The Design Factor Challenge

[Hummie]

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I would think an action is okay to use. I would think styles would be okay too. For PSE users, for instance, you cannot make styles, but they are necessary to making good designs.

I want to be flexible, of course, and not stifle your creativity, but try to spur you on to creating something new and out of the box from what you normally make.

Yes, CU brushes are okay, of any kind you find that will help you make it shabby.

[Design by Anita]

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Awesome challenge Hummie! I love shabby / vintage / grunge ~ this is right up my alley. :D

[Els AW]

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Is there some sort of judging?
Or do you give comments on what is made? ;-)

[Hummie]

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Awesome challenge Hummie! I love shabby / vintage / grunge ~ this is right up my alley. :D

Thank you. I was worried with the initial comments everyone thought it was too hard.

Welcome to the forum Anita.

[Hummie]

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Is there some sort of judging?
Or do you give comments on what is made? ;-)

I've never done this challenge before, so I do not know. She says you are not competing against others, but just trying to do your best.

[pammyj]

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Thanks for the challenge Hummie! I'll give it my best shot!

[Hummie]

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I'm sure you will do well -- as long as you stretch yourself and learn, you've done well!

I look forward to seeing what everyone does, Pammy.

[Hummie]

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ptktj , I found your image in the gallery. Thanks for taking the time to come here and share what you did too.

[ptktj]

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I have some shabby overlays in the store if you want more, but here is one sample so that you can do this lesson. Download Of course, you may use any shabby CU stash you have on hand for this challenge. However, I would like all of the rest of the files to be made only by you.


***This is your challenge. Make a mini kit with 5 papers and 10 unique elements with a shabby style to each file. A "shabby" style is a worn or torn look.

Remember to include solid papers as well as patterned papers. Choose your color palette carefully so as to utilize the design principal of contrast so that when a scrapper utilizes the kit, photos and elements easily pop against each other for successful layouts. See this sample lesson from Course 1 to about visual weight. Keep in mind how a scrapper utilizes visual weight to scrap will help you become a better designer.

The deadline for this challenge is Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 PM PST. Post your previews here (official) in your own thread with the link to the gallery (each racer is provided with their own thread), but you are welcome to upload to the gallery at Hummie's World also and post in this thread.***

Well, I just read the questions thread and realized that we were not suppose to use CU items. I don't have time to go back and re-do this week. This week is crazy with company coming, ds's birthday, and dh leaving on travel this weekend.

I only made the button and tag, the other items all started as CU. Should I remove my entry? When I read the challenge I missed the part in red above.

[Hummie]

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I don't know the answer to that question.

I've never participated in The Design Factor. I did not watch it last year.

I understood I was just supposed to make up a challenge and offer something for everyone to learn.

I think Ripal should answer your question.

[Els AW]

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Here is mine, hope this is the way you had it in mind ;-)
It was fun to do, thanks for the challenge!

[Ripal]

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I don't know the answer to that question.

I've never participated in The Design Factor. I did not watch it last year.

I understood I was just supposed to make up a challenge and offer something for everyone to learn.

I think Ripal should answer your question.

I posted answer this question at our site.. but just so others know it too... Each challenge has its own rules/guidelines set by the hosts. They will be the one qualifying each entry when they're ready to give out the prizes. If the host is ok with the entry, I have no problems with it. There is no 'final prize' for completing all the challenges, considering designers always have their plates full as it is. I wanted to provide them the flexibility to miss a challenge if they must without feeling the stress about it. I wanted to make this experience to be learning and thinking out of the box for the designers more than anything else.

[smodi65]

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Thanks Hummie! Great first challenge! Had lots of fun!!!

[Hummie]

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I'm glad that you did! Thanks for taking time to comment and welcome to the forum.

[PattyB]

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Thanks for hosting the challenge Hummie! I had fun with it