Hello Beautiful Crafters
With the Summer fast approaching and school holidays on the way, I thought I would do a page based around scrapbooking beach layouts of children. So many families end up in the sand and the surf at some point in the warmer months........(unless you're red-headed and fair skinned like me LOL) so it's a theme to keep in mind when you're clicking away with your camera.
I've used a couple of different techniques that you may not have thought of before which I'd like to share. The first of which is: using real foliage from your garden to embellish your layouts. On this page you will see that I have attached a twig directly under the title with Stampin' Up!s 'Linen Thread'. (No tree was killed in the making of this page.......it had already died of natural causes in my garden ha ha ha).
Close Up Click on photo to view larger
The second thing I have done that may have you thinking that this page was done digitally is: as well as the actual store developed colour photo, I have opened up the digital photo on an image editing program on my computer, changed it from colour to black & white, printed it out on non photographic paper and then cut the images out to paste onto my background under the photo. This is another way to create an element of interest in a page.
Here's a list of everything I have used:
Designer Series Paper:Parisian Breeze for the main background (Spring Mini - Ends November 30, 2009), Bella Bleu for the backing to the heading and Urban Oasis for the sprig in the top left hand corner (cut out and inked up with Chocolate Chip ink using a sponge dauber).
Ink Pads: Sahara Sand, Riding Hood Red & Whisper White & Chocolate Chip.
Card Stock: Sahara Sand 12 x 12 textured, Kraft , Confetti Whit, Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red.
Embellishments: Linen Thread, 3.2 cm Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain and a Build-a-brad and Chipboard Letters (Lots of Letters set).
Punches: Spiral
I hope this gives you some inspiration.
Have a great evening - Di xox

