Book Challenge – Claudine Hellmuth
The inspiration for the palette in this collage, was a pair of socks that I found at a gift shop. I bought them simply because I loved the way the colors went together. Following my theory that you can use just about anything for color reference, I decided to give it a shot and use the sock color palette for a quick cigar box collage.
Before I began, I studied the socks and the arrangement of colors. I noted that the background color was a soft yellow and that allowed all of the other colors to stand as accents without being overpowering. I made sure to do the same in my collages, using the soft yellow as a background in each piece and allowing the pink, lime green and orange to range in dominance as accent colors.
This pair of socks had dark hot pink in it as well. I felt that it was too busy to use five colors. I decided to allow the pink to be a “free color” that could be either dark or light in each composition. When you are using an item as a color inspiration, it should simply serve as a jumping off point and not a rigid guideline. Don’t be afraid to make changes as you see fit. You're the boss and you get to decide what colors to use!
So, my challenge to you all is to use up that tape.
* gaffer.
* masking.
* scotch.
* painting.
* or any other kind that you have.
Show me a inventive way to use it up. Get grippy if you will.
Below are examples of a few things I did with my excess tape.
On the layout I printed out the photo onto masking tape for an aged look. Take heed if you do this because it takes a bit to dry and not smudge. I love the funky feel it gives off though. Also, I ripped pieces of masking tape for journaling. Quick, cheap and easy.
For that shiny piece of goodness I wrapped a playing card with Silver (i think plumbing tape).It radiates I think and makes the card super flexible too.
So get to stickin' and I can't wait to see what you all come up with!
It seems like I often get in a scrapbooking rut--always using the same colors, the same techniques and the same supplies to create my layouts. To shake things up a bit, I'll pull something different from my bag or vow to use a product I've been carrying around for a while that I've saved for that 'special' page. I'll be honest--I've bought about twenty different transparency frames from My Mind's Eye and this is the first one I've used! (please don't judge me.) Same with the foam Thickers. Naturally, a BeccaPage wouldn't be complete without a button or two and some sugary sweet jouranling which, by the way, made me cry even more when I wrote it! I know...I'm much too emotional.
So--my challenge to you this week is to pull out that something you've been saving. The 'special page' is the one you're about to create! Don't forget to journal--I find it's often the story behind the photos that mean the most. Try not to use papers from the same collection and/or the same manufacturer--I used Making Memories, Scenic Route, American Crafts & Hambly papers on this single page layout! And of course, throw in a few buttons--extra credit if you thread something through the holes! : )
xoxo,
Becca
My challenge is to design a layout of what you are scared of. We always scrap the happy, fun, and even sad events...but what about those little everyday things we are scared of… Some people are scared of thunder, some of mice – you get the idea. Can’t wait to learn what scares YOU.