Case File No. 224 - Deadline: February 28, 2017

Greetings, CSI Players! We are having a blast seeing all your fun, bold layouts for Major Case File No. 223. Don't forget, that one stays open the entire month of February too.

So, are you ready for the new challenge? Grab you forensics kits, CSI players, and get ready for some serious sleuthing as we open Major Case File No. 224.

CASE FILE:

With February being one of the coldest months where I live, I thought it would be apropos to open up some Cold Case Files. These were Case Files I had prepared for previous challenges but never went live. Our second Cold Case this month features a cool, graphic, alphabetic Scene by Studio Lakmoes

Remember to scroll all the way down to the bottom of this reveal post for RGB codes, color descriptions, and more detailed explanations of the Evidence and Testimony prompts.

For our Russian players, Detective Anastasia has translated our Case File into Russian:

Правила на русском языке вы можете прочитать здесь.

SPONSORS

We're so excited to have nine generous sponsors this month! Our sponsors are among the best in the crafting industry, offering unique and trendy products. CLICK HERE to read more about these generous sponsors and the prizes they're donating.

GUEST DESIGNERS

We are thrilled to have the Swirlydoos design team participating as Guest Detectives this month. This week, we have Kim and Jan joining us.

We also have our first Special Investigator of 2017 joining us this month. Carrie Williams recently started playing at CSI, and she immediately caught our eye with her beautiful artwork and her gift for storytelling!

We'll let Carrie tell you a little about herself:

Hi, I'm Carrie, a Minnesota girl, wife to my high-school sweetheart, and mama to a rainbow baby, Zae, and two fur-babies. I'm a stay at home mom with health issues and scrapping is my therapy. Plus it combines my favorite things: photography, crafting and creativity, writing--and Zae! I don't really have a style I claim as my own: as a gemini, my interests and favorite things are constantly changing. But with so many possibilities, why choose just one?

INSPIRATION

So...are you ready for some serious inspiration?

Here's how Carrie rocked the Case File:



Our inspiring Guest Detectives from Swirlydoos masterfully solved the Case File:

And this is how the CSI Detectives have expertly cracked the case:

(Yes, two from Sylvia! Stay tuned for two more, plus an article by Syvlia on building a CSI forensics kit, to be published later this week.)

CASE FILE DETAILS:

THE SCHEME - USE ALL 5 COLORS

• 179.172.166 – gray taupe
• 219.70.64 – cherry red
• 255.255.255 – white
• 186.225.207 - seafoam green 
• 252.212.202 – ballerina slipper pink

EVIDENCE - CHOOSE AT LEAST 3 CLUES

• Plain cardstock
• Clouds, rainbows
• Gears, cogs
• Animals
• Cactus/other plant
• The alphabet as a design element
• Food elements
• Light bulb
• Flags
• Arrows
• Architectural accents
• Scissors
• People icons
• Triangles
• Enamel dots
• Die cuts

TESTIMONY - CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 CLUE

• Topic: Choose an item in the Scene as a jumping off point.
• Prompt Idea: Choose a February prompt.
• Presentation: Use a mix of lettering.
• Writing Format: Write an acrostic poem.
• Inspiration Words: random, stuff, surprise--use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing this Case File is Tuesday, February 28, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used.