SCRAPTASIA

This is one of those LOs where I used my scraps, even the dragonflies were made from acetate scraps that I had in my scrap bin.  I didnt have an 'i' for my title so I made one out of another 'n'.

You should try this as a challenge...you can use a piece of cardstock and a photo but try to only use scraps for the rest...check out your misc letters too, you may be able to make a title out of them.

This was my first attempt at a mono chromatic page.

Once again Ive used white to highlight the photo otherwise the photo would not have have had the punch.

It was a sunny spring day and Isaac decided to set up the Thomas trains in the sun.  I got down on the floor with my camera and just snapped heaps of photos. 

I created a base of photos along the bottom and then cut out a couple more.  I layered these on to the base and then highlighted the photos with Isaac in them with a white gel pen.  This makes those images stand out..in fact a white gel pen is proberly one of the most used items in my scrap collection (up there with double sided tape).

I used a checkerboard stamp behind the raise title to give it a little more punch and depth.

I love this LO of my little beach baby.  With his long hair he really does look like a surfer.

I used white paint on a make up sponge around the edges of the photos to give the impression of the foam of the surf.  I also used the same paint on the Chipboard letters.

I used layering of the photos and of the banner at the bottom of the page in imitation of the surf.

I took a series of photos of my son going across an obstacle in a playground.  These made for a great panoramic LO.  I used brads to make arrows going in the direction of travel.  Metallic paints on a make up sponge makes a good element on plain cardstock and helps to create that chaotic feel.

This was my first LO where I used a friends Cricut (Thanks Lara!).  What a fabulous toy...if you can find someone with one it is really worth playing with.  I went for a real Americana theme with the colours here and used ribbon stapled to the page as flag type elements.

This was an easy LO.  I just layered the papers I wanted to use and then continued the white lines and cirles on the papers on to the photos with a white pen.  This makes the photos one with the papers.