October Style Challenge

Discussion in 'October 2019 Challenges' started by ashleywb, Sep 30, 2019.

  1. ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    Welcome to the October Style Challenge!

    As I was looking around for some style inspiration, I came across an article on the biggest design trends of 2019. One of them was colorful minimalism. I usually associate minimalism with simple, uncluttered design and lots of literal white space. Colorful minimalism still has that pared down aesthetic, but also incorporates bold color. Here are some examples.

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    Your challenge this month is to create a minimalist page using bold color. Think of it as a riff on the traditional c&s page.

    Here are the rules:
    1. No white/light/neutral backgrounds
    2. You may use a maximum of 5 elements on the page.

    So.. this ended up being much harder for me than I thought. I'm not completely in love with the page, but here's what I came up with.

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    Maybe I'll play around a little more with this. Can't wait to see your pages!

    Gentle Reminder: Your page must contain at least 75% Lilypad product. Your page should be posted to the Lilypad Gallery and then linked to the October Challenge Layouts thread so it can be tracked, and to this thread.

    The Lilypad uses a percent system for our challenges; the number of challenges you participate in determines the store discount you will receive at the end of the month:

    2 challenges = 10% off
    4 challenges = 20% off
    6 challenges = 30% off

    If you complete 7 challenges, you will receive a coupon for 30% off, plus you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from the Lilypad! The first seven challenges will be posted on the first of the month; the eighth challenge is the BYOC challenge, which is posted on BYOC release day. Each page counts for one challenge (you cannot use one layout for multiple challenges).
     
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  2. Karen

    Karen Wiggle it, just a little bit!

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    No white backgrounds!?!?! {gasp} :giggle I love this challenge!
     
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  3. ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    SO hard for me!!
     
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  4. RJMJ

    RJMJ There is a shade of red for every woman.

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    I Will Work On It!...Interesting Challenge...
     
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  5. Cherylndesigns

    Cherylndesigns All glasses should be bigger than 1.5 oz

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    This is going to be hard - I'll really have to think about this. Thanks for the unusual challenge.
     
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  6. CharlotteM

    CharlotteM Well-Known Member

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    oh- what a great challenge - I'm looking forward to it:agree

    my page:
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  7. KarenB

    KarenB I like dogs. And maybe three people.

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    But...NO white backgrounds :spin Great challenge idea :)
     
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  8. mcurtt

    mcurtt give me all the paleo brownies

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    @ashleywb Does personal journaling count as one of the five?
     
  9. RJMJ

    RJMJ There is a shade of red for every woman.

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    Can The Bright Background Paper Be A Print Or Large Floral Or Stripes? As Opposed To A Bright Solid?...Thanks In Advance...
     
  10. ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    No, photos and journaling do not count toward your 5 elements.
     
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  11. ashleywb

    ashleywb Sand in my toes

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    I think yes, as long as white isn't the dominant color.
     
  12. rchansen

    rchansen in the sweet tooth recovery program

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    Hope the purple is bold enough. Loved it with the colors of the tree...
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  13. bonnenuit

    bonnenuit Why do I always have to be Captain?

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    I love minimalism - bold or not.

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  14. Janisn

    Janisn Well-Known Member

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    I'm liking the minimalism
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  15. bcgal00

    bcgal00 Say, "birdseed!"

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    This is a great challenge! Minimalist, no white page, emphasizing color.....I'm in! I'll get a page done soon. Love to get shoved out of my scrappy comfort zone :)
     
  16. Trish

    Trish Well-Known Member

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    Wow this was really hard to only add 5 items. The eyelets was one piece that I cut to spread across the page.
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  17. RJMJ

    RJMJ There is a shade of red for every woman.

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    Hey There Everyone...Have To Say That I Struggle With The Idea Of Minimalist Anything...That Being Said...Eventhough My Layout Is Bold...I Believe That I Did Follow All The Rules...I Used 1 Paper...It Is Bold Indeed But I Did Not Add Anything To The Paper...All That Paint Is On The Original Paper...All I Did Was Play With The Color Contrast & Brightness Etc & Recolor It...Next I Added My 1 Photo...& Then My Five Allowable Elements:

    #1.The Butterfly(ReColored)
    #2. My 3 WA(ReColored)
    #3. The Large Stamp Under The Photo(It Is All 1 Stamp-I Did Not Add Anything To It Either...Except That I ReColored It...)

    *So That's 5 Elements Total...You Did Not Specify The Size Of The Photo...So I Went With The Size I Liked...

    *For My BOLD Be You Layout-I Used:

    *Utterly & Completely-Bundle-Rachel Jefferies
    *Citron:Mixed Media Artistry-Rachel Jefferies

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  18. cinna

    cinna The Force is ALWAYS with me ...

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    Love this challenge! Yay for MORE colors! <3
     
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  19. andersm

    andersm You can check out anytime you like ...

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    Such a fun challenge!
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