Sheena, Zinia, and getting scrapbook-artsy
Good morning and happy Sunday! Welcome to another day of inspiration, kicked off by contributing designer Sheena Rowlands, who is trying something out of her box and hopes you will too.
I love looking at all the layouts that are uploaded daily onto the Scrapbook like a Superhero Facebook page. It’s such a great way for us all to share our creations with each other and also acts as a source of inspiration for us all.
I recently saw this stunning page – Hello Love by Zinia Amoiridou. It really drew me in and I had to take a closer look. I liked the way the title seemed to be in and below the paint stripes and this got me thinking of how I could achieve a similar effect on a layout of my own.
My daughter has just finished her Art GCSE exams and whilst completing her school work has brought art supplies into our home which as a scrapbooker I’d not used before. I wanted to create a title which would be the main focus of my page so I traced a phrase onto smooth watercolour paper using a white pen. Carefully following the directions on the bottle of masking fluid, I painted in on to each letter in a thin coat.
Once the masking fluid was dry, it formed a waterproof glue like layer on the letters. Taking inspiration from Zinia I painted 5 bold stripes of watercolour paint over the title before allowing it to dry overnight.
I removed the masking fluid by gently rubbing it with my finger tip. It reminded me of when I used to pick dry glue off my hands as a child. The images aren’t as crisp as I had initially hoped for but the masking fluid did a great job keeping the letters paint free.
Life is a Grand Adventure. I really enjoyed using Zinia’s page as my inspiration. Even though we don’t have similar styles doesn’t mean you can’t be inspired. I’m not totally sure what my style is even after nearly ten years of scrapbooking as I like trying new things and feel its always evolving. So I asked some crafty friends what they thought was my style and they said – controlled clean messy, if thats not a contradiction! – a lover of layers – colour-driven. I would agree with them and feel this layout actually highlights all of these factors in my work. What would your scrapping friends (online or in person) say about your style?
Zinia’s layout has five bold stripes of colour and these are echoed here but in colours more suited to my personality and photos. I’ve followed her horizontal placement for papers and photos with lots of layers and I used pops of navy while Zinia used black. I struggle with white space on my layouts but by filling the page with the title it doesn’t feel too overpowering I hope.
Since making my inspired page I have found and watched Zinia’s process video for her page. It made me smile that she was also using a new technique to her for creating her painted title. It’s lovely how we can all learn and be inspired by one another within this community.
If you put Sheena’s inspiration to work for you on any project between now and the 10th of August, please share it here. We’d love to see what you make!
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3 August 2016, 07:13
This technique looks amazing!
6 August 2016, 10:04
Loved this layout. I scrap lifted the idea right down to the title but was away from my paints and inks. I uploaded a photo, but…. Not sure it worked.
12 August 2016, 16:51
I love this layout! It is so inspiring. The title technique is unique and the big stripes and beautiful.
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