Case File No. 24 {Case Closes on June 24, 2012}

[Debbi Tehrani]

Happy Friday! You guys were busy bees last week making the gallery so sunny and cheerful!  We bring a royally cool Case File to you this week, and you're sure to be inspired! 

We are delighted to have the Little Black Dress Kit Club as our June sponsor. One peek at their site, and you will know that Little Black Dress  is a hip, trendy, fashionable kit club. Little Black Dress is going to give prizes to three lucky winners this month! And we're so excited to have their design team join us as Guest Detectives for June. Joining us this week is Keri Babbitt.

Our team of Special Investigators is sure to inspire you this month: Arnlaug Koppang, Irma Peredne, and Paloma Carvalho. These ladies are enthusiastic participants at CSI, and their work consistently catches our eye in the gallery. Please keep Elaine Rolfe and her family in your thoughts, as her husband is very ill. We hope to bring Elaine back as a Special Investigator at a future time.

Please use the links to visit all these ladies' pages in the Guest Detective forum to say hi and to hear how they responded to our "Interrogation."

As always, Michele has created a fabulous set of printables for you! CSI Coordinates can always be found at the bottom of the reveal threads.  Scroll all the way to the bottom, where it says "Attachments." They are just above the reply box. Read about some tips on how to use these cool printables here. 

We continue our celebration of all things royal in June, as June is the month of the Queen's Birthday! My very good British friend, Tracee Provis told me that this year is an especially momentous year, as it's the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. This year, the Queen will celebrate 60 years on the throne. Our inspiration image (aka "The Scene") was found on Doe Deere Blogazine.

So are you ready for this week's challenge? Grab your forensics kits, CSI members, and get ready for some serious sleuthing as we open Case File No. 24. 

(Remember to scroll all the way down for RGB codes, color descriptions, and more thorough explanations of the Evidence and Testimony.)

Here is how our talented Guest Detective from the Little Black Dress design team solved Case File No. 24...

Our talented team of Special Investigators have solved the case this way...

 

And here is how the CSI Detectiveshave solved the case, arranged by predominant color in the order of The Scheme...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Detailed clues, as promised...

 
COLOR DETAILS AND RGB CODES (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Regal Red - a bold, cool red (taken from her lipstick) - 171.0.16
• Snow White - bright white (I generated this white because there was no true white on the picture) - 255.255.255
• Polar Pink - the pink of ballerina slippers (taken from her cheeks) - 244.224.225
• Frosted Gray - a pale slate gray (taken from her crown) - 200.190.188
• Chilled Charcoal - an iron gray (taken from the darker parts of her crown, in the middle) - 116.116.105

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• silver accents
• jewels
• lace
• sparkly things
• add shimmer
• crown accent
• use gesso to white-wash your paper or elements
• use red paint
• use circles

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Go to The Queen's Meme and find something there to inspire your journaling. You can use the current meme or a past meme.
• Add jewels to your journaling spot.
• Write your journaling on 3 circles.
• Write 3 interesting things about your subject.
• Inspiration Words (these should inspire your journaling--not just be a title): cool, charm, vision

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

The deadline for completing Case File No. 24

is Sunday, June 24, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Thus, you have a week plus the two weekends to complete your layout.

(See count-down timer on the right-hand sidebar of most pages.)

We can't wait to see what you create!

[Irma Peredne]

This color palette was a true challenge for me ;) I can't wait to see what our particiapnts will come up with!

[Anna-Karin]

Gorgeous work! I thought I would struggle with this case file first, not even sure why because my layout came together pretty easily. Looking forward to seeing what the members will create!

[Zeffy]

wow another great case...D.T i love all of your work...

[Rochelle Spears]

great colors!

[Paula Flávia Pagotto Simionato]

Wow ladies how fast is flying the time?

I just finished #23...lol.

The coordinates are really peaces of art. Thank you so much Michele.

[Sally Dube]

Beautiful layouts!!!  Really enjoyed this color palette!!  Love when everything comes together and it fit a favorite picture prfectly.  Loving being a part of C.S.I.!!!  thanks ladies!!

[Lisa Flaherty]

Gosh, your design team examples are always so amazing, it is almost intimidating!  Beautiful!