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Hi well this challenge is awesome!

I ordered:

• Potato Wedges
• Butter Chicken
• Roasted stuffed Capsicum
• Banana Fritter

This is my list to create in:

• 81/2 x 11 LO
• Using green, blue & yellow colours
• Stamping and brads
• No patterned papers

When I first got this I thought....  Oh boy!

Then got out my stamps, green/blue/yellow colours, brads and made sure there were no patterned papers.

Then chose my photos and tools.

This is what I ended up with....

 

I used:

• Fiskars Stamps Zinnia Zing
• Heidi grace sweetest bug words
• Fiskars Squeeze punches: XL seal of approval and L round 'n round
• Fiskars Boarder punch: Treading water
• Fiskars 12" orange triple tack trimmer

heres some close ups....

I used my Zinnia Zing stamps on the punched out circles.

 

And I put the brads in randomly. I didn't want them in the middle of the circles on purpose (to tell the truth I probably couldn't find the middle if I tried) so I made them off center - obviously.

Well thanks for watching.... I'm off to do some more scrapping ;)

Debbie

October Design Course 101 - part 5

Part 5: Colour Theory

This is part of a course, covering several basics of design and layout, to help you plan your wonderful scrapbook layouts and projects in the month of October.

Go to Past Topics by clicking on them:

1.       Contrast

2.       Repetition

3.       Alignment

4.       Proximity

 

Colour Theory:
colour is organized in primary, secondary, tertiary colours

Primary colours: Red, yellow, blue

Secondary colours: orange, green, purple (as red/yellow make orange, yellow/blue make green, blue/red make purple).

Tertiary colours: The colours from the secondary colours mixed to make new colours.

Other terms:
contrasting colours, complimentary colours etc are easily found via google.

Colours also create mood:
examples:
Blue – sad/cold
Red – hot/stop etc
yellows & oranges – summer, fun, warm, happy
Green – new life, cool, refreshing
Black – grief, night, spooky
etc

Here are some examples of layouts in with colour as a focus:

Top left: Christmas colours keep the theme in mind on this layout.
Top Right: It was in Autumn the photos were taken so I chose an autumn feel with browns and muted yellows.
Middle left: Blue for a perfect boy layout - greens were chosen to match the grass in the photos.
Middle Right: colours were chosen for a light hearted play look.
Bottom left: Yellow and reds with other colours were perfect for this summer layout.
Bottom right: Now who can pass up pinks and purples for a butterfly princess?

I hope you have learnt a bit about Colour Theory. However this is a very small snip-it of colour theory. If you are interested in more then I suggest doing a google search on “Colour Theory” or to get a book out of the library.

I’ll see you next time for part 6: Typography (styles of letters)

Happy creating!
Debbie Buckland

One last Colour Me Happy Share

HELLO :0)

I know we are in full swing for Michelles RECYCLE-REUSE-REPURPOSE challenge, but i just couldn't resist showing you this one last entry for the Colour Me Happy Challenge from Robyn W who is a Fiskars Demonstrator down in NSW.

Nice huh?? :0)

Robyn has used a small Kaisercraft acrylic album, Heidi Grace rubons, ribbons, flowers and the Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch (which just quietly i looked at when i was visiting HERE last week, and now i'm kicking myself i didn't buy it ;0)  )

Like the other girls Robyn did a fantasic job and her pages have been uploaded to our challenge album, that takes our album to 57 pages, go check it out, looks awesome!!

BUT we have to beat that,

 lets get that RECYCLE-REUSE-REPURPOSE CHALLENGE album just as full :0) Come on girls get those entries in!! (and guys ;0)

Have a great day.

Annette

Colour Me Happy Winners

Well i think you are ALL winners, each and every one of you that took part!!

AGAIN, you ALL did a FANTASTIC job with your challenges.

Drawn out of the hat by my lovely hubby for ....

Part 1  - photography is ......ROBYN W

 Part 2 - scrapping is ......TRACY M

Part 3 - taking part in the photography AND scrapping......JANE CURTIS

Congratulations girls!

Please email your addresses through to me so we can get your prizes off to you.

Thanks to FISKARS for the 3 prizes :0)

and thanks to all the participants.

Look forward to seeing you all participate in Michelles RECYCLE... REUSE... REPURPOSE CHALLENGE, YOU CAN FIND THE DETAILS HERE. I have certainly been inspired by all that has been shared so far, and let me tell you theres LOTS more to come!! 

Happy Weekend to you :0)

Annette

 

Colour Me happy Challenge

Hello!!

How's the scrapping coming along for the Colour Me Happy Scrappers?

I have finally finished, not at all what i had originally planned, but hey, thats how it goes!

 

These are the tools i used.....

The circle squeeze punches for all my scallops (big half circles) they were also used for my little paint palletes, cut in half.  The little guilotine is perfect for trimming photos, or in this case for cutting up little photos. My border punch also for smaller decorative scallops. Other than those tools mentioned, some paint, black zig writer, white gel pen, ribbon and paint. My title was done using paint charts for the different colours and running them through the sizzix machine with an alphabet die.

So guys you have just under 9 hours to get your entries in, looking forward to seeing them.

bfn

Annette :0)

Colour me Happy catchup

Hello!

So are you all at home collecting for the recycle-reuse and re-purpose challenge?

I know i am, can't wait to start playing :0)

Our colour me happy photos and layouts are filtering in, and i thought i would share Fiskars demonstrator  Robyn W's "photo a days" with you, she is busy scrapping them into a mini album as we speak!!

I'm sure you'll agree she has done a fantastic job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She has hey!!

tfs Robyn, looking forward to the finished album :0)

I am off to play,

have a great night.

