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.

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A bright spark in a dark world: introducing Trimcraft's latest Back to Basic range

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i am back with a few brightly coloured cards for the summer. Back to Basics Bright Spark is one of my favourites.

Try taking the decoupage toppers of the first layer to give them more flexability on your projects.

Ink drips add a bit of art to your cards. Just spritz across the card and hold it up allowing the ink to run down.

cut out elements from the packaging to make emebelushments. The butterflues are from the front cover of the 8x8 Bohemian pad.


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A burst of citrus with Oak House Studio

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i am sharing a layout i made for my first Guest post over at the Oak House Studio blog. You can find a step by step guide and product list here www.oakhousestudio.blogspot.co.uk

Here are a few detail shots of the layout. I used the Bright Spark range by Trimcraft for the paper layers. I just cut several strips of paper and layered them.

To make a pin wheel take any square die and cut the sides upto the centre of the square but dont cut all the way through. Fold the opposite points into the middle.

Thanks for looking and please pop into www.oakhousestudio.com for more crafty goodies.

An 8x8 layout with Happy Scatter

I have an 8x8 layout for you today, been very crafty today and got my Happy Scatter We Are Golden embellishment pack and triangle stencil out. Check out the blog for more project ideas http://jennifergracecreates.com/tag/happy-scatter/

 This is Muggsie our newest member of the family. He is very fussy and bossy as well.

The embellishment packs come with lots of little bits which are great for scattering around your pages and cards. Here i used the DecoArt misters to add the paint splats and added the bits and bods around it.

 To get the background i draw around the stencil with a fine black pen and then used the Artiste Water color pens to color them in. by adding the ink to an acrylic block first you can use a water pen to lift the ink and use it as a paint.

here is a close up of the layers, all i did was cut-out two rough squares and layer them over each other at an angle before sticking the photo and frame down.

Thanks for looking and you can buy Happy Scatter products from here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HappyScatter#