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Week 3: Photo Cropping

CROP can mean to cut short, like when we CROP a photo. Many times there are unwanted portions of a photo than can be cut off without destroying its essence. Other times, there are photos that warrant more of the background to tell the story, such as an o

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      2. Autumn's Majesty 19
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    4. 2013 Team Challenges 388
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      29. Ethereal Altered Art 4
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      36. Crazy for Circles 10
      37. Letting Go 10
      38. Make a Wish 8
      39. Colors: Red, Pink, and Aqua 15
      40. Pop Art 8
    6. 2011 Team Challenges 700
      1. Christmas Tree Shapes 14
      2. Holiday Decorating 6
      3. Christmas Wishes 15
      4. Sweet Innocence 3
      5. Paper Layout Look-alikes 5
      6. Winter Woodland 15
      7. Layout Mosaics 9
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      21. Photo-less Layouts 10
      22. Simply Friendship 19
      23. Soft and Dreamy 14
      24. Sunny Skies 24
      25. Get Cookin 7
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      27. Photo Clothesline 11
      28. Nature's Sketchbook Backyard, Lacy, Vintage Rose 14
      29. Butterfly Wings 16
      30. Mat Happy 3
      31. Polaroid Fun 4
      32. Photo Blending into Background 5
      33. My Week 13
      34. Simply Storyboards 10
      35. Pinboards! 10
      36. Edge It 1
      37. Sportin' It 7
      38. Summer Breeze 23
      39. Vintage Color 10
      40. Being Grateful 4
      41. Mom's Cupboard 8
      42. Pieces of Me Art 4
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      53. Clusters w/Realistic Shadows 6
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      55. Tropical Vacation/Collage 29
      56. Celebrate Spring 12
      57. Trees 7
      58. Hues: Goldenrod, Teal, Buttercream 13
      59. Banner Bliss 4
      60. Off the Beaten Path 15
      61. Big, realistic, drop shadows 14
      62. Pieces of Me 3
      63. Hues: Pink, Cream, Charcoal 13
      64. Just Sayin' 7
      65. Love Blooms 16
      66. Looking Ahead 6
      67. Looking Back 5
      68. Sportin 0
      69. Storyboards 1
    7. 2010 Team Challenges 460
      1. Project 365 Layouts 18
      2. Christmas Memories 8
      3. Homepun Christmas 12
      4. Hot Chocolate Winter Holiday 11
      5. Rays of Love 5
      6. Quilted Textures/Blends 14
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      21. Photo Art Blend Backgrounds 17
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      33. Sweet Innocence: Oldie but Goodie 3
      34. 11x8.5 Landscape Layouts 3
      35. Peaches & Paisley: Oldie but Goodie 7
      36. Silhouettes 3
      37. Shadow Boxes 8
      38. Hip to be Square 13
      39. Soft, Springy Photo Blends 25
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      45. Black/White with a Pop of Color 11
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      47. Wings 12
      48. Valentine/Love 28
      49. Vertical Line Layouts 19
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    8. 2009 Team Challenges 199
      1. Holiday Food Traditions 4
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      3. Holiday Traditions 19
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      5. Get Framed 13
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      18. One Word: Measure 10
      19. Web Inspiration 5
      20. Un-Christmas 8
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      1. Photo Art Blends 156
      2. Little Me 10
      3. January 2008: RESOLUTIONS 3
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      5. Dads 11
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      7. Full Page Photos 17
      8. March 2008: WINGS 4
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        2. Week 2: Spring is in the air 1
        3. Week 3: On the WINGS of love 2
        4. Week 4: Lessons in nature 0
      9. Family Tree 12
      10. Shadow Boxes 9
      11. Perspective 25
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      13. Think Spring 18
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      15. Humor 10
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      3. August 2005 Design Team Challenges: Black and White 10
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        4. Be my LOVE 1
      9. July 2005 Design Team Challenges: SENSES 12
        1. SIGHT 2
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      10. June 2005 Design Team Challenges: FOCUS 21
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      11. March 2006: In Bloom 10
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      12. May 2005 Design Team Challenge: ELEMENTS 26
        1. Master your ELEMENTS 5
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        3. In your own ELEMENT 7
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      13. May Challenge - Hawaii Photos Your Way 3
      14. November 2005 Design Team Challenges: Thanks 5
        1. Military Thanks 1
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        4. I'm grateful for... 1
      15. November 2007: GREAT 5
        1. Week 1: I'm GREATful for You 3
        2. Week 2: Think Large 0
        3. Week 3: Most GREATful for.. 2
        4. Week 4: GREAT ancestors 0
      16. October 2005 Design Team Challenges: FACES 7
        1. FACES in Time 1
        2. Family FACE-Offs 1
        3. Halloween FACES 2
        4. Non-Human FACEs 3
      17. October 2007: CROP 14
        1. Week 1: Clusters 6
        2. Week 2: Crops of Nature 5
        3. Week 3: Photo Cropping 2
        4. Week 4: Something just Cropped Up 1
      18. September 2005 Design Team Challenges:Back-to-Basics 17
        1. Back to School 4
        2. Primary Colors 4
        3. CottageArts.net Basics 5
        4. A Simpler Time 4
      19. Spring Challenge #1 - Monochromatic Layouts 1
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      21. Spring Challenge #3 - Three Photos Your Way 5
      22. Spring Challenge #4 - Spring Floral Photography/Layouts 5
      23. Spring Challenge #5 - Digital Photo Tinting 1
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