Patterned Paper Challenge

[shazzt]

I admit I struggle to use some of the beautiful patterned papers that the designers create so I thought it might make a fun challenge.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make a layout using four different patterned papers. But to make it even more interesting, each patterned paper must be made by a different DSP designer (so you can't just reach for an Add on pack)! You can add anything else to your layout you like - but it must include four PATTERNED (ie striped, floral, geometric, spots, circles, words etc) papers by different DSP designers.

Post your layout in the Next Step gallery with a link in this thread by 31 January and receive a beautiful backpack by Valeri Brumfield (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=223730). More patterned paper to play with!

I have already done a couple of layouts as examples:
Future All Black (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=232443)
2008 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=232444)

I hope you have fun with this and I can't wait to see what you come up with!!

[webfrau]

Your a bit tricky aren't you - different designers! - always a catch.
The backpack is a beautiful incentive though.

[shazzt]

Can't make it too easy - where would the fun be in that!

[shazzt]

And don't forget, you could combine this with the other Next Step challenges. Love that ad inspiration (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28695)that Meg posted!

[ChristineG]

ooooh I love playing with different papers. hmmmmm :D

[nkeevers]

I'm in...love the backpack and using 4 different patterns will give a "newbie" some experience.

[Whisper Pink]

Sounds like a challenge I think I will accept...hmmm 4 different patterns and 4 different designers...you do like to push us don't you Sharon!!!

[shazzt]

Of course Chris :)

[honeymoon]

Here's mine: Lost Tooth (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=232773&nocache=1)

This was fun, I might even have to do another one!

[shazzt]

It is fun isn't it! I was surprised at how much fun it was. Super layout Fiona - thanks for playing :)

[Meg]

Ok, I've been working on a layout off and on for HOURS, Sharon! This is so hard for me!

In your opinion, is texture or grunge a pattern? Like a plain colored canvas paper that has grunge markings around the edges?

[Victoria]

Count me in. I just saw the post for the patterned paper challenge, and do want to try this.

[shazzt]

Ok, I've been working on a layout off and on for HOURS, Sharon! This is so hard for me!

In your opinion, is texture or grunge a pattern? Like a plain colored canvas paper that has grunge markings around the edges?

LOL! Personally, I think a pattern is a bit more than texture or grunge. But remember, it doesn't have to be a BOLD pattern. For example, the light green paper I used under my journalling on my year in review album (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=231953&ppuser=1660) was patterned but it was quite subtle. Patterns that are tone on tone might be easier to use :)

[shazzt]

Some suggestions that may (or may not) help you:

- pick a paper that you LOVE and then try to find others to use with it. Don't think "matching" rather think about colours and patterns that go with the feel of the paper.
- try building a framework with the patterned papers first, then add the photos (this is what I did with my All Black layout (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=232443&ppuser=1660). I had in mind the general photos I was going to use for this but didn't select any until the basic structure of the layout was made.
- you don't have to use a lot - a little can go a long way (but don't just cut out the plain bits of the paper LOL). Sometimes it helps if you start with a very plain background
- cut the papers into shapes and make embellishments with them (eg flowers) or layer them on to tags or on a border
- think proportion - just like when you are choosing colours, you might want to have much more of one pattern with others used as accents
- this book by Ali Edwards (http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/shop/item.ihtml?idx=420) has heaps of ideas and you might be able to browse it at a local library or scrapbook shop

[Meg]

No worries! I was actually hoping you'd say no!! That means I can use another paper from that designer! Thanks!

[Meg]

My computer desk is covered in sweat, tears, and....well, no blood, but a few extra white hairs have sprung from my head, I think. This was TOUGH!!!!

Here's mine: 1st Haircut (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233049)

I love this photo that my daughter took of her brother last summer. I used the colors and shapes in the shelves behind him as my inspiration for colors and patterns. I have no idea if I succeeded or if this is a horrific mess. LOL! Be gentle!

[emandlivsmom]

I think it turned out great Meg! I am going to have to give this a try...it's going to be challenging!

[Victoria]

Here is one I did for this challenge Nick's Christmas Gifts 07 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233122&nocache=1)
I actually used 5 patterned papers on this one. I love using different patterns together in a LO. Some of them are not too visible, like the small border of the striped paper on the left side of the LO. What do you think?

[cherebus]

This was fun though I found it easier if I stuck to a theme with the papers

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233141

[bandwife]

Yet another challenge that sounds like fun that I just found! Count me in.

