A blocked layout with a twist
Saturday Scraplift No. 120
This week’s inspiration layout comes to us from the very talented LauraBean, whose gallery is full of beautifully put together pages like this one:
Initally it was the eye-catching color scheme and the funky, retro look that pulled me in. Love that OMG paper by Anna! But on closer inspection it is essentially a simple blocked design, with a vertical strip of paper on one side and another horizontal strip on the other. A blocked design is always a good way to give structure to a page, and in this case Laura has given it an extra twist by clipping her block on the side to one of Katie’s Messed Up edge Die Cut masks. If you have never tried clipping paper to another shape (which is all that a “clipping mask” entails, give it a go and you’ll be hooked on all the possibilities.
Regardless of whether you want to try a shaped edge, or stick to a straightforward blocked design, there is lots of inspiration in this cool page - as Linda, Brittany and Steph discovered:
Credits: layout by Linda, Messed up edges, deckled frame, green flossy stitches, photo wraps no.18 (recolored), pink basic paper alpha, Aged alphabet brushes and stamps, buttons and zipper pulls 9recolored0 by Katie Pertiet, staples its by Pattie Knox, Mariska solids paper, light textured neutrals and stitching by Anna Aspnes, Fantasyland solid papers by Jesse Edwards. (Linda recolored a few of her elements to get an exact color match, and you can find out how to do that with this tutorial by Cassie Jones.
Credits: layout by Brittany, frame, hinges, lock and key and basic paper alphabet:Kraft by Katie Pertiet, Leta paperpack, Leta solids and Pacifica kit by Michele Martin, Love sentiment strips, and tag(used as a mask) by Ali Edwards, stitching by Anna Aspnes, brads by Pattie Knox.
Credits: layout by Steph, Cabana white paper, Krafty Ledger paper, Gaffer Tape no.03, Worth repeating Brushes and stamps and Blueline Botanicals Kit by Katie Pertiet, Fasten itsby Pattie Knox, First Blossoms minikit by Mindy Terasawa, Creased cardstock paperpack , border templates by Katie Pertiet, Having fun papers by Jesse Edwards.
~ Lynn
