AEzine Challenge : Follow-Up to Photos

From the newsletter this week:
This week your challenge is to try the photo gathering technique listed above. This is one of my most favorite ways to get multiple photos on a layout.
I am sitting here at the Northwest Women's Show in Portland, getting ready for my talk this afternoon about scrapbooking you (also known as: telling your story). Since I am not at home with my supplies I figured I would put together a completely digital layout instead. I have been collecting lots of cool digital supplies (of course those are all on my home computer) and am having fun implementing them into my paper projects.
So here is my post for the challenge this week - basic and wonderful. Focused on the photos and the words. Just like I like it (except on those days when I want more...gotta love variety).
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Brushes on this layout are from Rhonna's Old Stamps Brush set from Two Peas.
Looking forward to see how you did with the challenge.
And a special note to all of you that donated to the 14 for 14 campaign. Thank you.

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  1. maria says…
    10/20/2006

    Ali...I love what you did. What I did this week was also only digitally for now. Thanks so much for such a wonderful newsletter and challenges! Here is a link.
    http://justmeagain.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/10/aezine_challeng.html

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  2. Koren says…
    10/20/2006

    Thanks Ali for this challenge! Actually got me to try out my PSE free trial. I love it! If you look closely, you'll see that we swim for Marine Hills Fish and Tree - hope you won't hold that against me. ( I about freaked out when I saw the layout in your book that you used to coach for Twin Lakes.) :-} thanks again for all the great info in your newsletter and thanks to everyone for sharing their layouts. Awesome inspiration!
    http://twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?gallery=1&cmd=display&layout_id=1008077

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  3. Marcia says…
    10/20/2006

    This was a fun challenge! I have been dabbling in Photoshop for a while now, but your instructions are alwys so precise - it really helps when it is simple and to the point. I love the layout I did for this so much that I put it in my blog banner! I hope you enjoy the fruits of YOUR inspiration! It is really great to see how everyone interprets the same challenge...Thanks again Ali - you're the best!
    http://marciabettich.typepad.com/photos/scrapbook_layouts/budding_artist.html

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  4. jamie says…
    10/20/2006

    great challenge...love trying new things...i've been taking lots of colorful fall photos, so i wanted to create a layout that sums them all up...hope you like it. jamie
    http://jjjourneyahead.blogspot.com

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  5. Nicole says…
    10/20/2006

    Great challenge Ali!! I actually had a hard time deciding what story to tell by using a collage so I now have lots of ideas on my to do list using this idea!! Thanks again - all these challenges have been great!
    Oh and check out the pp I got to use :)
    Nicole
    http://thesearethedays-nicole.blogspot.com/

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  6. Diane says…
    10/20/2006

    Well, Ali - You ROCK because you've already commented on my layout, but thought I'd put it here so it's in with your group of contributors.
    I always seem to get caught up with whether I'm doing something "right" and I tried to stop worrying about meeting your expectations and just use your guidelines as... well, guidelines.
    Here's my solution to your layout challenge:
    http://theyoungestoftwelve.blogspot.com/2006/10/aezinelife-artist-newsletter-challenge.html
    Maybe this all stems from my oldest daughter starting pre-school this year. And you're my teacher. Thanks again for taking the time to comment on my blog.

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  7. elsie says…
    10/20/2006

    cool! :) that is fun! love that coffee photo... too funny!

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  8. Ronda Palazzari says…
    10/20/2006

    So much fun creating this. My first digital layout. Pretty scary but enjoyed diving into the unknown.
    http://rondapalazzari.typepad.com/helpmeronda/2006/10/aezine_challeng_1.html

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  9. Lisa says…
    10/20/2006

    This was my first attempt at photo collaging that I tried after seeing one of your lo's in Creating Keepsakes. I loved the idea of using digital stitches to bind everything together:
    http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=958242

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  10. Frances Mileski says…
    10/20/2006

    I loved this challenge and I love collage, I just have to figure out the printing aspect. Can't wait to look around at everyone's collage. Thanks for this challenge Ali!

