Holidays are such a fun time of year, and now that Christmas is drawing closer, everyone will have plenty of festive photos to create memorable scrapbook pages. There are lots of terrific holiday embellishments on the market, and some great techniques to help focus on preserving those memories in a creative way.
Triple Play is an article that will help scrapbookers create fun, memorable pages regardless of your level of scrapbooking ability. By showing examples of various levels of difficulty, it will be easy to create a layout using minimal embellishments and techniques. Or, progress to a more advanced level of creating by using techniques such as machine stitching, inking, and computer journaling. The following examples will show various steps that can be taken to move from a beginner layout to a more advanced creation.
The first two-page layout shows some very simple embellishments and techniques that are quick and easy to implement, but still bring out the focal point of the photographs. The first layout (beginner layout), uses die cuts, cardstock, handwritten journaling, and a light touch of patterned paper to add some whimsy to the page. The simple photo corners highlight the main photo on the left page, while the matching die cut title and the die cut holly tie in the Christmas theme.
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In the intermediate two-page layout, a few things have been added and changed, such as a new patterned paper, computer journaling with torn, chalked edges, and red matting around the photos on the right page. The chalked edges make the journaling stand out a bit more, and the addition of a new patterned paper helps enhance the overall Christmas theme. The main photo has been cut into strips on either side to add variety and interest without detracting from the photograph itself.
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Finally, in the advanced two-page layout, a few things have been added and removed. Machine stitching has been added around the perimeter of the pages, as well as across the patterned papers. The die cut title has been replaced with script letter stickers for a more elegant, "grown-up" look. The chalked, torn journaling has been replaced by script computer journaling on a transparency, attached by glue dots. The holly die cut still adds to the page, so it has been inked around the edges with black Staz-on ink. The edges of the entire layout have also been inked with black.
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No matter what your level of scrapbooking experience may be, you can add to or take away from a layout by simply making a few changes. Use the techniques mentioned in this article to enhance your pages, or even simplify them if you prefer a more streamlined, clean look. You can even add to pages that you have done in the past by adding small touches of embellishments or techniques to pique visual curiosity and add a more advanced flair to your scrapbooking style.
