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Hi everyone! It's Amy here again this week with our Monday Challenge for you! This week I thought it would be fun to create a layout featuring black and white photos. I love color photos, but sometimes there is something exceptionally striking about the simplicity of a black and white image.Xmas Cat Burglars by Kinsey Wilson (Holiday Style)
I especially love using black and white images for the holidays. This week you'll be seeing lots of holiday and winter related projects to get you thinking about those magical moments that pop up throughout the month of December.
I asked Kinsey to join me in on our challenge, and par for the course, she came up with this inspired layout about her two mischievous kitties and some of their holiday antics under the tree. I just LOVE how she chose the two individual images as the black and whites and then complimented the design and papers by having their "action" shot in color! How fun is that?! I just love it!
Sno'Way by Amy Heller (Holiday Style, 5 & Dime)
As I mentioned before, I love using black and white photos for holiday pictures. I also love using them with snow images. I love how bright and isolated the subject appears against the white of the snow. One of my other primary reasons I love doing this is because often times, as in these images of my son in my page here, my kids he are wearing about 4 different colors of clothes when they play in the snow. Here he was wearing a green jacket, yellow mittens, black pants. Not exactly the colors I'd love using in a serene blue page. So the easy remedy? Change your images into black and white and instantly, the focus is no longer the clothes, but the subject, which I love! Then instead of having to match my papers to my subjects' colorful clothing, I can use the products/colors I want to use for the occassion.
So are you up to the challenge for this week? Have you ever given black and white photos a try? If not, now's the perfect opportunity! And if you do, we'd love to see what you come up with! Simply upload your creation to the October Afternoon Flickr pool for all to see! There's some amazing inspiration in our pool and we'd love to see yours, too! Thanks so much for stopping by today! :D
Super cute, great job.
Posted by: Linda Milroy | December 11, 2011 at 07:17 AM
BEAUTIFUL layouts! SO much detail and inspiration. I love them.
Posted by: Tonya Turvold | December 10, 2011 at 07:17 PM
I love the colored paper with the black and white! I think I'll have to try this with some great OA! thanks for the chance to win! cjdempsey9 at msn dot com
Posted by: Clare Dempsey | December 10, 2011 at 02:53 PM
Cute layouts and of course I love all the buttons!
Posted by: Candy S. | December 10, 2011 at 07:25 AM
Beautiful layout! TFS
Posted by: Darla Haverstock | December 09, 2011 at 09:04 PM
I LOVE B&W images...Super cute layouts!
Posted by: Erika B | December 08, 2011 at 07:32 PM
I love your layouts they are soooo beautiful!
Posted by: Jeneen Odendahl | December 08, 2011 at 04:16 AM
What wonderful layouts!!! Love both color schemes!!!
Posted by: Patti Jo | December 08, 2011 at 01:18 AM
The B&W photos look beautiful with these papers!! I love the blue and white page...just GORGEOUS~!!
Posted by: Wendy Crowe | December 07, 2011 at 06:16 PM
Wow, the layouts are gorgeous! I loved the use of kraft on them, too!
Posted by: LorraineN | December 07, 2011 at 04:41 PM
Beautiful layouts.
Posted by: Rosanne | December 07, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Love the black and white photos on the blue page just lovely. The kitties layout was so funny. TFS and being part of this hop.
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie Craine | December 07, 2011 at 07:59 AM
I have not done B&W layouts. Thanks for your inspiration. I will have to give it a try.
Posted by: Cyndee Scholet | December 07, 2011 at 06:20 AM
Great layout!
Posted by: Sara Tanner | December 07, 2011 at 05:18 AM
I love using B&W photos, and this really inspires me to do it more! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Deb L | December 07, 2011 at 04:19 AM
Love love those layouts ! im an OA huge fan!
Posted by: Catherina Fong | December 07, 2011 at 03:36 AM
Great LO's - I especially love the blues, great color combo.
Posted by: Kay Norman | December 06, 2011 at 11:34 PM
What a pretty layout! I love the snowflakes!
Posted by: Naomi H. | December 06, 2011 at 08:20 PM
These layouts are gorgeous! Love the kitties in the black & white and then in colour under the tree and wrapping paper. The blue and white in the snowy day layout is wonderful!
Posted by: Susan | December 06, 2011 at 07:11 PM
love the snow layout!! Beautiful
kacee
Posted by: kacee | December 06, 2011 at 05:14 PM
Gorgeous layouts... Love the blue...
Posted by: Stacy Caddy | December 06, 2011 at 03:30 PM
This was really inspiring :) The thing about b&w:s is for sure true. Lovely to get to choose from the papers instead of the photo. I'll try to make and object with b&w...
Thank you!
Posted by: Elin | December 06, 2011 at 03:14 PM
I love using black and white photos with color...gives a lo extra pizazz. Love your paper line!
Posted by: Shannon Corbin | December 06, 2011 at 01:35 PM
love the black, white and blue colors. And what a wonderful picture of the cute kitty!
Posted by: Tonyakaye | December 06, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Love the blu LO
Posted by: DH | December 06, 2011 at 12:03 PM