the journaling. Happily I used up a brad that has been in my stash from the Scrapbook Expo days in San Diego and did not waste the twine scrap by putting it in the title. I had a fun time professing my love for a beverage. 

The last case for this month I decided to feature photos from Alaska. The chilly temperatures made me think of this challenge even though we went in September, not exactly what we think of as winter in the US. 

I drew from the inspiration photo/hints by using the following older items as the prompt encourages us to use : 

1. snowflake paper and red velvet-like flowers from my Christmas card rounds in 2016 as it was COLD and rainy during our Alaskan cruise, 
2. flower punched paper from Yanny many years ago, 
3. scone stickers from 2009 or 2010,  
4. white textured paper from my aunt likely sometime in the 2008-2012 range, 
5. the red and green color scheme, 
6. ribbon (new item) and flowers like the lady's wreath,  and
7. stamped images. 

Reader questions:
1. If I was to come visit your city, what coffee or tea shop would you recommend I hit up?
2. What is a new interest or past-time you started because of a vacation experience?