July Case Files - First Reveal | Deadline: August 4

Happy July! We're excited to bring you some new Case Files to celebrate the delights of July and summer.

We hope you've been enjoying the June challenges, and don't forget that if you haven't yet had a chance to play, we've added a few extra days to the deadline--submissions will always be accepted by the 4th of the next month.

For this first reveal, we'll be sharing inspiration from the design team and guest designers for our first Case File. On the 15th, we'll be sharing inspiration from the design team and guest designers for our second Case File as well as our Cold Case File, our special stash-busting challenge.

SPONSORS 

This month, we have eight generous sponsors donating prizes! Click here to read more about our sponsors and the prizes they are donating. Winners will be selected randomly from all of our players, with a few exceptions where sponsors have asked us to choose from certain geographic regions.

CASE FILES 

Our challenges this month celebrate some of the delights of summer. We've got a Case File to celebrate the 4th of July, one dedicated to ice cream, and a third Case File inspired by summer fairs and carnivals. As always, you don't have to scrap these topics. Draw your own inspiration from The Scene on the Case File, or you can use the traditional clues, which can be found at the bottom of this blog post.

Image credit: The Sassy Oak

Image credit: Nathan Reed Illustration

Image credit: Bodil Jane

The traditional CSI clues can be found on our Facebook page in the first entry under the album. Just click on the Case File images above. They are also posted at the bottom of this reveal.

To submit your layouts, click on the Case Files in our sidebar, which will bring you to the individual albums in our Facebook group.

INSPIRATION 

And now, are you ready for some serious inspiration? Here's what our design team and guest designers created with this month's first Case File. We will share their creations for our other two Case Files on the 15th of the month.

First up, we have our Guest Detective from the Paper Issue design team. Melanie really rocked the Case!

The CSI design team masterfully cracked the Case. We'll share how we solved the Case on Facebook.

Note: Debbi's layout design was inspired by Sarah Kee's layout for the Scraplift Sunday challenge at Paper Issues, one of this month's sponsors.

Note: Debbi's layout was also created for the Free File Free-for-All challenge at Paper Issues, one of this month's sponsors. She used the beautiful FREE Stitching Star Background cut file.

Note: Debbi's layout design was inspired by Jen McMrtrey's layout for the Scraplift Sunday challenge at Paper Issues, one of this month's sponsors.

CASE FILE CLUES 

Choose as many or as few as you are inspired to use! You don't have to use all of the categories of clues. use what inspires you, or challenge yourself to use as many clues as you can. Or just use the image to inspire you as you wish!

Testimony Link: July Prompts

Testimony Link: List Ideas

We trust we've provided enough clues for you to solve the Cases! You have until August 4, 2021, to solve this case. We can't wait to see what you'll create! Upload your creations in our Facebook Group (album links in sidebar).