CSI case file 56 - solved

I think this weeks has to be my favourite case file to date, and the inspiration from the DT over at CSI was second to none! I highly recommend you go check them out
I really wanted to use the coordinates this week, Michele does such a fantastic job with them, but I got started on this layout and it went a totally different way to what I had first envisaged.
This was the case to crack this week

 

And here is how I solved it

 

My youngest who does pole fitness had the opportunity of a 50's style pole photo shoot and I am taking full advantage of the pictures!

I have been slowly doing her an album for her 21st which is in 2 weeks ack!!

and this is layout 20 of 21 the last one will be a picture of her actually on the day itself.

I hope she will like it

Anyways back to this layout

For my Evidence I used

Strings

Dangle something

Something translucent

Packet of little bits

Plain card stock

For my Testimony 

Here I have a confession to make, for some reason I thought one of the inspiration words was "shine", hence my title and my journaling (which is a note to Poppy that is in the little envelope dangling from the large chipboard star). I have no clue why I thought this but I did lol

I also used the tag on a string prompt 

 

Inside the envelope I wrote a short letter to Poppy telling her to always be optimistic and she will always shine in whatever she undertakes

 

I made a small shaker packet from a doily and vellum that holds punched stars and sequins. I stitched around the centre with my sewing machine to hold all the bits in place

 

On the right hand side I layered up another painted chipboard star with some vellum, I love the way it creates a soft shadow behind the star.

I also used a mask and some gesso behind the pictures for some more texture.

Once again I want to say Happy Birthday CSI & thankyou to the great team over there!

Toodle Pip xx