Challenge 4

For this challenge we had to create two ATCs each. For those who aren't sure what ATCs are, here is an explanation for you. "Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are 3.5" x 2.5" mini-layouts. They can be horizontal or vertical orientation. They are meant to be light-hearted, humorous, and often have an altered look but that is up to you. They usually have a partial picture and a small amount of text, the rest is decorative. You can use these as Valentines, bookmarks, brag books, badge albums, and so much more. Have fun with it!" (via DigitalScrapbookPages.com) We each had to make one ATC about the one we love and one ATC about our race partner.

I'll be honest, I wasn't too excited about these. However, in the end, I was happy with how mine turned out. Before you get a look at those, lets take a look at the two cards Roxy made. She did a great job with her cards. I especially love the rounded corners.

This first card is about her family. I especially like her use of selective coloring.

Her second card is about me. I really like the way she did the journaling on this one.

Both of these layouts were created using Celebrate Love by Pri Rocha. Now for my cards. This first one is about David. I am sure no one is surprised about this.

This card was created using Celebrate Love by Pri Rocha, Funky Love by Roxy Designs (my partner), Cut It and Curve It - Not 2 both by Merkeley Designs.

This next card is about my partner Roxy. For this one, I focused on her and her relationship with her son.

This card was created using Celebrate Love by Pri Rocha and Funky Love by Roxy Designs.

And here is the preview that Roxy created for us to use at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking.

 

My partner Roxy is an aspiring designer, which is why I don't have her kit linked to where you can buy it.  However, I say watch for her designs when they become available.

I'll be back in a couple of days with Challenge 5 and Challenge 6.  Until then.

Challenge 3 - ADSR5

This week's challenge was about selective coloring. For the challenge, your focal photo was to be b&w with selective coloring. In other words, some color from the color version should show through on the b&w version. You also needed to have at least 20 words of journaling.

The first layout is from Roxy. I have to say that I think this was one of the best layouts created for this challenge. I just think it look fantastic.

This layout was created using Waiting for Winter by Kimla Designs, Take Me to the Old World, an After 5 Designs collab and Calandrier 2010 by Opaline

This my layout. What I am happiest about is that I took the time to learn to do it in Gimp rather than using PSE 7. (I started out digiscrapping using Gimp.) What I find funniest is that for last year's race, I also created a layout about David's motorcyle with the title "Dream". Not sure what that says about me.

This layout was created using Lets Ride and Date It tabs by Michelle Batton, plus Taped Dates by 4 Shades of Blue Designs.

Roxy is already done with Challenge 4 and I am half way there, so I should be back in a day or two with our challenge 4 creations.

Have a great Wednesday!

Challenge 2 - ADSR5

Roxy and I have now completed the second challenge of the Amazing Digiscrapping Race 5. That means we are finished for this week. Yea!!

The second challenge was hosted by the Digital Scrap Artisans Guild. Here are the requirements for the challenge.

Theme: 5 things I LOVE about....(choose a person, topic, idea, etc. Be Creative!) Title: use a combination of 5 fonts and/or alphas (example: use 2 different fonts and 3 different alphas) Photos: use 5 photos, one of the photos must have the number 5 in it! Use 5 different elements of the same type (example: use 5 different flowers or 5 different buttons, etc.)

Season to taste: add ingredients from your digital pantry to make this layout your own!

Roxy is amazing. Her layout has been done since Tuesday. I am still amazed at how fast she scraps. Here is her take on the challenge.

(You can see the full credits here.)

I finally finished up my layout.  It will be no surprise to anyone whose seen other layouts from me that this layout is about David.

(You can see the full credits here.)

It'll be next week before I am back with another post.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Challenge 1 - ADSR 5

It's a new year and a new race.  This year, my partner is Roxy!  And we just started the race on Sunday.  We are really looking forward to racing and seeing what challenges the race has in store.

Believe it or not, we've already finished our first challenge.  The first challenge was posted at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking.  Here are the rules for the challenge.

1) Your layout is about your partner. Introduce your partner to us. How you do this is entirely up to you. You can interview them, you can send them a questionnaire, you can use 5 words that best describe them, you can journal how you met for this race, or if you've been partners for years, you can make your page about a friendship that started with a crazy internet race and has since turned into so much more. The only rule is, the layout is about your partner and you need to tell us something about them.

2) You must include at least one photo of your partner. Large, small, color, b&w, of their face, back of their head, feet, whatever. But it must be a picture of your partner.

3) You must choose one layout from your partner's gallery and scraplift that as the page design for your layout. Only the placement of items is needed. You don't have to lift the colors, theme, etc. Just the overall placement of papers, elements, title and journaling.

Here are the layouts Roxy and I created.

This layout is the layout Roxy created about me.  I think she did a wonderful job.  Such a creative scraplift of my Fun at KSC layout.

This layout was created using Zeste de Fraicheur by Elodie.

This is my layout for the first challenge. For this layout, I scraplifted The World by Roxy.  I think it turned out pretty good.

The layout was created using Just Love and Surround It from Merkeley Designs.

Okay, that's it for this challenge. Another challenge will be announced tomorrow, so I will be back later this week with another post.

Chall;enges 5 and 6

I just realized how very far behind I am on this blog. So, I am going to do a ocuple of layouts at at time until I catch up.

This is my layout for challenge five. As a part of challenge 5, we couldn't use any pictures. This was the perfect time for me to tell the story of Valentine, the peach-faced lovebird that I got when I first married David. It's a sad story, so you'll have to click on the picture if you want to read the journaling,



This challenge scared me a little. For challenge six one of us, and it was me, had to choose one of our partner's layouts, flip it and then rotate 45 degrees. We then had to use that as a sketch for our layout. I was really worried. But when it was done, I really liked it.



And this is Ginger's layout that I lifted.



You can see the full credits for all of the layouts by clicking on the layout itself.

Art n Soul Challenge

Challenge 4 was definitely a challenge for me. It was so out of my comfort zone. This challenge was hosted by Tangie Baxter Designs and it was definitely the hardest yet. Here were her requirements.

1. The Art of it: Your LO must have artistic flair! Literally! Your LO must have at least 3 things "artsy" and/or "altered" on it--(such as but not limited to: paint splatters, a paintbrush, paint spills, crayon doodles, goopy glitter, watercolors, canvas AND/OR altered art items such as wings on photos, art dolls, vintage doodads, ephemera, etc). Really stretch yourself and try something "artsy" that you haven't tried before!

2. The Soul of it: You must journal something from your Soul. Something positive, heartfelt and meaningful to you in your life! Something you've learned, something you've gleaned from your life experience. Perhaps something you would want to pass on to the next generation! (It can even be your favorite quote and why it touches/inspires you) Uplift us, make us smile--inspire us! You must share your journaling with us-if it's hard to read or blended into the background-part of the challenge is to share your journaling in your description.

Here is the layout I created. I am having a hard time liking it, cause it is so far out of my comfort zone. But I did work really hard to really make it fit the theme.

(You can view all the credits here.)

Easter Joy II

Here is my layout for challenge 3. The challenge was to redo our first pics uploaded to a gallery. Well my very first layout is still posted at Digital Scrapbook Place, so I redid that layout. Here is my original layout.

(You can see the full credits here.)

This is my redo. I'll have to admit I wasn't very excited about this challenge, cause I was always proud of the way this layout turned out. Especially cause it was my very first layout. However, I think it turned out okay.

(You can view the full credits for the layout here.)