Gimme a Clue Your photo 2

[Lauren]

Post your photo here ( you can submit it with a colour scheme attached already if you wish - if you dont then we can make one for you)
I will choose tomorrow

[Shana34]

Some art in a tunnel in Sacremento:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/7330/sacrementotunnelart.jpg

And SF Cable Cars!
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/7330/cablecar.jpg

[TalyQ]

I love this colorful pillow I recently made for a young friend, though I am not sure my color swatch is the best choice, there certainly are many options for this one:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/7274/TalyQ-colorfulpillow-swatch.jpg

[Raphne]

Oh, yum-- love that cable car!

[Sherrill Berger]

This picture was taken at a flower stall in Boston. This is my very first post and I haven't quite figured out how to get a full picture on the page.


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Flowers41.jpg


Kathleen thanks for the help!!! This is a good safe practice run. Next time I'll try to figure out how to make my picture bigger. I had to make it pretty small for the Gallery.

[Kathleen]

Sherrill... Here is how to have your image display in a forum thread.

The image needs to either be in the gallery, or some other online photo sharing site first. Get the location of the image. If it is here at DSP, click on the image in the gallery, and then with your mouse over the photo, right click and click properties and select and copy the full address/URL.

Then when you make you post, you need to insert the link in the following format:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_post.jpg

Now off to look for a photo!

[Kathleen]

A photo I took at the Iowa State Fair a couple weeks ago...

http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1466784_1419796_79836283_Web_2/0_0_c4552d50b8527caf99c369ceea0cec34_1

[happybeingamom]

I am dying to get a kit with my kitchen colors with mosaic elements. I want to make a cutting board for my kitchen.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/kitchenswatch.jpg

You can change the color scheme there is a peachy undertone in the tiles and granite that did not come up in the color scheme.

[monroesdragonfl]

I like watching this thread. Love the pictures so far.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2993888677_297c8d0583.jpg

[Cathiemarie]

I took these photos of Lynnies son, James, today after I collected him from the airport. We went sight seeing and these picures were taken at Wentworth Castle and I have a whole bunch of them. I'd like to scrap them for him (and Lynnie) so how cool would it be if Lauren chose my photo to make a kit. I chose these from the bunch as they have some awesome autumn colours.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5586/James---Wentworth.jpg

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5586/James-_-eyes.jpg

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/5586/James---Flowers.jpg

[Dani B]

I would love to have a kit made for photos like this - our fair is starting this weekend.
:tup:

A photo I took at the Iowa State Fair a couple weeks ago...

http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1466784_1419796_79836283_Web_2/0_0_c4552d50b8527caf99c369ceea0cec34_1

[wuvie]

Wasn't sure which colors to chose, so picked several -

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/sueflowers.jpg

[felynn]

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc225/FelynRyl/100_1803.jpg

[Lauren]

A photo I took at the Iowa State Fair a couple weeks ago...

http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1466784_1419796_79836283_Web_2/0_0_c4552d50b8527caf99c369ceea0cec34_1

This one looks like fun to me - - lets see what sort of colour schemes we can come up with for this

[wuvie]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/fair1.jpg

[Kathleen]

It was fun! Off to play with color schemes.

[Shana34]

Here's a swatch I came up with:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/7330/ferriswheel.jpg

[Kathleen]

This is a tougher photo to "swatch" than I expected! I was thinking the swatch should be bright and colorful, but when I plug in the photo to a couple tools, that is not what I get. I do like the strong reds and blues, so cheated on the swatch a bit and used a gradient. The mustard/yellow/orange doesn't seem quite right, but bright yellow seems to bright. Purple didn't look right either. Anyway, here is what I cam up with ... Lauren, any ideas lurking in your lovely brain????

Wuvie, I think I like your swatch more!

http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1466784_1419796_79853144_WebSmall_3/0_0_e9b90d0a61cc290e5770092e4df18f44_1

[MarsOlson]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/1945/Gimme-a-Clue-Your-photo2.jpg

[Lauren]

This is a tougher photo to "swatch" than I expected! I was thinking the swatch should be bright and colorful, but when I plug in the photo to a couple tools, that is not what I get. I do like the strong reds and blues, so cheated on the swatch a bit and used a gradient. The mustard/yellow/orange doesn't seem quite right, but bright yellow seems to bright. Purple didn't look right either. Anyway, here is what I cam up with ... Lauren, any ideas lurking in your lovely brain????

Wuvie, I think I like your swatch more!

http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1466784_1419796_79853144_WebSmall_3/0_0_e9b90d0a61cc290e5770092e4df18f44_1

Yes this is more what I envisaged Kathleen - maybe adding in a lighter cream as well.......

