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Geometrically Speaking
Are you having difficulties thinking outside the box lately? Are your layouts all starting to look the same? You’re in luck, because I’ve got just the idea for you.
Shapes…yep, it’s as simple as that! Since most scrapbook pages are square or rectangular, it’s easy to get locked into the same thought process with your pages. But just think of all the possibilities you can bring to your pages using different geometric elements. By using different shapes as a basis for your pages, you’ll be able to explore a whole new world of looks and styles! Here are some shapes for you to try next time the square just isn’t cutting it:
Circle
- Cut the main piece of patterned paper into a circle as a background as opposed to the square that you usually use.
Hint: When cutting a circle, turn the paper and not your scissors. This will make your circle as close to perfect as it’s going to get.
- Cut various sizes of circles out of different papers to make your own patterned paper.
- Use household items such as cups, plates, coins and bottles to make your shapes.
- Add circular items such as buttons or polka-dotted ribbon to your circular background shapes to add continuity.
Diamond
- Try turning your square page on the diagonal for that diamond shape. It’s really different, and might feel weird at first, but it can be done!
- Use a square punch and punch out several different colored squares. Now turn those on the diagonal to create your own harlequin background paper.
- Cut out photo index prints and adhere them to your page in a diamond shape to really draw attention to them.
- Argyle is HOT right now; make your own custom-made argyle patterned paper out of cardstock by cutting out the diamond shapes and layering them in the correct pattern.
Triangle
- A triangle is a perfect way to show a connection between things. Put three different photos that are all related at the points of a triangle on your page. Try journaling in the center.
- Don’t forget that triangles can be several different shapes in themselves--isosceles, right angle, scalene, or equilateral (see Mom, I did pay attention in Geometry). Use the different shapes to add a new twist to an old shape.
- There are a lot of things that are triangular in shape in nature; draw a comparison by using the triangle with your outdoor pictures of trees, flying birds, or even airplanes and houses.
These are just a couple ideas with some basic geometric shapes. I hope this will get you started thinking in a whole new way. Think what you could do with an octagon or a pentagon!
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