Kim Jensen January 2023 Challenge: Build a Background template - open through Feb. 6!

[mmbstaley]

Happy new year everyone! Can you believe it is 2023 already?! Welcome to Kim Jensen's designer challenge for January 2023. Kim's shop is bursting with gorgeous papers, so use this month's template to showcase your favorites!

You can find this month's template in Kim's store HERE.

https://the-lilypad.com/store/January-2023-Challenge-Freebie.html

Add photos and elements as you like to make a scrap page with or on top of the background made with Kim's papers, or make a card, etc. Feel free to get creative and use the template as you like, but make sure it's still recognizable in your final project.

BONUS CHALLENGE: If you use at least three different Kim Jensen kits or packs (such as elements and alphas), you'll be entered to win the bonus $10 coupon!

Challenge Rules:
*Use at least 75% Kim Jensen Designs product (current or retired from TLP) to create your layout meeting the criteria listed above.
*Upload your layout to the Kim Jensen gallery. Please include your credits in your gallery description.
*Post your layout to this thread and link to your gallery post.
*Layouts must be new for this challenge and cannot be combined with other challenges. MOC layouts do not count for this challenge.
*All layouts must be posted by 11:59pm Pacific Time, Feb 6, 2023.

Prizes:
*One layout will be chosen to receive a $10 coupon for Kim Jensen Designs’ shop!
*All other participants will receive a 20% off coupon for Kim Jensen Designs’ shop!
*You may enter multiple layouts to increase your odds of winning the $10 prize, but each scrapper will only receive one coupon.
*As a BONUS, Kim will be giving away an EXTRA $10 coupon from the entries that use at least three different Kim Jensen kits or packs.

Here is my page and a few pages from my fellow CT members for your inspiration.


Christa

Dady

Kari

Jlynn

Marijke

 

[Dady]

Thank you Melinda for this challenge and template

 

[tinkerbell1112]

I used papers from Dino-Riffic, Putting Down Roots, and Equanimity. All else is from Equanimity

 

[Cinzia]

Thank you for the template. I used papers from happy mail, the hair pin from string bats 4 and the word art and art doll from fashion friendly.

 

[KayTeaPea]

Supplies:
Kim Jensen- free template for Jan 2023 https://the-lilypad.com/store/January-2023-Challenge-Freebie.html; Torn Kraft- papers https://the-lilypad.com/store/Torn-Kraft.html ; Bordered Vellum Alpha- title https://the-lilypad.com/store/Bordered-Vellum-Alphas.html ; Knotty Bits- ribbon https://the-lilypad.com/store/Knotty-Bits.html ; Phrames 2- frame https://the-lilypad.com/store/Phrames-2.html
Sara Gleason- Plant Your Story- label https://the-lilypad.com/store/Plant-Your-Story-basic-collection-by-Sara-Gleason.html
Font: Gabriele Dark Ribbon

 

[umyesh]

Thanks for the template and challenge Melinda! Here is my page linked to the gallery:

 

[scrapchyck]

Had a lot of fun with this one. Definitely followed Melinda's color strategy to get a good balance of light and dark, so thanks for being scrapliftable! Used Kim's Carpe Diem kit.

 

[marijke]

Thanks for the template and challenge Melinda! Here is my page for the credits.

 

[triplejdesigns]

 

[Janisn]

 

[mmbstaley]

Had a lot of fun with this one. Definitely followed Melinda's color strategy to get a good balance of light and dark, so thanks for being scrapliftable!

Any time, Becky! It is the ultimate compliment in my book

 

[Angela Toucan]

thank you for the template, filling it was rather therapeutic.
Products used:

Putting Down Roots Kit by Kim Jensen.
Against the Grain Frames by Kim Jensen.
Newsy Shapes by Kim Jensen​

 

[mmbstaley]

thank you for the template, filling it was rather therapeutic.

Thanks for playing along, Angela! yes, I agree that filling that background in was very relaxing and pleasing when I made my page

 

[garrynkim]

I made this along time ago, just forgot to put it here! Thanks for the template and challenge Melinda!

 

[mmbstaley]

This challenge is open until Feb 6, so now that MOC is done come play along!

 

[CathQuillScrap]

been meaning to do this but January got busy with MOC so having a few extra days was great.

 

[mmbstaley]

been meaning to do this but January got busy with MOC so having a few extra days was great.

Glad you apprecited the extra days - that was what we intended. Thanks for joining in!

 

[AnotherAmanda]

 

[fruitysuet]

* this originally was all soft green/teal background, but at the end I decided it was too harsh against the warmer tones of the photos, so I merged the background and did a hue and saturation layer to get the warmer tones*



Thanks for the background, it was fun playing with it.

 

[KimJ]

Thanks so much to everyone who played this month! I loved seeing all the creative uses of Melinda's awesome template! This month's winner of the first $10 coupon is @Cinzia and the bonus winner is @AnotherAmanda ! All other participants will receive a 20% off coupon! Coupons will be sent to your forum inboxes within 48 hours.