[Lauren]

Heres the scheme I decided on - its basically Kathleens scheme but altered up a bit - I increased the saturation on the brown and lightened it to more of a gold and added in a cream .
A tip for making colour schemes - often sampling from a photo doesnt give you the best swatch - thats because your eye blends the colours in the pixels together to get a tone - for instance those supports look cream but in actual fact there is no cream in there at all - its different shades of white brown beige and grey - so sampling wouldnt give you a nice shade to work with -
I tend to eyeball my swatches - and then play with the hue and saturation of the various colours till I get one that looks good
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Untitled-184.jpg

[bludlfn003]

I am seeing fall with these colors. Plus the weather is fall like here and will be through the rest of the weekend.

I'm seeing a really grunged up paper in thr red.
Also the orangey colored with flecks of the blue or red

[Shana34]

How about a red background with flecks of the orange and cream?

[Kathleen]

Nice job on the swatch, Lauren, and thanks for the explanation!

I would love to see a sky like background. Maybe a bit of sun flare in a corner or side.

Alternatively, a grunged up blue background with a large scale swirly red stamp in it.

[MurlieMac]

I love the geometric shape on the spokes of the ferris wheel so I would like to see the tan BG with very faint "spokes"/lines going back and forth and crisscross on the paper

[wuvie]

I am in the Back to School mood, so would love maybe red with letters or shapes

[TalyQ]

- A creamy background with barely there blue lines
- An orange textured background
- A blue background with a hint of white clouds
- A tan background with blended red edges

[Lauren]

I would love to see a sky like background. Maybe a bit of sun flare in a corner or side.



Here it is - Im also working on the red bg with the cream and gold flecks but it will need to wait till tomorrow now ......
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimme15.jpg

[Kathleen]

LOVE the sun in the corner and the texture of the paper!

[Dani B]

This is such a nice paper, it will work perfectly for more than just this kit too!

[Lauren]

How about a red background with flecks of the orange and cream?

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair2.jpg

[honeymoon]

Taupe colour with a white doodley pattern all over it or actually you could go with interconnected bars a bit like the ferris wheel.

White with yellow and red pin stripes.

[KimBennett]

once this kit is complete will it be in the store? We're going to the CA state fair tomorrow and I know I'll need a kit.

[Lauren]

sure will be

[Shana34]

Love the bgs! I think a tan one would be nice too. Maybe with a little rust, kinda like you'd see in the ferris wheel compartments?

[Lauren]

I love the geometric shape on the spokes of the ferris wheel so I would like to see the tan BG with very faint "spokes"/lines going back and forth and crisscross on the paper

Kind of..............
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair3.jpg

[honeymoon]

A paper with a waffley / ice cream coney type pattern [inventing new words here too!]

I was actually thinking that popsicle sticks would go well with this... think hot dogs on sticks [do you have those in the US?] and ice blocks... but not sure of that as a bg.

[omio]

once this kit is complete will it be in the store? We're going to the CA state fair tomorrow and I know I'll need a kit.

In addition to doing beautiful work, Lauren is absolutely THE best about getting bonuses sent and products into stores right away, Kim -- one of many reasons I try to make it to her chats -- and also the reason I spend so danged much money on her kits. :annoyed: :D

I see you're new and a fellow Californian. Welcome to DSP--you'll love it here.

Welcome also to monroesdragonfl. What a great picture!

[omio]

I'm so bad at ideas--something with cotton candy, neon lights, carousel horses or other animals, ticket booth.....

[Kathleen]

A paper with a waffley / ice cream coney type pattern [inventing new words here too!]

I was actually thinking that popsicle sticks would go well with this... think hot dogs on sticks [do you have those in the US?] and ice blocks... but not sure of that as a bg.

The Iowa State Fair has EVERYTHING on a stick (or a bone)!!! Pork chops, turkey legs, ice cream, dipped oreos, twinkie-on-a-stick ... there is more, check out the official Food-On-A-Stick (http://www.iowastatefair.com/entertainment/food-on-a-stick.php) list!!

As for ideas ...

Soft yellow/neutral, kind of a washed out paper. Maybe with small flecks of the other colors, or at least the red. The red paper seems to be throwing me off, not quite sure why.

[Cathiemarie]

How about a candy striped bg paper, similar to what we would call seaside rock in England.

[omio]

...The red paper seems to be throwing me off, not quite sure why.

Me too, Kathleen, and I don't know why either.

Thinking about the pathways between booths of food or carnival games.... Maybe a shadowy, impressionistic type of view down that pathway?

