Challenge Spotlight: Brush
It still feels funny to say, “2024”. But time waits for no (wo)man! There are LOTS of Challenge layouts in the Gallery for a month only 16 days gone. I think that speaks to the weather everywhere – we’re about to get another big dump of snow, hard on the heels of a deep cold snap and I know I get more scrapping done when I’m housebound, to keep myself from going shack-wacky. It was hard to choose a Challenge to feature. Recalling my original plan for this Spotlight, analyzing layouts that are all required to follow the same set of criteria, I chose the Brush Challenge. It’s hosted by Ivonne, the designer known as Craft-astrophic and the supplied brush is a required element.
There were a dozen layouts uploaded to the Challenge Gallery and will be revealed in the order they arrived. As usual, each layout is linked to its spot in the Gallery so you can get a closer look, and maybe leave a comment. Just click on the GingerScrapper‘s user name. Now let’s get to it… I have shelves to hang.
First Scrapper out of the gate was lisar. She took the multi-layer approach to select the parts of the brush she wanted to use and then hit the fireworks layers with gold glitter. Her title and subtitle were recoloured black, with a gold stroke outline. Stunning!
For her layout, belis2mi chose to highlight her very tidy office and celebrate the achievement with fireworks. The brush colour matches the lavender of her plaid paper and blend nicely into the background. No mention of the New Year.
Alasandra chose to go with the blues and grays we usually associate with winter to reflect the subject of her photos, and she’s layered the fireworks for a dramatic look. She also went with multiple brush layers so she could move the word art around.
I love that MarilynZ used a green gingham paper for her background to echo the green plaid pyjamas in her photos. Clever touch. The chrysanthemum blooms of the fireworks replicate the needles on the pine branches. Another clever touch!
Here, linweb has layered the fireworks and coloured them with the same colours in the 2024 Times Square crystal ball and she’s added some confetti as another nod to the ball-drop. (Here’s some trivia for you. The balls used for New Year’s celebrations at Times Square are crafted by the Waterford Crystal Works glassblowers. Each one is different.)
Celebration is the theme of kabrak1207‘s layout. She kept the overall look clean and uncluttered, pulling colours from her embellishments for her fireworks. She didn’t include the word art, making her celebration suitable for all occasions.
I like the paper-doll effect pepsibubbles has created here. The fireworks blend into the background but add to the elegance of the images.
I’m like pixygirl, praying that better days are ahead. She used the fireworks part of the brush as an accent, while the pearls look like the path her dove took to reach the journal card. The heart scatter speaks of hope.
It seems larkd was drawn to the word are more than the fireworks. They replicate the spray of the champagne as the cork pops.
NHSoxGirl went super-simple for her welcome to 2024. Her photo is the focus.
A celebration of a different sort was on fontaine‘s mind. She used the fireworks to show someone how fabulous they are.
And finally, dhariana has resized and blended the brush into her background to frame her photo and title. They’re a subtle touch.
I’m on the hunt for a topic for next week if anybody has any ideas. I’ve got a Quick Trick in mind for the 30th – five-Tuesday months are hard… but not as hard as hanging shelves on drywall. 🙁
