July CSI Case File No. 233

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Here's how I solved the case:

The Scene:

All the colors plus a dash of black for the text print

The Evidence: 

Text Print - part of the pattern paper

Book Pages - dictionary page used as photo matting

Flowers, Leaves - chipboard vines and flowers embellishing my photos

Wood - heart icons that I scattered around the page

Testimony:

Inspiration Word: Happiness - that's my title: Seek Happiness

I chose to use a piece of Prima paper from the Swirlydoos October 2016 "Rose Garden" kit as my base; the color and overall pattern makes a perfect base for my layout featuring my son and daughter-in-law on vacation in Aruba some years ago.

I primed my chipboard vines with gesso before giving them a thick coating of Prima Sparks paint, keeping it somewhat uneven to give it texture.

While the vines were drying, I cut the Graphic 45 papers, inked the edges and adhered them to the base with Scor-Tape. (I like to use tape when applying paper to paper when possible; it prevents the warping that you get with liquid adhesive.)

The larger photo was taped to a double thickness of packaging to make it pop off the page and glued to a double layer of a dictionary page that I had torn and inked; this was taped to the banners.

The smaller photo was cut down and glued to the resin frame and taped to the banners on the bottom.

I cut the vines apart, using the larger parts to embellish the large photo and the smaller ones around the resin frame.

To create the title, I dug out a Tim Holtz word stickers pad and found the words that fit my layout. Before adhering them to the page, I gave them an outline by inking the edges.

To complete my layout, I embellished the photos with Prima flowers from my stash (with a few bits of cheesecloth tucked in) and scattered the heart icons around the page.

Here are a few closeups:

Supplies

**Swirlydoos October 2016 "Rose Garden" Kit**

Prima - Rossibelle Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper with Foil Accents - Wildflower #847760

**Other Supplies**

Graphic 45 - Artisan Style Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Natural Beauty #4501110

Graphic 45 - Core'dinations -Signature Series Collection -12 x 12 Textured Color Core Cardstock Pack - Lights

Blue Fern Studios - Laser Cut Chipboard - Chelsea Vines

Prima - Flower Embellishments - La Tela #571108

Prima - Flower Embellishments - Abbey #571788

Prima -Salvage District Collection - Wood Embellishments - Icons #583774

Prima - Shabby Chic Treasures Collection - Ingvild Bolme - Resin Embellishments - Oval Frame #892111

Advantus - Tim Holtz - Idea-ology Collection - Big Chat

Prima - Finnabair - Art Alchemy - Sparks Acrylic Paint - Unicorn's Hair #964061

Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Knotted Wood #891251

Golden - White Gesso

Cheesecloth

Scor-Tape

Aleen's Tacky Glue

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