Why it Works | Polly Challenges

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  1. Sep 1, 2017 #1
    jenn mccabe

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    This is more of a "just for fun" Polly challenge than a "designer" challenge, but after receiving feedback for reminders to revisit the Why it Works threads (in order to challenge ourselves to try some of the ideas and techniques on our pages), I thought it might be helpful to have a running list of all the topics in one place.

    Here are all the Why it Works features thus far (with hotlinks to the threads).

    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
    Why it Works | White Background
    Why it Works | The Details
    Why it Works | Creatively Highlighting a part of your Photo
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Using Halves
    Why it Works | Paper Blending
    Why it Works | Photographic Blur

    We hope you are inspired to revisit some of them. If you wish, create a placeholder for yourself in this thread. Then you can update "your spot" with each Why it Works technique you complete. (We hope you can add any pages you create in the individual Why it Works threads too!)
     
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    sbpoet

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    Placeholder. Haven't tried these ...
     
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    EHStudios

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    Why it Works | Photo Blending
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    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
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    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
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    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
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    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
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    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
    Why it Works | White Background
    Why it Works | The Details
    Why it Works | Creatively Highlighting a part of your Photo
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Using Halves
    Why it Works | Paper Blending
    Why it Works | Photographic Blur
     
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    Vrielinkie

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    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
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    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
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    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    [​IMG]

    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    [​IMG]

    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
     
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  5. Sep 3, 2017 #5
    meterr

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    My "Why it works" spot

    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
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    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers, and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
     
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    Rikki

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    My spot. I'll work my ways through these slowly...
     
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  7. Sep 11, 2017 #7
    Dalis

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    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
     
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    jenn mccabe

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    umm ... it looks like you are doing pretty good to me! wow - way to go girl!
     
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    Dalis

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    I seriously thought I was doing worse than I am. LOL!!! Scattered brain!
     
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    Why are frogs so good at basketball?
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    Because they always make jump shots.
     
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  16. Oct 27, 2017 #16
    jaharvey

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    I definitely want to try these. Some of these techniques I use regularly now and have since I learned them doing MOC challenges (thank you!!). I'm going to bookmark this and include some that I've done and love, and then work towards completing them all. What a great way to learn more!

    Why it Works | Photo Blending

    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
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    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows

    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    [​IMG] [​IMG]
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    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!

    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    [​IMG]

    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    [​IMG]

    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG][​IMG]

    Why it Works | Transparency
    [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    Great idea -- thx!
    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
     
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  18. Nov 3, 2017 #18
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    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency
     
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  19. Nov 12, 2017 #19
    vixen

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    Why it Works | Photo Blending
    Why it Works | Journaling on a Path
    Why it Works | Bold Paper Background
    Why it Works | Fill your Canvas from the Edges/Corners in
    Why it Works | Splitting a Photo
    Why it Works | Tinting a Photo
    Why it Works | Mirror Images
    Why it Works | Warping Shadows
    [​IMG]
    Why it Works | Stand-Out Titles
    Why it Works | Scissors, Stickers and Pasting!
    Why it Works | Creative Framing
    Why it Works | The Graphic Magazine Look
    Why it Works | Burning an Engraved Letterpress Effect
    Why it Works | Creating your own Ephemera
    Why it Works | Transparency

    thanks, Jenn :)
     
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  20. Mar 1, 2018 #20
    jenn mccabe

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    updated original post with our newest Why it Works articles as of March 1!

    Happy Scrappin! :agree
     
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