Easy double LO

I try to save the programs for all of the shows we see. I like to pull bits and pieces out of them to use on my pages. For this LO, I didn't have many photos, but too much for just one page, so I did a double layout. I wanted to pull everything together a little closer to the center to make it look "fuller". By layering the cardstock I created simple borders for a nice quick "blocked" look. I kept them off center because everything just looked too "report-like" when I had them straight. Nice terminology I have eh? <---- for all of you non-canadians, that is the proper way to use the typical Canadian "eh" in a sentence. We don't actually say it everyother word (well, unless you're an east coaster eh?).

Playing With Paint

This is a LO I did the other day which turned out to be very similar to one of Elsies 52 challenges. I didn't plan it that way, but whatever works! This is the first time I've used acrylic paint on a LO. I painted around the photo and also created the number 10. I'm very pleased with the results and will definitely try it again. This was an easy and quick LO but something to treasure. Sometimes we don't say the important things enough.

Keep It Simple

Sometimes simple is better. Some of my most effective layouts are ones with little or no embellishments. When your page is too overwhelming, the message is sometimes lost and the eye does not know where to look. Try looking away from your page and then look back. What is your eye drawn to first? Your embellishments should compliment your page, not overwhelm it.

Pretty Girl

Probably the most important thing I have learned since I started scrapping is NEVER BE AFRAID OF COLOUR! This LO is a sketch challenge that I completed for Scrap Witch in Oct. Normally I would have chosen something plain and boring... probably a dark green or navy... stuck on my buttons and been done with it. But just by changing my background paper to something with interest and lots of colour, the LO is much more exciting. Now to work on my photography...