Happy {almost} Halloween! Carey Bridges here to continue the fun of scraplifting yourself! I've been in a bit of a creative slump lately when it comes to making full scrapbook layouts. I find the perfect way for me to jump start my scrappy mojo is to scraplift a layout I love. Whether I pick one specific element to lift or roughly follow the same overall design, scraplifting helps get me warmed up and back in the creative mode!
My most frequent method of scraplifting is to follow the same design - this allows me to get creative with the papers and embellishments, but not have to think too hard about placement and layering. It's easy to stay true to an overall design while changing it up for bit a of variety; for example, you can flip it, rotate it, shift the weight, stretch it, or scale it up or down.
When looking for a layout to scraplift, I was looking for a single-photo layout because I wanted to showcase a group photo from last Halloween. I selected a layout that had some fun layering and geometric shapes.
The colors, patterns, and chevron and hexagon elements just make me happy to look at this layout! Here's the result of my Halloween scraplift:
In my example, I shifted the weight of the layout by moving the main portion of the design from the middle of the layout to to lower left. I also changed the scale by enlarging the design elements (papers, photos, some elements) compared to the original. I kept the feel of geometrics with the stripe, plaid and dot papers, along with the hexagons. The layout came together rather quickly since I already had a basic blueprint to follow.
I hope this week has inspired you to use scraplifting as another tool in your creative toolbox. Join us again tomorrow for more ideas!
Happy Scrapping!
