lets play by lizzy hill
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Step by Step - Let's Play
by Lizzy Hill
Lizzy Hill for Scrap Friends
Hi there!
Today I thought I’d show you a LO using Washi tape, since we talked about it {HERE}… and about a common scrapping dilemma…
Ever found the PERFECT piece of paper for a photo….but the color's not quite right…& the picky will cover the design that you want to show off?
That was my problem. I LOVE the range of ICC specialty papers that Scrap Friends stock & I really, really wanted to use this sheet…so I found a way.
Oh, & note to self: ALWAYS buy 2 sheets of pp – my mother taught me that when I 1st started scrapping – don’t know why I forgot!!!
Isn’t this paper gorgeous….but there just isn’t enough pink for my photo. It’s way too orange based!
Keep checking with your photo until you’ve cut just the right ‘opening’ – it’s like making a door!
Step 1: Carefully cut around the design element enough for your photo to slip under, using a craft knife.
Step 2: Find another piece of backing card in the colour you want to highlight – the pink of the t-shirt in this instance –.
so you’re incorporating more of your chosen colour.
Step 3: Using any stamp you wish, ink up and stamp - or straight out sponge if you don’t want to stamp - the colour around the edges of your pages. Using a couple of varying shades of the same colour works well.
I used a script writing & flower stamp. I also stamped some flowers near the cut away area & on the backing card for good measure.
Step 4: Distress the edges of both papers. Ink up more around the edges if necessary - any piece of cut up sponge does the trick -
and work from the outside in towards the paper in a circular motion.
Step 5: This is the ‘fun’ bit…you can do what you fancy now…the colour is right &
you can place your photo so that lovely design element is showing!
I really fancied using some Washi tape. Scrap Friends has got a heap in stock, and more arriving daily, so check out their collection {HERE}. This is how I finished my LO:
1: Added some stitching to ‘frame’ the LO and give it added depth. Green picked up the colour from my photo & meant I didn’t go overboard on the pink.
2: I decided NOT to distress the photo – so it stood out more -
& used a thin matt in a neutral tone so that the apricot and pink Washi tape which I then used as a frame would feature nicely.
3: Next job was to work out what embellies ‘worked’ & where to place them…I did the same with the title & journaling.
Here I’ve cut out a rough title template, after deciding what Alphas to use & simply moved it around to see where it looked best. I did the same with my journaling.
4: I like to create my own embellishments – so I made a Washi flower. It helps draw the eye to my title, too. To create the flower, lay strips of Washi tape, butted up against each other, on some cardstock. .
Stamp with Staz On ink, then fussy cut! I now have a matching flower embellishment!
5: Journaling. I’ve used thin strips of Washi tape, which you can buy {HERE}.
It’s quick & easy! I found you need to use a PERMANENT marker so the writing doesn’t run. My secret?
Cut & write on strips on your craft mat, then move the tape when you’re happy - they re-stick easily. I ALWAYS attach my strips from the end backwards.
That way I know I won’t run out of space….it may not work for you, but it does for me!!!!
And the end result:
The ‘you’re so cute’ chipboard sentiment comes Poland’s ‘Boy Sayings’ collection. I’ve used it raw.
You can find them {HERE}.
I hope this hasn’t bored the socks of you too much & maybe you’ve picked up an idea that you can incorporate into your own scrapping…..
so happy scrappy, Cheers, Lizzy H.