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Thursday Challenge: Phantastic Photos

Develop diverse ways to showcase photos. If a straight square or rectangle is used, how would you matt the photo to bring the image into the focus? What shapes would be distinctive, and convey a special view point directed at the image? Stamping over photo areas or using rub-on’s complement the image with extra design and interest. Digital scrappers sometimes delete the background and have just the shape of the person as though they are really standing in the layout – cut out your image(s) to create a whole new look. Photos are in the forefront make them the focal prominence in your art.

Cutting out a photo for layout makes it look like person is really there - makes it stand out.

Cutting out a photo for layout makes it look like person is really there - makes it stand out.

Frames, cut out or both add to layout dimension.  Even eggs were put into the bag!

Frames, cut out or both add to layout dimension. Even eggs were put into the bag!

Frames with rub-on's can bring photo's in focus.

Frames with rub-on's can bring photo's in focus.

Here are some fabulous examples by members of the Scrap n’ Art Design Team:

"Slumber party" by Ami Godfrey

"Slumber party" by Ami Godfrey

Supply List: Paper: Hobby Lobby Blue Textured Cardstock, Sassafras Lass “Anthem” Collection, “Vintage Yummy” Collection, “Sunshine Lollipop” Collection; Cosmo Cricket “Early Bird” Collection and “Girl Friday” Collection; Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket Ready Set Chipboard “Early Bird”; Rub-Ons: Hambly “Mod Trees Brown”; Ink: Ranger by Tim Holtz Distress Ink “Walnut Stain” and Ranger Stickles “Diamond”; Tools: Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser, Cutter Bee Microtip Scissors

"Photo Rubik's Cube" by Carol Zeitz

"Photo Rubik's Cube" by Carol Zeitz

Supplies: Rubik’s Cube, six photos cropped and printed to size; Adhesive – ATG gun

"Snack Time" by Krista Hanna

"Snack Time" by Krista Hanna

"Snack Time" by Krista Hanna (detail)

"Snack Time" by Krista Hanna (detail)

Krista printed two of the same photo and cut out her daughter to make her POP even more from the page!

BE A PART OF OUR CHALLENGE!

Create a project using today’s challenge and place a link to it in a reply to this post.  All challenge entries for the month of August will be placed in a drawing for a prize pack to be given away at the end of the month!  All challenge entries for the month of August must be made by midnight on August 31st, US Eastern time.

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  1. [...] equally cool. Instead, I went hybrid and using a Rubik’s cube, made something fun. Go check it out here and scroll down for a photo of my retro cube!!!  Print No comments [...]

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