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  11. Jana says…
    10/20/2006

    Loved having the nudge to learn more about my photo software---thanks Ali!
    http://phinearts.blogspot.com/

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  12. Jasmine says…
    10/20/2006

    I haven't had a chance to do a whole layout but I've done the photo part of the challenge and I loved it!!! Now that I know how to do it I'll be inlcuding a lot more photos on my pages. Here's my link:
    http://jasmines-space.blogspot.com/2006/10/aezine-challenge.html

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  13. Irene says…
    10/20/2006

    Ali, this was great fun (and a two in one case for me, because I entered a contribution to a Circle Journal I had just finished).
    I had collaged the photos into one picture and when I got them back, I decided I didn't had to cut them up at all! Sometimes you don't have to 'embrace imperfection' but you can 'hug the perfection'! Thanks, Ali!
    http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1008185

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  14. Emily says…
    10/20/2006

    first completely digital layout, 4th time doing a collage of photos on adobe. please enjoy!

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  15. lee says…
    10/20/2006

    Had fun doing this, hardly ever have used my Photoshop but will do a little more now.

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  16. jen paddack-hyde says…
    10/20/2006

    Loved this challenge, especially since the photo collage was one I have been wanting to do all year:)
    http://jenpaddackhyde.typepad.com/my_weblog/
    Thanks Ali!
    (your stalker from Monterey:))

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  17. Bek says…
    10/20/2006

    Supa kewl challenge... I have two contributions in this post:
    http://rebeccageach.blogspot.com/2006/10/aezine-challenge-4-layout.html
    And I also did your challenge for week 1... (tho hyperlink is titled 2):
    http://rebeccageach.blogspot.com/2006/10/ae-challenge-2.html
    Thanks for the inpiration once again.
    Bek :-)

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  18. Karla Dudley says…
    10/20/2006

    This is GREAT!!! I love how you know exactly when simplicity is the best choice. You are sophisticated in your work and I am so loving your to the point but extraordinary artistry. We all LOVE it!

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  19. Michelle Vincent says…
    10/20/2006

    This is now one of my favourite things to do! I enjoyed it & can't wait to do some more.
    I was not able to do a layout yet because I can't print it at home (print head shot on my printer :( ) so I will be getting it printed tomorrow.
    The topic of this grouping was a trip to an Apple Orchard. I just posted it on my blog:
    http://maezydays.blogspot.com/2006/10/orchard.html

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  20. Sara says…
    10/20/2006

    Wanted to let you know I participated in the "gathering" photos in photoshop challenge and it's on my blog :) Also, then used it as a layout over at 2peas (photogazelle) Thanks for the inspiration - I was in a RUT! Happy weekend! Sara

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  21. deeleea says…
    10/20/2006

    Hey Ali, I hadn't registered what the challenge was this week.. I love your blog but I'm not even a scrap booker!!! Anyway... I did this layout during some downtime at work (I'm a web developer) and it just fits with the challenge anyway!!! Thanks!
    http://www.as-scene.com.au/blog/archives/2006/10/scrapbook_chall_1.php

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  22. Betsy says…
    10/20/2006

    Loved this challenge...I had taken only a few pics of my sisters and I and wanted to do something cool with them and when I saw the challenge it was perfect!
    http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/gallery/details.ihtml?idx=23399

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  23. Annalisa says…
    10/20/2006

    I always enjoy looking at your work with all the photo combinations, here is my page:
    http://annalisad.blogspot.com/2006/10/aezine-challenge-follow-up-to-photos.html

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  24. Brittany says…
    10/20/2006

    Just had to say....GO DIGI!!! LOL.

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  25. Shannon says…
    10/20/2006

    Even though I did this layout last month, my photo collage only came together because of your great instructions in Studio A.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/78474951@N00/252546471/
    Thanks for taking the time to share so much with us -- between CK, teaching, books, this newsletter and so much more . . . I don't know how you do it!

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