SBS - Ya Game!

Full Step by Step Instructions to help you create this layout:

Step #1

Gather your pics and papgers:

2 sheets Cardstock - Same Colour
4 Portrait 4x6 Photos
1 Landscape 5x7 Photo

3 sheets of PP, all different



Step #2

Trim 1 PP to 10x12 - place on the RHS, centred Top, Bottom and Right. It will overlap onto the LH Page


Trim 1 PP to 6x12 - place the the LHS, 1.5 inch in from Left & up from Bottom. It will overlap onto the RH Page

Trim 1 PP to 2 Strips @ 1x12 - Save these for later.

Step #3

Rule a line in pencil across the RH Page 3 inches down from the top, do the same on the LH Page.


Place 3 of the 4x6 Portrait pics across the 12 inch width on the RH Page, spanning side to side with no spaces. Place the other 4x6 on the very left of the LH Page.

Next place the 5x7 Landscape pic centred on the matt created between the 4x6 photo lines.




Step #4

Grab the 2 x inch high strips you put aside.

These both go under the 4x6 pics, in line with the base of the 5x7 photo, as shown.



OK... now we are going to draw some journaling lines, you can do this in pencil and erase later. These are going to be placed on the space about the 5x7 photo. Use the line of the top of the 4x6 pics as a guide and keep all your lines underneath this. It makes the perfect spot for a journaling area.
Add your journaling now if you wish... or you add it once we've finished.



Step #5

Title time...
We have a lot of a space for a nice FAT title! Place your title in the area above your journaling area... you've got about 11 inches width to play with here!!



Step #6

Embellish... since I've done a masculine LO my embies are simple. But the placements would work whatever you are using.

Put a small grouping near or interacting with the title and then a larger grouping in the bottom right corner.

Because my paper is very lineal and graphic, but my main embies are grungy I've added some little tiles that have been finished in the same way as my grungeboard skulls to help combine the 2 effects. Depending on your choices your LO may balance simply with the 2 embellished areas.

Happy Scrapping!!

SBS - Poser

Full Step by Step Instructions to create this layout:

Step #1

For this one we are going to gather some supplies first...

1 5x7 Portrait Photo {one that will suit flowers}. You could also matt a 4x6 or use 2 4x6 landscape shots

1 Cardstock
3 Patterned Papers
Short Title, we'll have space for about 1.5 H x 3 W inches

Ribbons - to match. 10mm ribbon works well, with some 5mm for accents and 20mm for a big bow.
Anywhere Hole Punch
Awl, Darning Needle {or something to poke things with, thread stuff through holes with, I used pointy tweezers}


Step #2

1st we'll cut the papers:
1 PP to 7x5 inches - A
1 PP to 9x9 inches - B
1 PP is going to be a curved wave... 2 inches @ left > 3.5 inches @ right & 12 inches width - C


And now stick 'em down:

A - 1 inch in Top & Left
B - 1 inch in Bottom & Right
C - Falling just over the bottom of A and across B


And place your Pic - Fitted Top & Left of B


Step #3

We're going to make some pretty ribbon flowers and we're going to make them right onto the layout!

If you are concerned with going right onto the layout, cut some circles from Cardstock and work on those, you can then attach these to your layout.

I have placed some cutout circles with removable tape in the positions I want, just to make it easier. They'll be placed to the right of the photo and one in the bottom left corner.




Flower How To:

Punch 1 hole and then 5 holes around this hole in a circle {they don't need to be perfectly spaced}


Starting with one of the outer holes, thread a ribbon length from the back, through the hole and then into the centre hole, leaving it with some 'puffiness' to hide the outer holes {if you pull it taut you will see the holes and that's not so pretty}

Continue for the rest of the holes, working outside to inside and then secure at the back. Finish the flower centre with a rhinestone, brad, bead or button.



I have used a standard hole punch size with10mm Grosgrain ribbon which works well. I did try a 20mm ribbon, but that was a struggle on the last 'petal', however it did make really cute 'softer' puffy flower {it's the purple and white striped one}

Once done, use the thin ribbon to make 'stalks' from the flowers to the bottom of the page, and the 20mm to make a big bow to tie the bouquet together, place the bow about 1.5 inches up from the base of your page.


Step #4

Add your title, this will fit above your bow, to the right of them bottom of your photo, and then we're done.

I've added some more cutouts from the PP, depending on the size and positioning of your flowers you may not need anything extra...



Happy Scrapping!!

SBS - Black & White

Full Step by Step Instructions to complete the following layout:



Step #1

Grab a plain cardstock as your base {not a patterned PP}, and 2 4x6 Portrait Photos, these are to be the same photo but change one to Black & White or Sepia... alter it in some way, so it's different to the other.


Step #2

OK... lets have some Fun!!

Go get some acrylic paints... at least 3 colours that will suit your photos. I've used Black, Butterscotch, White, Gold, some KindyGlitz and Glimmermist {yep, I cut sik, the effect is gorgeous although the camera isn't picking it up}

OK, I've used the Black to fill most of the background, just got in there with my hands. Then I've blobbed some dots of the paint across the top, grabbed an old credit card {any plastic card is perfect} and then dragged the card over the cardstock, mixing and blending the paints. Yep... I created a huge mess, was fun!!