[ilv2cruise]

Here's my attempt - Vancouver Zoo Beluga Whale Encounter (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233272&nocache=1). I also tried to used something from every designer.

[sammdc]

count me i totally love the ones in the gallery just stunning

[sammdc]

not sure that mine really go together too well
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233354&nocache=1

[GheckoAZ]

Here's mine. Doing double duty for patterned papers and Our Heritage.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233390

[happybeingamom]

Such gorgeous LO's I have to try. Have to learn to be more then a one kit LO girl.

[felynn]

Here's mine a Tiger Beat tribute to a friend:
I :love1: Tory (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233435)

[sunhappy]

Here's mine. This was a lot of fun, altho I had quite the selection of papers in my editor before I finally settled on the ones I included. I see that you suggested using Ali Edwards' "A Designer's Eye" book--I'm lucky enough to have that book and found it to be very helpful in terms of just getting some ideas for the types of papers that might go with my pics. FYI, I thought this layout might also do double duty for a Sunday Scrappers challenge until I discovered that the challenge I was looking at was for LAST January. Anyway, no harm done--it gave me an opportunity to scrap some pictures I might not have used otherwise.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233486&nocache=1

[dawn-in-nz]

Here's mine - Quickie-a-Day #3 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233512) - hope they're patterned enough!

[Leea]

still not sure of the different terms in digital scrapbooking...is a background the same as a paper...can either be used in this challenge? Looking at the DSP store, I noticed a section of backgrounds, while in kits the info often says paper, but they seem the same...are they?

[Bocca]

Leea, a background is the same as a paper. Of course, we use the term loosely since in digital it's not a "real" paper. :D

[Leea]

Thanks Penny :) Digital paper works much better for me...doesn't wrinkle, tear, or get footprints...unless it's supposed to ;) :)

[emandlivsmom]

I couldn't find the right gallery to post in but here is my link. This was very challenging for me as I live in a very small DS box right now! LOL

Olivia gets her ears pierced
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233692&ppuser=108306

[janetklm]

Here's my try:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=233691&nocache=1

[WoodsyWoman]

I got one!! WITL (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234027&cat=all&limit=last7) is doing double duty here with the quick click a day challenge.

[shazzt]

These are looking great! Thanks for playing along :)

[zakirahzakaria]

I'd love to try my hands on this. Hope to learn heaps from this challenge!

[shazzt]

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with :)

[bandwife]

Here's mine for the challenge: Santa (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234183&nocache=1)

[Victoria]

I love this challenge as I always had difficulty adding patterned paper to my LO's, especially from different designer. This one has papers by Rene Bross, Jamie Heyl, Kim Liddiard, and Meryl Bartho.
Janice (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234207)

[carti]

Wow! All of you who made layouts for this challenge great! I would like to try this but a little too complicated for me. :)

[zakirahzakaria]

This is tough, but I tried my best.

Here's my LO:
Bandung, Dec '07 (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234266)

CCs are welcomed and needed!

[spotty]

Hi Sharon - wonderful challenge!
Yes, I do have four different DSP designer's papers in this horse tribute (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234730&nocache=1) but the are quite obscure so am trying again when I do TNS 2pager...

[happybeingamom]

Here is my try

Envelope of Sweetness (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234757&nocache=1)

[shazzt]

Fantastic layouts ladies! I really liked how this challenge made me really look at what I had in my stash and how I could use it.

[janetklm]

Here's one doing double duty for the Outrageous, Outstanding Overlay Challenge:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234860&nocache=1

[SillyScrapper]

i finally got mine done

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234892&nocache=1

[Greenfingers]

Here is one:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=234896&ppuser=49041
not so easy doing this:)

[essee]

I have put one in the Gallery, called Bath time. But I don't know how to make a link from here to show you. Is there a lesson for that?

[spotty]

Hi Essee,:)
Linking is straightforward. The way I will show you is invisible when working properly so will break it up so computer does not realise...
Go to your uploaded gallery LO and copy the address which appears in the bar at the very top.

Now return to this thread and type the bit I am putting below:

(square opening bracket)url=

follow that immediately by pasting that address and close with the square closing bracket
no spaces anywhere in all that.
Now type anything e.g. the name of your LO, and follow with the signing off code shown below:

/url (with square brackets either side of that), again no spaces anywhere except in your title. That is:
openingsquarebracket forwardslash url closingsquarebracket
If I use an actual sq bracket in this post the computer tries to find code...


