POTW: yes it's still here!
Mar 20, 2022 13:45:27 GMT
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Post by kitbop on Mar 20, 2022 13:45:27 GMT
Hello peas!
I did NOT forget about Project of the Week! During February, it felt overlooked with 28-4-28 challenges so I put it on hold, and then in March I have been busy and honestly the idea of CHOOSING a project felt like one more choice that I just couldn't make.
Today, a project jumped out at me clear as day. It's a FABULOUS layout full of design gems, and it had no love in the gallery
It deserved some attention.
From Ryann :
Shenanigans by Really Ryann, on Flickr
Obviously, this is easy for me to love being my style. But I'm going to point out WHAT I love, and challenge you to use two or more of the elements in a layout/project (for 10 points if you are on a team) in YOUR style.
1. COLOUR. On this layout, it's really only the red that makes everything jump. The blue, green and teal are close to each other on the colour wheel, and if you took out that red you'd have a very different look.
Challenge: find a contrasting colour and use it more sparingly to POP around the page!
2. DIAGONALS. What a strong design element a diagonal is!
Challenge: use a diagonal - it could be a full piece of paper, a line of elements, a line of photos, a line of paint, a line of washi strips...
3. CENTRED PHOTO/ELEMENT. I remember way long ago on 2 peas somebody gave a lesson called "pull it to the centre". If she was having a hard time getting a design to work, she'd pull her focal element to the centre and start from there.
Challenge: put your photo - or photo block - centred on the page. Or make a card with the sentiment/focus in the centre of the front.
4. BACKGROUND. This is great paper - I don't know what it is! It's so busy, but because it's grey/white it doesn't make your eyes spin. I love how the triangles work, not taking away from the circle elements.
Challenge - use a busy, but tone-on-tone or very pale background.
5. FONTS. Love the interest that all those different thickers give!
Challenge: Use at least 2 different fonts AND 2 different colours in your title
6. LAYERED SHAPES. This was one of my 28-4-28 challenges so I'll bring it up again: use different sizes of shapes and layer them! Consider punching out the centre of a shape (see how Ryann did this asymmetrically?). Consider using different types of shapes (paper, brads, splatter, chipboard, doodles, stickers).
Thanks Ryann for catching my eye this morning!
Leave her some love in the gallery everyone!
I did NOT forget about Project of the Week! During February, it felt overlooked with 28-4-28 challenges so I put it on hold, and then in March I have been busy and honestly the idea of CHOOSING a project felt like one more choice that I just couldn't make.
Today, a project jumped out at me clear as day. It's a FABULOUS layout full of design gems, and it had no love in the gallery
It deserved some attention. From Ryann :
Shenanigans by Really Ryann, on FlickrObviously, this is easy for me to love being my style. But I'm going to point out WHAT I love, and challenge you to use two or more of the elements in a layout/project (for 10 points if you are on a team) in YOUR style.
1. COLOUR. On this layout, it's really only the red that makes everything jump. The blue, green and teal are close to each other on the colour wheel, and if you took out that red you'd have a very different look.
Challenge: find a contrasting colour and use it more sparingly to POP around the page!
2. DIAGONALS. What a strong design element a diagonal is!
Challenge: use a diagonal - it could be a full piece of paper, a line of elements, a line of photos, a line of paint, a line of washi strips...
3. CENTRED PHOTO/ELEMENT. I remember way long ago on 2 peas somebody gave a lesson called "pull it to the centre". If she was having a hard time getting a design to work, she'd pull her focal element to the centre and start from there.
Challenge: put your photo - or photo block - centred on the page. Or make a card with the sentiment/focus in the centre of the front.
4. BACKGROUND. This is great paper - I don't know what it is! It's so busy, but because it's grey/white it doesn't make your eyes spin. I love how the triangles work, not taking away from the circle elements.
Challenge - use a busy, but tone-on-tone or very pale background.
5. FONTS. Love the interest that all those different thickers give!
Challenge: Use at least 2 different fonts AND 2 different colours in your title
6. LAYERED SHAPES. This was one of my 28-4-28 challenges so I'll bring it up again: use different sizes of shapes and layer them! Consider punching out the centre of a shape (see how Ryann did this asymmetrically?). Consider using different types of shapes (paper, brads, splatter, chipboard, doodles, stickers).
Thanks Ryann for catching my eye this morning!
Leave her some love in the gallery everyone!
That black and white background grounds everything!
