Introducing Indolence Blues

As you probably know by now the inspiration for the CKCB counterfeit kit this month is the CSI's Case File 112.
A different sort of challenge and a new way of looking at things with a colour palette to use and prompts in the form of "Evidence"  and "Testimony" to get us thinking.
As soon as I read the words "dream vacation" I knew that I had the perfect photo for my first LO, I just needed to decide which one.

not this one, although it could have been

In September 2013 the Senior Partner and I went on an “all inclusive” holiday, a dream vacation indeed.

Off we flew to the Michelangelo Resort & Spa situated on the north eastern coast of the beautiful Greek Island of Kos.

not this one either, gorgeous as it is.

So many shades of blue on blue, so calming and relaxing.

Combine these views with amazing Spa treatments, wonderful food and delicious cocktails every evening and you’ll see why I've called my kit this month “Indolence Blues”.

For my LO I finally chose a photograph taken from the terrace outside our room, looking across the pool & gardens and out over the blue Aegean Sea to the Turkish coastline beyond.

From the kit I took a sheet of blue cardstock, then began layering.
First a page of vintage sheet music, then dotty pp, tags and a page from the old school book.

The final layer beneath the photograph was a simple pocket that I made from the vellum sheet, then I slid the "Best Day Ever" journaling tag inside. Once the photograph was in place I placed one of the Toga frames off centre on top, stamped a flock of seabirds flying overhead, added a beautiful butterfly a couple of buttons and a strip of  chevron washi tape, a quick spritz of Adirondack Color Wash in Denim and voila c'est fini.

The journaling reads:

“The time we spent on the Greek Island of Kos was a dream vacation. The views were amazing; the sunlight reflected in the pool was only surpassed by the moonlight on the azure blue Aegean Sea.”