Less is More -Scraphappy Tip & QP Freebie!

I know that there are some amazing and extravigant layouts out there in the digi world. You know the ones I’m talking about…masked photo with layers upon layers of little clustered elements surrounding it. These are gorgeous and well worth the time to do every once in a while.

But for the day to day scrapbooking, sometimes less is more. I have to remind myself of this as well. As I create layouts using these designers’ amazing work, one of my personal challenges is to find unique ways to use them.

Sometimes this doesn’t work as well as others, but when I’m using a very girly kit and trying to make it work for a boy page, the results can be stunning….but there will be fewer elements to work with.

This is how I am reminded to keep things simple. Participating in Speed Scraps and challenges that limit me to a certain number of elements is another way to keep me in the practice of simplifying my layouts.

So, here’s a layout to prove my point. This kit will be released the end of the week and is by SAS Designs. The kit overall is quite girlie, and I have a fun quick page for all of you at the end of this post.

In this layout you can see that I simply layered two papers and only used 7 elements. The boy, two different stitches, a frame, a photo corner, the rope behind the frame and the ribbon behind the frame. And I only used each of these elements one time.

I’m not saying this is the most gorgeous layout in the world, it is simple and masculine…from a very flowery kit. One last tip, because this layout is fairly monochromatic (ok, bichromatic), I did desaturate the photo just a tad so that, while it remained the focus of the layout, it isn’t overpowering the entire page.

So, here’s a quick page freebie for all of you to enjoy! It’s in .png format and all you do is create a lower layer and put the photo behind the page, it will show through the “window”. Right click on the image and then “save as”, pick a folder on your computer (or create one) to save it in and voila!

Oh, if you want a boy quickpage (the one that I used in the example for today), just leave a comment and I’ll email it to you!

Happy Scrappin’!

But for day to day scrapbooking, sometimes less is more. I have to remind myself of this as well. As I create layouts using these designers’ amazing work, one of my personal challenges is to find unique ways to use them.

Participating in Speed Scraps and challenges that limit me to a certain number of elements is another way to keep me in the practice of simplifying my layouts.

So, below is a layout to prove my point. This kit will be released the end of the week and is by SAS Designs. The kit overall is quite girlie, and I have a fun quick page for all of you at the end of this post.

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In this layout you can see that I simply layered two papers and only used 7 elements. The bow, two different stitches, a frame, a photo corner, the rope behind the frame and the ribbon behind the frame. And I only used each of these elements one time. I’m not saying this is the most gorgeous layout in the world, it is just simple and masculine…from a very flowery kit.

One last tip, because this layout is fairly monochromatic, I did desaturate the photo just a tad so that, while it remained the focus of the layout, it isn’t overpowering the entire page.

Alrighty, so I promised you a freebie and it’s a quick page using this fabulous kit! Here’s a preview of the QP…

To download the quickpage, simply right click on the image and choose “save as”. Then you’ll just want to unzip the folder once it is downloaded in order to use it. To use, open the Quick Page and choose a photo. Add the photo to the layout then move it below the quickpage and position it to fit in the window . Enjoy!

Oh, if you want a boy quickpage (the one that I used in the example for today), just leave a comment and I’ll email it to you!

Happy Scrappin’!

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This entry was written by Shera on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at 5:31 am and is filed under Scrapbooking. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

lindsey Says:
August 26th, 2009 at 7:26 am 1

These are beautiful! Great job, wow I wish I had that talent! If you went over to my recent post recipe race and tried to comment my comment service was cancelled so I switched over to a new one, hopefully you can comment now! Have a blessed day
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sas Says:
August 27th, 2009 at 8:17 am 2

Hi Shera,

those pages are stunning, great job

JulieBee Says:
August 29th, 2009 at 1:06 am 3

Thank you for your lovely quickpage. I think your recipe sounds great, too! Yum. I am guilty of spending too much money on boxed and frozen foods – and cans that I should just make from scratch. I’ve been too lazy for too long! Thank you for the reminder to work on my meal planning and shopping habits.