Fabulous Fridays

Join Scrap Shotz as we launch a new feature on our blog for inspiration and challenge - it's called Fabulous Fridays! For this week only, we will be showcasing two challenges by Denise and Heather.

Heather is challenging you to a Blueprint Challenge. Her sketch is below.

And this is her layout.

How darling is this layout??? I love it!

Denise's challenge is a Chromotherapy Challenge. Here are the details from Denise herself!

Chromo comes from the Greek word “khr ma” meaning colour. Chromotherapy (AKA colour therapy) is based on the theory that colour and light can balance energy where ever a person’s energy may be lacking - physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental – and believe me, somedays I think I’m running in the negative on all 4! Different colors bring about varying emotional reactions in individuals. We often associate particular colours with particular emotions, for example, we often think of heat and anger as being represented by the colour red.

As scrapbookers we also use colour to help bring about emotional reactions and connections to our scrapping projects. Baby pink for little girls, bright shades for parties and celebrations…I’m sure you’ve done it without even thinking because some of these colour/emotion match-ups have become so ingrained in us through various forms of media and advertising – flip through the Wish Book (hey, I know it is only early October, but we’ve had ours for months!) and when you hit the overwhelmingly pink pages you’ll know you are in the girls’ section.

When I think of chrome meaning colour I instantly think of Paul Simon’s 1973 classic, Kodachrome. Although Kodachrome, the film, met its demise in 2009, Simon has marked the colour film’s musical place in history.

“Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away”

So, all ramblings aside, I challenge you to gather inspiration from the lyrics above to create a bright, sunny, summery LO.

Here is Denise's layout. It is one of her favorite summer brights – turquoise. Here she has paired it with sunny orange and yellow to create a layout that screams summer fun (not to mention wet bathing suits and towels left on her bathroom floor!)

Thank you Denise and Heather for the inspiration and challenge!

Please link me to your project in the comment section. At the end of the month, I will draw from all the comments and completed challenges for a RAK. Please let me know if you have any questions.