Annette :0)

FINAL COLLAGES FOR COLOUR ME HAPPY CHALLENGE - BLACK & WHITE

Running late again, sorry we had an old friend that we haven't seen for 10 years drop by for drinks and dinner, it was wonderful to catch up :0)

Okay black and white collages.....I have listed the names in 3 columns from top to bottom, left to right.

Hope that makes sense

COLLAGE # 1

column #1: 1. Nic  2. Jane Curtis  3. Nic

column #2: 1. Nic  2. Jan  3. Taylor Mills  4. Lee Mills  5. Jan  6. Jan  7. Jane Curtis

column #3:  1. Jane Curtis  2. Jane Curtis  3. Lee Mills  4. Nic  5. Michelle Wallace 6. Lee Mills

6. Michelle Wallace  7.Lee Mills  8. Vicki Palmer  9. Michelle Wallace  10. Jan

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COLLAGE # 2

Column #1:  1. Vicki Palmer  2. Vicki Palmer  3. Tracy M  4. Jan  5. Jan

Column #2:  1. Jan  2. Tracy M  3. Annette Hanigan  4. Tracy M  5. Annette Hanigan  6. Jan  7. Jan

Column #3:  1. Annette Hanigan  2. Jan  3. Jan  4. Lee Mills  5. Annette Hanigan  6. Vicki Palmer

7.  Jan  8.  Vicki Palmer  9. Jan  10. Jan

Well at this very late hour.... that officially brings us to the end of our photo a day challenge for the month of August.

A VERY BIG THANKYOU to all of you that have joined us, whether it has been to participate, observe, comment, photograph, scrap, in whatever capacity - it has been a pleasure to have you aboard, together we have found the colour in our lives :0)

Also a BIG THANKYOU to the Ambassadors, they have all participated and helped to inspire you guys and they too have done a FANTASTIC job;0)

remember you have until midnight 2nd September to get your "scrap my colour" layouts in, any questions, please email me.

BE SURE TO CHECK BACK HERE TOMORROW FOR OUR NEW MONTHLY CHALLENGE THAT MICHELLE WALLACE HAS BEEN COOKIN UP BEHIND THE SCENES, ITS GONNA BE FUN.

:0))))

Annette

 

The daily black and white roundup. FINAL DAY OF THE COLOUR ME HAPPY CHALLENGE :0(

Hello.....

Our final pics before collages later tonight.

FIRSTLY POP OVER TO NIC'S BLOG TO CHECK OUT HER BLACK AND WHITE POST, CLICK HERE. Again she has found a great lineup thanks Nic :0)

LEE MILLS HAS HER FINAL BLACK AND WHITE UP HERE AND WHAT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF BLACK AND WHITE IT IS!! Lee has also been scrapping up a storm and is all done and dusted!! Be sure to go and check out all of her pages, her album she has made and a FANTASTIC collage of all her pics, CLICK HERE!! fANTASTIC JOB LEE :0)

CHECK OUT THIS LITTLE CHICKADEE OVER AT JANE CURTIS'S BLOG, WHAT A GREAT FINALE JANE :0)   

oKAY Jan is going out with a bang, wtg Jan.....here are all her pics

 

Some great finds Jan, well done!!

From Tracy M.... picture this, makes me giggle...

Tracy packs up her photography kit, which consists of a couple of garden stakes, her black enviro bag and camera, off she goes down the street to a complete strangers garden bed, sets up her stakes and black bag, behind the white lily and this is what she ended up with....

A round of applause please!! For originality in photoshoot props as well as a FABULOUS final photo!! Well done Jane :0)

and Finally from Vicki Palmer, her 2 black and white pics....

that scarf reminds me of my black and white building shot Vicki, Well done :0)

Vicki is another of the girls who has completed a photo every day as well as scrapping THEM ALL!! Great job Vicki, you can check Vicki's entries up in the challenge album on the top left hand side of the blog.

Okay till later thats it from me.

FANTASTIC JOB EVERYONE!!

Annette :0)

Last Day of Colour for Me.

Here is what I found today for the last day of the Annette's colour challenge.

My Black Camera

 

My baby.. I just can't seem to live without it.. It seems to be always attached to me and the kids hate it... Jhane(11)tells me to take pictures of someone else.. Nate(5) does the whole I'm a tough boy silly pose.. Kiah(2)does the whole cheesecake silly smile or the look though your eyelashes look .. and now Tarryn(7mths) does the whole squeeze your eyes up cause that darn camera is out again look...Maybe.. just maybe I am doing the whole paparazzi with my family ?? lol.. NAH !!!

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Annette. She has done some amazing work getting this challenge happening. I have had sooooo much fun and it has certainly made me look at things around me very differently. I have big plans for my colour photos when Iget some time spare. Thanks again Annette.. MWAH xx

Cheers Michellex

NEWSFLASH FOR COLOUR ME HAPPY PARTICIPANTS!!

All right you lot!! You have me wrapped around your little finger ;0)

While i know some of you have finished your scrapping for the challenge (well done, I AM IMPRESSED!)  i know there are still a few who are really, really  close and could do with a little extra time, that will also help us with a little more time to load them into the challenge album.

SO ....... you can have until MIDNIGHT on the 2nd of September to get your pages in, don't forget to email me with the tools that you have used okay?

COME ON LETS SEE HOW MANY LITTLE BOXES WE CAN GET IN THAT ALBUM ON THE TOP LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE BLOG, GO HAVE A LOOK AND WATCH IT GROW!!

Have a wonderfully creative day ;0)

Ax