Tickets, popcorn, red candy apples, triangular colored pennants on flag poles, something related to a fun house, balloons, bright curly ribbons (like the kind used for little girls' hats or wands at medieval fairs), haystack, barnyard animals, prize blue ribbons, the lights of a carousel...

My head hurts..... :D

[Dani B]

A background paper that would show off the lighted rides and carosel would be wonderful.

We need something in the way of a poster like they have on the sides of the ticket booths, carnival tickets too. Maybe the words County Fair but with room to add our own county name to it. A don't feed the animals sign too for those 4H projects. That would make for a cute sign to go with feeding the kids all those yummy county fair treats. LOL

[Raphne]

ooooo, I love these-- ESPECIALLY that blue background!

And maybe we're thrown off because those 3 backgrounds just feel so complete???

It would be fun to have a background that brings in more of the fair theme, maybe another blue with a few faint balloons in all the colors floating through the sky. . .

[Shana34]

Maybe to go with the whole night carnival type thing...a night sky background to show of the lights like someone suggested? With sparkly stars?

[Lauren]

Me too, Kathleen, and I don't know why either.

Thinking about the pathways between booths of food or carnival games.... Maybe a shadowy, impressionistic type of view down that pathway?

Tickets, popcorn, red candy apples, triangular colored pennants on flag poles, something related to a fun house, balloons, bright curly ribbons (like the kind used for little girls' hats or wands at medieval fairs), haystack, barnyard animals, prize blue ribbons, the lights of a carousel...

My head hurts..... :D

Just an fyi - this is still going to be generic - frankly kits that are too strongly themed just dont sell and these days with the economy the way it is for all of us I need to be even more careful about what I make to maximise sales

[Raphne]

Absolutely understandable, Lauren! Why would you want to put that much time and effort into creating something to have it not sell?

[Lauren]

Yes its very hard to find a balance between making a kit useable for a specific theme but also generic enough to not limit sales -

[wuvie]

How about something with an old notepaper look, lines and smudges?

[Lauren]

Hopefully this last bg keeps the sort of tone of the fun of the fair without taking it too themed - Im ready to start on elements - so think generic but think fair at the same time - its hard I know - but if we can come up with elements that will work on multiple theme layouts then thats the sort of kit that sells the best

[Cathiemarie]

I'd like to see some pretty balloons and curling ribbons please Lauren

[Lauren]

coming up soon Cathie - was just working on them!!!!!!!!- you must have been reading my mind

[Lauren]

and here they are
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair5.jpg

[MurlieMac]

How about something fluffy, on the order of cotton candy or clouds

[omio]

Just an fyi - this is still going to be generic - frankly kits that are too strongly themed just dont sell and these days with the economy the way it is for all of us I need to be even more careful about what I make to maximise sales

Good point--we got carried away with the ferris wheel. :love2:

[chanmansmom]

Fluffy bilowing clouds
heart stamps
heart spray

[MarsOlson]

swirly sprinkle of confetti or sparkles

[Shana34]

How about a hanging tire swing, or maybe some word art about having fun?

[chanmansmom]

a grungy border
an old white wash frame,I picture a frame with the paint peeling slightly
maybe an old wooden white bench

[sailingsue]

Fall colored leafs

[Kathleen]

Love the last paper, as well as the balloons, Lauren!

How about some starburst brads - either like a painted/distressed yellow/orange/red, or rusty metal.

[TalyQ]

For some reason I am thinking a picket fence, but an older gungy one.

[MurlieMac]

Fence posts with big thick rope between them instead of boards

a ladder

I like chanmansmom's idea about the bench and Mars' idea about the confetti/sprinkles

a dirt path

[Lauren]

I thought someone mentioned tickets - I decided to make a journalling strip of them to make it fairly useful
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair6.jpg

[honeymoon]

Those tickets are cool!

Maybe a white wire frame that you could twist those balloon ribbons around. Perhaps a little rusty in places.

[Cathiemarie]

coming up soon Cathie - was just working on them!!!!!!!!- you must have been reading my mind

I'm Lurving the kit Lauren. Adore the candy striped paper too.

I'm thinking of something doodled now? maybe a doodle frame, or sunshine, possibly a doodled tree or flowers even. Just a thought as that would be taking it to a kind of fantasy scenario.

[Dani B]

Ohh I really like that journaling ticket strip ! The balloons too! I can see a lot of uses for these.
Could we have a few wide staples too?

