Scraplifting Yourself: Volume 8

As a scrapbooker I enjoy creating both digital pages and traditional paper pages. Some of the processes are the same but some techniques are easier with one method or the other.

The actual layout design is often easier for me on the computer. On my computer I can design a layout by moving elements around the computer program. I can also work with various layers to hide and show various elements and papers. After making several pages this way, I realized I could take a layout I had designed on the computer and use that same design on paper. In essence I was scraplifting my own digital designs and making paper layouts from them. Here are some examples:

Using an emphasis on a clean, graphic layout, I created "So You Think You're an Engineer." In my scraplift "Delight in Life" I used the same graphic look with a computer-printed title and journaling. I mounted it on black cardstock to mimic the graphic lines of the digital layout.

To create my layout "Entertaining" I used a digital layout template. I mimicked the three rectangles of text and photographs for my paper layout "Ride the Waves."

In the digital layout "Climbing the Dome" I positioned a large photo and two smaller ones in a rectangle and mounted it on digital patterned paper. In "Garden of the Gods" I copied many of the details, from the cropping of the photographs to the adding of a flower to the layout. To add the text I printed it on white cardstock and mounted on black cardstock.

In "Oh No" I used a large space for journaling with a single framed photograph underneath it. I lifted the idea for "Pieces of the Story" so I could use that same large space for the journaling. I also added a frame to the photograph and added flowers on opposite sides.

Go ahead and scraplift a digital layout. Whether your own digital layout or someone else's, it can lead to a very nice traditional paper layout.

Credits:

So You Think You're an Engineer: Jesse Edwards: Clean and Serene Solids Paper Pack; Jesse Edwards: Hearts Brushes-n-Stamps; Kelly Mize: Double Dates No. 01 Brushes-n-Stamps. All designerdigitals.com

Delight in Yourself: Bazzill white cardstock; Bazzill black cardstock; Scrapworks Shimmer Shapes; Ali Edwards: The Story Word Art + Hand-Drawn Brushes, designerdigitals.com

Neat: Jesse Edwards: Clean and Serene Solid paper; Kellie Mize: Tortuga Template 24; MaryAnn Wise: Double Take Drama Brushes, Katie Pertiet: Traveler Stamps. All designerdigitals.com

Ride the Waves: Bazzill white cardstock; Bazzill black cardstock; Me and My Big Ideas: Self Adhesive 3-Dimensional Soft Spoken Embellishments Beach; Prima: Press N Petals

Climbing the Dome: Pattie Knox: White Enamel Brad; Katie Pertiet: Petite Paper Flowers; Katie Pertiet: WebFree Brown paper 7/30/06; Katie Pertiet: Floral Border WebFree 5/11/08; Katie Pertiet: Hydrangea Solid Blue. All designerdigitals.com

Garden of the Gods: Bazzill white cardstock; Bazzill black cardstock; My Mind's Eye: Serene All Together Diagonal Plaid; Bazzill Basics: Really Big Brads 10 mm Black.

Oh No: Katie Pertiet: Cabana white paper; Katie Pertiet: Messy Stamped Alpha No. 3; Jesse Edwards: Clean and Serene Solid paper; Pattie Knox: Brad Bonanza; Anna Aspnes: Something Springy (orange brad and orange staples); Katie Pertiet: Hanging Tags No. 01 (staple); Katie Pertiet: Stacked Photo Frames No. 2. All designerdigitals.com

Pieces of the Story: Basic Grey: Perhaps Collection; Heidi Swapp: Chipboard Frame; Prima: Press N Petals; American Tag: 1/8" White Mini Brads 100 count; The Story Word Art + Hand-Drawn Brushes, designerdigitals.com