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Shelli Retired Help Advisor, Banner SponsorMar 9, 2006

For those of you already hungry for more... a new challenge, this time geared toward upcoming St. Patrick's Day.

As before, please keep your final image to 180 x 270 pixels, and save it at 72dpi.

The other "rules" are:

1.  Use all five colors in the palette somehow, somewhere.

2.  Use all FOUR of the attached elements -- Kewpie, shamrock, ribbon, and buckle.  They're all either royalty (copyright) free, and/or I created them myself, so we won't run into any problems with using them here.

3.  Use a photo of one of your bears.

Go crazy!

PS  I must credit the Kewpie appropriately.  She's royalty free and okay to use here, but on a commercial site, like this one, credit must be given.  Interestingly, after I found this picture on the internet, I realized it was posted at About.com in the Dolls area, which is actually helmed by a doll expert and price guide author local to Chico, who happens to be the mother of one of my son's very best friends, and a friend of mine as well! 

Anyway, credit for the Kewpie goes to the delightful:

©2000 Denise Van Patten
http://collectdolls.about.com

psichick78 Mar 9, 2006

Okay Shelli, thanks.
Just like you, making sure to give credit where credit is due!

Now, what am I going to do...................................?

Shelli Retired Help Advisor, Banner SponsorMar 9, 2006

Here's my offering for challenge #2.

Now let's see yours!

No text to include this time.  Use your imagination and have fun!

rufnut Mar 9, 2006

Your too quick for me still trying the first one, love the colours of this new one though.  :clap:

plushkinbear Mar 9, 2006

Shelli, do you ever sleep???? Every time I log in you are here with new bright idea    .....sounds like poem to me .....

I do need some sleep but made my old mistake: logged in here just FOR A FEW MIN I priomice! just before going to bed..   (an hour already.. :twisted: ) I have to go to work tomorrow, I have four teddy heads laying in front of the monitor begging to be finished..
.......but I'm off to Photoshop now... see you later.. :hug:

Julia

gotobedbears Mar 9, 2006

I have made the St.Pats avatar and liked it soooo much i have added it as my avatar for a while - until after the 17th anyway!

Penny  :hug:

Shelli Retired Help Advisor, Banner SponsorMar 9, 2006

AWESOME PENNY!!!!!

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kbonsall Mar 9, 2006

OK mine is done.. its not as nice as the ones so far but I did what I could!

Tammy Mar 10, 2006

Here is my take.  I must say it was much easier this time and I learned even more cool stuff Elements 4 can do.  I can see I'll be addicted by the time my free trial expires !  YIKES, more money to spend    Hey Pen, I think I'll follow your lead and make it my avatar( I hope you don't mind !  )- it did seem a bit early for my bunny avatar anyway 

Pipa Mar 10, 2006

Here's mine

gotobedbears Mar 10, 2006

Tammy wrote: Pen, I think I'll follow your lead and make it my avatar

Yeah! Let's all go green for St. Patricks Day Tammy  :dance:

I don't mind at all girlywirly - it's your party and you can cry if you want to (dunno why i said that, it just leapt into my head) ha ha ha ha

Penny  :hug:

jazzyrags Mar 12, 2006

Here i am again with another crappy one

lw2ndstar Mar 12, 2006

Okay, so far I can tell that I try to cram too much stuff in the tiny area.  It looks too cluttered.  I really like more simple designs, but I can't make myself STOP DROPPING MORE STUFF ONTO IT!   

I think I'll change my avatar.  Same ol' panda though.  I should be spending this time sewing up a new bear. 
Let's do this each month! 
Lynne

Aleta - The Silly Bear Mar 12, 2006

I think they're all just wonderful.....each with their own beauty....just like our bears!  Way to go girls!!

Warmest hugs,  :hug:
Aleta

jazzyrags Mar 12, 2006

Thats realy nice Lynne

lw2ndstar Mar 12, 2006

Thanks, Fran.  Yours is making me giggle - I can see that  teddy-head peeking through the shamrocks!

You're getting it though!    :dance:  I lilke your extra elements.  I think finding "extra" stuff to include is half the fun.

Lynne

patsylakebears Mar 12, 2006

Here's my effort of the challenge .....

lw2ndstar Mar 12, 2006

Oops.     I kept monkeying with the lettering and the next thing I knew Kewpie was demanding a HAT!    So I changed my avatar AGAIN.
Will this never cease?  It's after 5 AM and I haven't been to sleep yet!!     Seriously addicting.
Lynne

Bumpkin Bears Mar 12, 2006

I love all the avatars so far - Happy St Patrick's Day everyone   This has given me a nice way of sending e-cards to all my family in Ireland - great colours to use, can make up the Irish flag   great fun and soooo addicting! 

Hugs
Catherine
x

jazzyrags Mar 13, 2006

Lynne mind makes me cry  :redface:     

Jo-Ann G Mar 13, 2006

Just awsome.  It is wonderful to see all the different ideas.

matilda Mar 13, 2006

I recognise that Bear Patsy!!!! Could it be "Emeralda"??????

Brilliant work every one.
I must have missed something though at the beginning, what programs are you all using to create these amazing avatars???!!!!!      TRUELY WONDERFUL LADIES :clap:  :clap:

I just popped over to the first challenge and am now down loading Elements4.0. A BIG BIG THANKYOU TAMMY.
I have had the best afternoon looking at your digital work, reading your posts and listening to you all contradicting yourselves and then finally giving it ago. You are all marvelous. Such fun.
You are all inspiring creative souls.  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:
I'm now going to give it a go myself!!!!!!!!! How on earth could I allow myself to be left behind. Plus I love playing with  Art word on my microsoft programme.
Hayley I will head off to do the tutorial that you left the link for. Thankyou

regards Matilda  

patsylakebears Mar 13, 2006

Matilda fancy you knowing the Bear      I am trying to use photoshop, I am very basic with it ... I just hope I will improve in time. I see that you have another new avatar .... very nice, is it another creation of yours??

matilda Mar 13, 2006

Hi Patsy. Fancy meeting you here. ! Do you come here often???
I saw your digital work on the first challenge. I'm very impressed. This one with the 'St Pats' theme is lovely, clever you.
I'm down loading Adobe Elements4.0. That Tammy left a link for. Am way behind but have to have a go.       Matilda :thumbsup:

Forgot to mention.... Her name is Kitty. I made her last year and Hayley did the avatar for me. I tried to put up another avatar but apparently it was tooo wide. ??? and this was quick and handy to put up . I would love to make one with Monty and Mr Puss together.

Estelle Mar 13, 2006

I enjoyed this one I love everyones pics here is my effort