Michele

R = Raven ~ a pretty scary bird.

5 hours ago, cindy harris said:

Q ran as quick as I could after school to home to watch Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows was my introduction to the vampires and I still love all things supernatural.

I - Incantation for those who dress up as witches or wizards.

Fun with clip art! The background is from years ago so I don't know where it came from, but I'm sure it was free. The gnomes are from CF (I love gnomes and d/l them all). The bee is by AnnieC from a Scrap Designers blog train a few years ago. The fonts are a duo called Bee Kind, also from CF. 

15 minutes ago, Jannette Nieuwboer said:

It just means to get into the inner workings.

I was a bit confused cause we have a saying that looks like it but with another meaning.  'Onder hoede' means in Dutch under protecting or monitoring. We have another saying that says = 'under the cap of' which means secretly. Buying under the cap means in Dutch, without taxes. I think that the Dutch 'a look behind the scenes' comes the closest. There are so many words and sayings with hood, cap, and hat. Playing under one hat means = Being in league with others. If we delve into this, we will come across a lot. 

Maybe we need a new topic for idioms. LOL J/K

C = Candy Corn ~ I know a lot of people don't like it, but I love it.

16 hours ago, Sue Thomas said:

You have done this designer proud!  When creating a double page, I place the pages side by side frequently, to make sure  they look right.  I think it's a lot to do with how your eye perceives the layout. 

Thanks. I actually thought to send them to him!

I did place the pages side by side. I usually have tabbed documents turned on, but for the double page, I turned them off. It takes some getting used to. 

Day 7 shows some of the individual illustrations he made for this collection. I had a tough time balancing the two pages. The first page had the pics almost on the right edge. When I made the second page, the pics were spaced evenly horizontally but it didn't look right when I combined the two. I ended up moving the first column of groups on Page 2 to the right. Damn my OCD!

I think this is one of the few workshops I've fully completed and it had some great lessons for me. Hopefully, I'll complete future workshops or even past ones so I can keep learning.

Redo of Day 5. I forgot that they were supposed to be two separate pics. I knew it when I started but lost track of what I was supposed to be doing ?. I also reduced the size of some of the stars as per Sue's welcome suggestion.

Day 6 and I decided to feature his Halloween illustrations. Hayden Williams has created so many looks for his Haunt Couture Collection, more than can be displayed here. I keep forgetting these are supposed to be magazine layouts and I have to stop myself from adding shadows, borders, and textures. 

Fantastic page, @Ann Seeber. I'll bet the family will cherish it.

10 hours ago, Sue Thomas said:

No at all! The colours are prefect. I can not fault it, although, and not being critical , if it was  mine I would make  the tree largest stars a little smaller.  They overpower the  models  a tad.  I love the three B's word art. 

Thanks, @Sue Thomas. I was happy to notice the alliteration he used for this collection. I agree with you on the stars. I reduced the size of many of them, but I apparently missed a few.

Does laser Floyd at the Planetarium count?

8 hours ago, Sue Thomas said:

Well!  I started out with the intentions of using the sketch. It didn't take long for me to do my own thing, once I added the photos. 

LOL

Day 5. I decided to add a pop of color to this page. Is it too much? It's really difficult to get out of the "scrapbook" head.

10 hours ago, Anita Wyatt said:

After trying to get ride of that, I decided to leave it alone before messing up my whole project more.

@Anita Wyatt When I want to make a major change in a project, I rename it before I "mess" it up. For the original version, I would name it Day 6 01 01. The next version would be Day 6 01 02. That way if I hate 01 02, I could always go back to 01 01. Sometimes I end up with more than just two versions. 

W = Whole Bean Coffee
I might be repeating myself; I think I posted B = Beans.

Here's my Day 4. Hayden has a bunch of Barbie illustrations, especially now with the Barbie movie out. But I decided to go with his old-school collection. (I know it's supposed to be a two-page layout, but I was afraid if I combined it into one image, it wouldn't be very visible once I sized them down.) Hayden has a bunch of Barbie illustrations, especially now with the Barbie movie out. But I decided to go with his old-school collection. 

5 hours ago, Cristina said:

I'm loving your magazine, Michele!   As I mentioned before, I don't know how you find these great illustrations having so little time to work.

Thanks so much, Cristina. I haven't had to do too much searching as I already have a large collection of his and other illustrators' work.

19 hours ago, Sue Thomas said:

Awesome!  That must have taken you all of 2 minutes, once you decided on an image.  ?   lol 

Picking the images, especially from Hayden, always takes me a long time. ?

Day 3 ~ This is one of Hayden Williams' Vogue covers. Of course, I removed the "Vogue" title and did my own.

Day 2 ~ I thought I should give a little bio on this wonderful artist. (Didn't even have to change the color of the mat, just the size!)

L = Light Roast

14 hours ago, Bonnie Ballentine said:

I = Irish Creme Flavored Coffee

When I used to drink (gave up both alcohol and coffee years ago), I loved a shot of Bailey's in my coffee, iced or hot. It's delicious!

Finally Day 1. I decided to use my favorite fashion illustrator as my subject. My only problem is which ones to pick!