Keep it simple with 8x8 layouts

                                                                                 Hi all

today i am going to introduce you to scrapbooking on a smaller scale.

A lot of us are pushed for time but would love to document our family photos. I this post i will be giving you ideas and tips on how to scale down a scrapbook page to an 8x8 format so that it is less overwhelming.

                              

I always start off with a plain background so that the colours do not clash with my layers. You can also customize the Background with inks and stamps to match the theme of the photo.

see you can add mixed media to a smaller page size without losing effect. Below are a few more page ideas.

Thank you for visiting

by the sea layout

Hi all

I've been playing with the new First Edition pads this week. I have another scrapbook feature with Trimcraft coming in April so keep you eye out for it on their website www.trimcraft.co.uk. I would love some feedback so please leave a few comments.

now onto the layout, i used the 12x12 The Promise paper pad by First Edition as the base and spritzed inks on to it and let it dry. I was trying out a new technique where you rub ink directly over the mask but it didn't work and i've had to apply texture paste over it.

 The layers are made by taking the 6x6 Paper Flowers pad and tearing out 3 sheets of paper. I just cut different widths of strips and layered them over each other while slotting different bits behind them.

I used textured stamps on the background and under the layers to add more texture.

Thanks for looking and a product list is available here http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/projects/117770/by-the-sea-layout