AEzine Challenge : Follow-Up to Photos

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

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

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

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

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/

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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:))

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 :-)

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!

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

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