#NSDSC15 | Challenge 08 - Go BOLD! with Gillian Nelson and Brooke Takara
Why not try using an oversized photo as a focal point, experiment with large die-cut sentiments, use bright color palettes & play with contrast or technique on your projects? We've got some great ideas to help you make it BOLD!
Brooke Takara: GO BOLD! There are so many ways to "go bold" with a project. I chose to use COLOR to amp up the boldness of this layout, Saturday Stories. Starting with the SevenPaper Amelia 001 patterned paper may have been cheating a little because, I mean, if that's not a bold paper, I'm not sure what is. It was easy to simply add little details to each square, to help tell the story of our crazy Saturday. I like how the black and white photo really pops against all that color!
Supplies: SevenPaper Amelia 001 patterned paper, Lisse Street Scrapbook kit, Lisse Street project life kit, Daffodil add-on kit, Hyacinth add-on kit, Lily add-on kit, Carolina Moon scrapbook kit, Dean add-on kit, Cirque card kit, High Wire add-on kit, Tiny Attacher, Color Theory Inky Black Ink Pad, Glossy Accents, Precision Pen
Gillian Nelson: The word "bold" and my second born go hand in hand, so I knew I wanted to do a layout featuring this amazing young person. I chose to use typography in a bold way by forming a collage of photos from throughout his life, and then creating a clipping mask in Photoshop so that they filled the shape of an over-sized "S". For the right side of the layout, I combined bold patterns and colors from papers in assorted Studio Calico kits, setting them on a fun diagonal across the page. I wanted to keep the overall design of the page very simple so that it could be (very!) bold, but not overwhelming.
Supplies: paper, embellishments -- Carolina Moon, Odyssey, Roundabout, Sugar Rush; Thickers alpha -- Studio Calico Printshop Collection; pen -- Precision Pen .03; label -- Studio Calico printable labels; stapler -- metal mini stapler; flair -- K. Barteski
We can't wait to see your take on this challenge! To be entered to win a prize from the Calico Closet, please post your project in the Studio Calico Gallery by May 10th and add the tag #NSDSC8 in the description. Challenges may be combined - just add both tags in your description. Winners will be posted on Monday, May 11th.
I love this layout
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Oh I think this is seriously MY FAVOURITE CHALLENGE TODAY!
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Yes i think this is my favourite so far this morning as well.
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Love this challenge and the inspo!!!
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I just saw this and I think by coincidence I used a pretty bold pic :) http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/162692-depeche-mode
I did another one with a big bold picture http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163754-our-view
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Bold letters and colors and LOTS of numbers: http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/162736-pi-day-winner
Absolutely love the Silent Night page!!! So cute!
LOVE this, man i wish we got these letters over in NZ. I may need to make some on the cameo.
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Here's mine - I painted those giant chipboard letters gold and attached them with pop dots for maximum impact
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/162781-eos
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Great challenge, went bold with the title here:
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/162842-fun :)
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both of you! too good! such good bold fun!
So beautiful.
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I used bold alphas on a simple card: http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/162967-you-got-this
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here is mine: http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163085-amor
That is a great idea!
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I used a really BOLD background paper that I NEVER thought I would ever use....but NEVER say NEVER!!
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163137-moment-in-time
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I went bold with two giant seahorses :) I like the end result! :) http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163169-nsdsc15-challenge-06-and-08
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Going bold with a large photo and title:
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163177-sb-fair
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I went with a bold title. Thanks for the challenge ladies.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163212-maui-nsdsc15
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I matched embellishments and paper to create a crazy collage...
http://cdn.studiocalico.com/gallery_pictures/images/000/360/739/large/P1200615_edited-1.jpg
Yes right through the printer. It is so cool, you must try it!
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I went bold with color on a few cards.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163283-square-cards
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This is pretty bold. I love the color combos.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163110-pei-day-9
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I had this large neon Heart circle leftover from my son's prom date sign...I thought...neon pink...pretty bold.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163339-happy-nsdsc8
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I used a bold pattern and large paper strips as well as a large cut title.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163360-summer-camping-nsdsc8
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Here's mine
http://cdn.studiocalico.com/gallery_pictures/images/000/359/948/original/image.jpg
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BOLD colors are so fun and cheery! http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163546-cactus-thank-you
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Here's my bold layout:
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163591-happy-day
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Another layout using the bold scheme.
http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163589-for-the-love-of-the-game-rotation-corrected
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Titles are always the hardest for me, so I went bold and made it big. http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/163593-kiss-kiss
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