CSI #139 - Cruisin'

Another week down!  And down with it goes the temperature.  Fall is in the air around here, folks, and THAT makes me one happy camper! :-D

Time for CSI's latest case file, complete with a fab sketch by Em Stafrace of Page Drafts.  I LOVED the bold colors and the black and white contrast this week.  Had a lot of fun doodling with my pen on this one too.  So, without further delay, I bring you this week's case file.  And Beau. Who really, really, REALLY loves to Cruise.

This layout is yet another "little bit of everything in my stash" layout, incorporating Studio Calico, Basic Grey, Heidi Swapp, Pink Paislee, Crate Paper, Citrus Twist Kits originals, and more.  I started out with white cardstock matted over black, and layered some teal watercolor and gelato letting it pool in the two main areas of the page.

Followed the sketch pretty closely adding a cluster in the upper right hand corner and keeping with the ribboned edged look with the layers, just tweaking it a bit to have the ribbons going horizontally instead of vertically.  I added some scribbled circles underneath to tie in the scribbled heart on the paper.

I chuckle every time I look at this photo.  I mean, really.  Can you not totally picture him saying "Sweet Ride" in his handsome manly man voice? Hehehe  That button is Basic Grey Hey Boy and my absolute favorite little detail on his page.  The black ribbon detail you see in the background there is part of my evidence - something fuzzy (it's velvet), and I repeated it in the top cluster above as well.  My other evidence is stripes and two of something (the blue acetate arrows).

LOL Man I love this dog.

I did a whole lotta doodling on this layout.  I hand traced the chevrons, then doodled on them and fussy cut them out and glued them on.  I stamped the arrows on the white cardstock in front, outlined it with a sharpie, cut it out and glued that on as well.  The large black base triangle is just white carstock colored in with black sharpie.  I liked the look of it because it isn't quite solid black - in real life, you can tell it has been colored that way.

My testimony obviously journals about this furball animal of ours that we love so much.  He LIVES for car rides.

I hope you've enjoyed your visit and hopefully found a little inspiration.  Come play along with us at CSI and have a great weekend!