[wuvie]

The old photobooth type frames with the creases already in them

[Raphne]

I'm seeing sunflowers with this! Maybe in a terracotta pot

[MurlieMac]

A 3 edged wood border, kind of like the kind you go through for a fair entrance

[MurlieMac]

hanging lights
a mat (kind of like a shape of the lacey mats) only with spokes like in a ferris wheel but not the cars or anything just the shape (okay I'm stuck on the ferris wheel thing) I'm trying to stick with a fair flavor without making it too specific themed

[MarsOlson]

round white wooden frame

[Lauren]

The old photobooth type frames with the creases already in them

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair7.jpg

Frame with overlay to add slight creasy effect

[wuvie]

How about a flattened penny like they have in so many tourist places. With a cute saying or heart or something embossed on it
(I am trying to think of things I love about sight seeing and tourist traps)

[Fade2Pink]

Loving how this is shaping up. I absolutely adore that first blue bg, with the sun rays, the tickets and frames are perfect, too!

Some ideas: blue ribbon, like they give out in fair contests that says #1, or winner, or similar

Brads that are in the shape of a sunflower

Fireworks element

[Swag]

I like the idea of a fireworks element. For some reason when I look at it I think of popcorn in a box and a glass of ice tea.

Multi-colored streamers would be cool, a grouping of stars would be nice too.

[Lauren]

I will be back on to this kit tomorrow - so keep up your suggestions ( Today was gimme bonus making day!)

[sueya]

Twisted rope or ribbons

[Cathiemarie]

I'm thinking:::

A maypole kind of flag pole thingy
A kite
some swirls to represent windy flurries
A spray of wild strawberries
Pretty little daisies

mmmm I think I have picnics on my mind here LOL

[Lauren]

swirly sprinkle of confetti or sparkles

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair8.jpg

[MarsOlson]

what a fun kit! love the sprinkles

[Lauren]

Could we have a few wide staples too?
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair9.jpg

[Dani B]

Oh those are perfect Lauren ! Thank you!

[Raphne]

Oh, love the fun words on the staples!
How about another frame, this one a large, single opening paper frame, torn at one edge?

[Cathiemarie]

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause: :applause:

Looking fantastic Lauren.

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause: :applause:

[Shana34]

Ah I love it! How about a "Wanted" poster like you can get at amusement parks? It could kind of serve as a frame too. :D

[Lauren]

hanging lights


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair10.jpg

[Scrapping4Him]

Love the lights!!! I keep thinking about the midway at fairs where all the games are - throwing softballs at milk bottles, tossing rings onto bottle necks, etc. I just can think of anything "generic" along those lines. LOL gee I was a lot of help huh :lol:

[Kathleen]

I know this isn't supposed to be a fair kit, but that is where my mind keeps going. How about a blue ribbon that could be used for journaling?

A more generic pennant, or group of pennants that could be used for decoration, or maybe with enough space to put a date, place, a few words.

[Lauren]

Mars Suggested a round white wooden frame but I thought this blue cardboard one looked good
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair11.jpg

[Raphne]

how about some curly ribbons to lace around that lovely last frame?

[Lauren]

how about some curly ribbons to lace around that lovely last frame?

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/Gimmefair12.jpg?788


Ok - there we go - now it needs a name

[Raphne]

Exuberance

[Shana34]

Beautiful Lauren. How about Celebrate Fun or Celebration Time?

[wuvie]

Carnival of Life

[Shana34]

Fair-ly Fun

[Kathleen]

Love how everything came together!

I'm not doing so well with names ...

Sunny Daze
Tickets to Fun

[Lauri]

Color Me Fun!

[Lauren]

I think I like Fairly Fun .

[Lauren]

Ok this one is all packaged up - winners of the free kit are Kathleen, Cathiemarie and Raphne - pm me with your choice of resolution and I will get you links

[Raphne]

Oh! Wow! LOL I forgot we could win the kit! I'm delighted, mind you :) Thanks, Lauren!

[Cathiemarie]

Ohhhh Lauren thank you so much I can't wait to use it.

[Raphne]

Oh my gosh, guys, this kit is SOOOOO much fun up close!!!!! Can't wait to play with it!

[Kathleen]

Thanks so much for the kit, Lauren (and the speedy delivery)!!! Since my Ferris wheel photo was the inspiration photo, I decided what better to do with the kit than go scrap our day at the fair!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/2610/thumbs/2009_08-A-Day-At-The-Iowa-State-Fair-3.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=333037)
A Day At The Iowa Stat... (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=333037)

I had lots of fun working with the kit ... the sky background is divine, and the other pieces are all super fun!

[boobearsmama1]

this is my favorite kit. i've been watching it progress and I just LOVE it!!! I am getting it today. yay