Flash Bang Wallop!

Wot a Picture! Wot a picture, wot a photograph! I've had Tommy Steele singing in my head for days, thanks  to Case File #71 over at CSI this week. Here it is (click on the image to enlarge it)

Every week, CSI mastermind Debbi Tehrani finds a new Scene for us to investigate - from this image she draws inspiration for colours, design elements and journaling prompts. In order to solve the case, you have to use the following clues

• all five colours in the Scheme
• at least two pieces of Evidence
• at least one piece of Testimony

As this is the second week of the month, we also have a fab sketch from Emma Stafrace to follow.
Lucky lucky CSI Members can download the CSI Coordinates to help them solve the Case - a new set of Coordinates is designed for each case by the talented Michele Singh - they are FABulous! :o)

So here is my solution to this Case

Just this once, I'm using my CSI Detective Frame - partly because the page just looks better in it and partly because I am still so excited to be a CSI Detective that I can't resist showing it off! :o)

Scheme: All the colours are there, plus black and a small amount of a deeper yellow as I didn't have quite the right shade in my stash, but we're allowed neutrals and10% of an accent colour so I think I'm ok!
Evidence: circles, birds, musical notes, ink splats, doodling
Testimony: nothing too complicated this week - but I used a song lyric as my starting point and my handwritten journaling reads, "Bailey doing one of his best flip-top smiles for Nanny Annie's camera!"

Here are a couple of close-ups and details

• I used three pp from the Coordinates on a plain white cardstock, inking and doodling all edges.
• Splats of Chalkboard Glimmer Mist were outlined with fine black pen for emphasis.
• "Flash" shapes were hand drawn and cut from Stampin'Up! card, then doodled around with fine pen.
• Filmstrip was cut with Tim Holtz Alterations Filmstrip die through my Cuttlebug.
• Little bird from the Coordinations.
• Both types of alpha are American Crafts Thickers.
• Heat embossing with Stampin'Up! white embossing powder on black card created the chalkboard effect arrow.

 Quotes from the Coordinates at opposite corners, accented with a heart brad.
These two washi tapes were from the Range - two for £3!

That's all folks! Thanks for coming - see you again soon :o)