If it works you will see your LO title underlined and none of the code visible.

Let's see how it goes! LOL

[essee]

Thank you Jo. Here I go!

Bath time (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=103836)

[essee]

Wow! Looks like it worked. Another new learning experience for me, and another example of the wonderful kindness displayed by people here. I really appreciate your assistance Jo.

[JusteKash]

Here's my effort at your challenge Sharon - Al Minyah (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=235111&nocache=1)

What a fun challenge - a little tough for me, but fun!

[Colina]

Eeeek, I almost bit off more than I could handle with this challenge, :rolleyes: . I'm back from a year long hiatus from scrapping (was figuring out how to use my camera, no seriously, I was! :) ). I have been browsing the forums looking for ideas, inspirations and most of all motivation! I found this challenge and thought "ok, here's a great starting point, get going and create a page!". Lo and behold I have, now mind you, any cc's are more than welcome as I've been looking at this page for 2 days now and I'm no longer "seeing" it, :).

I'm off to look at some of the other participants pages...

Oh yes, here's the link, lol - Grampa (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=235225&nocache=1)

[spotty]

Glad it worked, essee, cos' I have just seen your so lovely daughter and the beatiful LO. Another time, use the address above your full size LO instead of above the thumbnail for full impact...

Sharon - I said I would do another patterned paper LO; not so obscure this time...
Of course it is another Spot LO (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=235160).

[sunhappy]

Jo,

Thank you for the instructions for clean linking. I had tried it before, without success, using another post, so I was thrilled when these worked. I copied the post over to my desktop "cheat sheet" to refer to in the future.

Thanks again,

[lmilgram]

I haven't been scrapping much the last few months and this was just the challenge I needed to get started again...my attempt ... Ice Skating (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=235458&nocache=1)

Comments/suggestions are always appreciated....

[janetklm]

I did another one wich will be the cover for my new 8x10 album:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=235610&nocache=1

[shazzt]

And just for fun, I did another one :)

Thoughts on Weeds (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=235847)

You may recognise one of the photos :)

[sueya]

Here's mine
I had fun finding suitable papers

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=236118&nocache=1

[iwuvpsp]

Yay, found you again! :lol:

I did this challange and then couldn't remember where I saw this post.
This lay out is doing quadruple duty.

Chubs, my blessing (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=236242)

[cowboy]

here is a layout from me

Night Out (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=236290&ppuser=88060)

[mariafer]

My try... this was quite hard since patterned paper is hard for me to begin with but it was a challenge... Will have to try it again.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=236475

[mrichar383]

Letter to Aiden (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=236793) uses 2 papers from Lauren, 1 from Amber, 1 from Nicole, and 1 from Rene.

[sandygb]

Hmm....Patterned papers are my passion. I hope I am allowed to use MORE than 4? If not, I might have to limit my selections. LOLOL.

[shazzt]

Of course you can use MORE than four Sandy. That was just a minimum :)

[sandygb]

How FUN! I did 2 layouts for this challenge. I intentionally used 4 of the same papers on both layouts, trying to see how different I could make the pages look. Then I added one additional paper to one of the pages and two additional papers to the other.

I searched out papers that complemented each other in color. (As if I was in the fabric store choosing upholstery fabrics for decorating). On the white space page I used my favorite technique for using multiple patterns.....I created a new paper from strips of the papers and stitched them together.

Mountains in Fall (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=237464&ppuser=46431)

Dad on Christmas (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=237463&ppuser=46431)

[Leea]

Here's my layout called Little Texas Cowboy First Roundup:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=238145

The photo is of my husband almost 50 yrs. ago :)

The papers used for the challenge are from:
Texas Page Kit-DSP Designers-Lisa Carter
Black & White page kit-Valeri Brumfield
Before My Eyes-Jamie Rousselle Heyl
Victorian Charm Page Kit-Kerri Erickson
and the chicken wire element is from the Pure Country Page Kit-Marcee Duggar
This was a fun challenge :)
Leea

[chickendude]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=238393&nocache=1

[shazzt]

Wow - I have just been blown away by the great way you all rose to the challenge! I will be sending out the PMs for the posting bonus in the next day or so. Hopefully tomorrow, but we have to clean the house because the in-laws are coming to stay so I could be a little busy :) Thanks so much every one for joining in. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

[shazzt]

I have sent out the posting bonus. If there are any problems, please let me know :)

[happybeingamom]

Thanks

[janetklm]

Thanks for the bonus! Lovely!!