Case File #260 at CSI

Case File #260 over at CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration is so inspiring, I decided to take another crack at the case this month.  Here's what I came up with this time:

It's not too often these days that all of our schedules allow us to take a day to escape.....AND for the weather to cooperate, too.  Recently, we were lucky enough to be able to escape for the day & take the boat out to Matlacha.  The boys fished while I got some sun. We saw dolphin and a manatee, and docked the boat at a little restaurant for lunch.  I documented a picture from this day on my page, and will add journaling in a corresponding 6x12 pocket page with extra pictures.

Here's The Scene for CSI's Case File #260:

The word escape, the nautical elements & beautiful florals were immediately inspiring to me, and while I didn't use any nautical embellishments on my page, it inspired me to create a layout of my son and I out on our boat...."escaping" the day-to-day hustle and bustle for a little while.  From The Evidence file, I used a solid white background, floral elements, and stripes created with brush strokes of watercolor.

I used Simple Stories' Hello Summer papers and die cuts, and the circle element is a Paper Issues free cut file.  I used a gel medium and a 12x12 stencil from The Crafters Workshop for the plus signs.  The gel resisted the watercolor, allowing them to show through after I applied the brush strokes.  Thanks for looking!