Alphabet Challenge: Rainbow of Colour by Melinda

Red and Yellow and Pink and Green,

Purple and Orange and Blue,
I can sing a rainbow,

Sing a rainbow,

Sing a rainbow too!

A love for the colours of the rainbow is almost a pre-requisite when designing for Doodlebug and having a rainbow song stuck in your head whilst you are crafting is a regular occurrence too. It's Melinda with you today and I'm sharing a colourful take on this week's challenge to use 'alphas in a creative way'.

I've had this design roughly scribbled into my sketch pad for a very long time and finally I was able to put the plan into action. I just hadn't thought about what title I was going to use until I started looking through the embellishments and I came across the little yellow moon and everything fell into place. And lucky for me, I had exactly the right amount of rows to make it work!

First step was to measure out even spaces for each row and then apply the washi tape across the cardstock and trim off an even amount on each side.

Next step was to work out a balanced position for the photos and positioning each word next to each pic. There was a bit of moving around before I was happy with the combination.

One of the best ways to use your alpha stash is to choose different colours and designs for each word as it lessens the risk of running low on a particular letter before you finish your title... and how often has everyone run into that trap? Yes, I'm lifting my hand high!

Then for the fun stuff... embellishing! I always position the largest pieces first and fill all the little gaps with the smallest bits and bobs. And believe me, my desk ends up in a huge mess but it's heaps of fun.

Don't forget to visit yesterdays blog post to find out details on the alpha give-away... you don't want to miss this one! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

Alphabet Challenge: Alphas as Shapes by Stephanie Buice

Hi everyone! Stephanie here today to share my Alphabet challenge layout with you.

Alphas are one of the most basic supplies yet there are so many options to choose from, especially here at Doodlebug. Have you seen the new Skinny font yet? It is my favorite!

But for this layout I wanted to dig deep into my stash and find some of the ones that I haven't used in a while and show them some love.

I also wanted to find a new way to use them instead of just in my title so I decided to try and make a pattern with them. I went through all of my sets and found all the V's and used them in an arrow type design.

Since I wanted to keep my layout in the black and white range with a pop of pink I stuck to all black V letters. I added my design mostly at the top and bottom of my photos.

I used a few different fonts to make my title, "Of all the things, the greatest is Love." This layout of my sister and her little family is one of my favorites, they really are full of love.

I finished my layout by adding in a few more of the V's at the top and bottom of the title and then sewed a straight line down each of them. 

This is a simple layout that any skill level could tackle, and if you're like me you have tons of unused alphas sheets hanging around.

I hope you'll break them out and try coming up with different ways to use them.

Have a great day!

Stephanie.