CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration: Major Case File No. 231

Happy June! Summer is here!

With a new month beginning, we present our Major Case File, which features an awesome Composite Sketch created just for CSI by The Nifty Pixel. This challenge will stay open for the entire month. With this Case File, our new Detectives make their debut! We've also got a brand-new line up of sponsors, Guest Designers, and Special Investigators 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. 231.

CASE FILE

Did you know that June 1 is Superman's Birthday? With that in mind, we've got a super-fun, super fabulous Case File inspired by this whimsical [Crime] Scene by Canadian illustrator Helen Dardik.

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 design teams from Imagine Crafts and Scrapmatts join us this month as Guest Detectives!

We also have a team of Special Investigators joining us this month, whose work caught our eye from our April Case File entries:

Denise A.

Hello , I’m Denise from Germany. I have been a scrapbooker since I got my first camera when I was sixteen. I decorated my albums long time before I ever heard the word “scrapbooking”. Ten years ago, I was infected with all the possibilities of die cutters, papers, stamps and embellishments. Last year, I started with mixed media and up to now, I like this style: a little bit neat, a little bit messy.

Elisabeth Hatlen

Hi. My name is Elisabeth Hatlen. I am from Norway and live outside a town called Ålesund. I live here with my husband and 3 off his kids, and our son. I’ve started with scrapbooking in 2008. I’m in 4 Norwegian design team. Project life I Norge, Papirlosjen, Barnemix and Scrapomania. I make cards, Project life, LO’s and 3D project. I don’t have any specific style, I love to try new designs and products. The things that inspire me in scrapbooking are the kids, beautiful paper design and blogs. The kids are my favorite object when I’m taking pictures, but I also love taking pictures of nature.

I am so honored to be CSI Special Investigator. Thank you

You can visit my blog her: www.projeclife.no, You can also find me on Instagram: elisabethsprojectlife.no

Penny Lee

My passions are creating and bringing joy to others. So I love to create for others because the joy is twofold…first the joy I feel while creating and the joy my creations bring to others…

My creative interests span a multitude of crafts, so I dabble in all sorts….but my first love of photography and memory keeping is the creative form where I find the greatest joy both when creating and sharing…

INSPIRATION

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

Here is how our Special Investigators creatively solved the Case File:

Denise's blog

Elisabeth's blog

Penny's blog

This is how the CSI Detectives have expertly cracked the case:

Our Guest Detectives from Imagine Crafts imaginatively cracked the Case:

The talented team from Scrapmatts solved the Case like this:

Elena's blog

Helen's blog

Jodie's Scrapmatts Gallery

Lauren's blog

Lizzy's blog

CASE FILE DETAILS

THE SCHEME - USE ALL 5 COLORS

48.70.143 – royal blue
143.200.191- turquoise
252.224.115 – bright buttery yellow
255.255.255 – white
206.40.16 – primary red

EVIDENCE - CHOOSE AT LEAST 3 CLUES

Solid white cardstock background
Stripes
Animals
Bows
String, twine
Eyeglasses
Googly eyes
Speech bubbles
Punctuation marks
Starbursts
Stars
hearts
Puffy stickers
buckles

TESTIMONY - CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 CLUE

Topic: What’s your super power? (Or another person’s super power, or your pet’s superpower…)
Prompt Idea: Be inspired by 1000 Awesome Things (click around the site to explore).
Presentation: Write your story in a speech bubble.
Writing Format: Write your journaling as a series of exclamations!
Inspiration Words: super, wow, awesome--use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.

COMPOSITE SKETCH - Feel free to rotate, substitute elements, etc., but use as inspiration for your page.

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

The deadline for completing this Case File is Friday, June 30, 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. Also, please title your link with your name and country.