There is a tutorial I created for Aussie Scrapbooking with more photos... but anything really goes to create a background of your very own, full of colour and texture.

If you don't have paints, maybe use some Inks, Watercolours or Glimmermists, or you could skip this step as we'll build on top of this later.




Step #3

Grab a PP or Plain Cardstock to use as a matt for your photos.

Matt one of your photos, centred... my matt is 7x5 1/2inches. You can perhaps ink or paint the edges or doodle if you wish, I've left mine plain for now, will see it it needs something later.

Next find a journal sheet, about 6x3.5 inches... preferably with a curved or decorative edge to add some softness to the LO

Also we'll need some PP or Text about to about 7x5 inches.


Step #4

Okies... lets stick some stuff down!!

Now we need a 8x8 PP or Cardstock to separate the pics etc from the background. I've also cut out a piece of the painted background to use later, since it's being hidden by the 8x8 matt.

Place elements as shown... your 7x5 PP/Text in the top right corner, about 1cm in & twisted on an angle. Then your matted pic centred left on the 8x8 {or 10x10} matt. Your journal sheet to the right of the matted pic, 1/2 inch in from the edge and over the 7x5 PP and finally your 2nd photo on an angle overlapping the the matted pic, covering quite a lot of it and helping to make the angled pic a feature {clear as mud?}




Step #5

Embie time!

Choose an embie to suit your LO and to be positioned along the bottom right corner of your photo/photo matt and across under your journal sheet.

I've used some simple Collections Branches to mimic the leaves on the journal sheet, a chippy flourish, some ribbon and the ever present flowers!!

Take some time to journal as well!


Step #6

Finally time to fit in a title. There's quite a bit of room to play here. I suggest a title that wraps around the top corner of your 8x8 matt to create balance with your embie cluster in the bottom right corner.

Dont' be concerned by my topic... I'm fine, but this is something I've wanted to scrap about for quite a while.




Happy Scrapping!!

SBS - Oddball

Full Step by Step Instructions to create this layout:



Step #1

Grab a background sheet, 4 sheets of PP {10x10, 9x2, 6x6 & 8x4 approx} and a 5x7 photo {Portrait}, or 2 landscape 4x6's I'm trying to be a little more eclectic here so I have very varied patterns, while keeping the tones harmonious.


Step #2

Grab the 9x2 peice of PP. Distress the left hand edge if you wish. Adhere this in your top left corner, about 1/4 inch in from the edge


Grab your 10x10 PP, distress the edges if you wish and then adhere centred on your page.


Grab your 6x6 square, distressing again if desired and adhere this one on the bottom right corner, about 1/4 inch in from the edges again, over the top of the 10x10 matt.


Step #3

Grab your 8x4 piece, distress the edges if you wish and adhere this about 2 inches in from the left hand side centred vertically.


Adhere your photo over the 8x4 matt, centred vertically and over hanging the right hand edge.


Step #4

Find an embellishment that is long and thin, something to run up along the left hand edge of your page, about 10 inches. This could be ribbons or embellishment groupings, chipboard or even handcut flourishes. Whatever works with your page.

Now we need to ground all our elements and help them 'belong' to one another. To do this I'm going to suggest to use some small peices of ribbon across the bottom of the photo and the embies... and a little piece just above your photo... as shown. Paper pieces or machine stitching would work just as well!!



Step #5

Add a Title in the bottom right corner, running on from your ribbon embellishment. Have some fun with it, this is quite a fun different style LO so dare to be different! I've chosen a quirky title {to suit the pic} and have used odd fonts to match.



Step #6

Journal time... this time I think strip journalling will work a treat.




Happy Scrapping!!

SBS - The Little Things

Full Step by Step Instructions to create this layout:




Step #1

This one will need 5 Pics @ 4x6, 3 Portrait {1 will need to be split} & 2 Landscape

You will need 4 kinds of papers for this.

{A} 2 @ 12Hx12W Same Pattern as a base, PP or C/S
{B} 2 @ 10Hx11W Same Pattern, PP or C/S... I would suggest a plain colour or simple pattern for these.
{C} 1 @ 8Hx12W PP or C/S
{D} 2 @ 1.5H & 11.5W Same Pattern, PP or C/S. You could also use border strips, ribbon, fabric for these.

When choosing papers for a double, choose patterns that can be joined effectively in the middle.
These have been put into layer order A,B,C,D if that helps you while choosing.




Step #2

Join your base {A} together, I always tape these at the back so they don't move while working on them.
This way you can work on the whole sheet as one peice. When I've finished is when I trim it to 2 12x12 peices.

Next trim {B} to 10x11 if not already done, and centre each on the background lined up to the centre join of course!

Trim {C} to 8x12 if not already done and centre on the left hand side of {B}, it will overlap onto the right hand page.
If you wish you can trim 2" of the right hand edge so that you can glue these down in 2 parts and not need to trim through later.

Lastly place {D} spanning across both pages, 3 inches up from the bottom of the base sheet.




Step #3

Place your photos, starting with the 1 Portrait photo that can be slpit. Cut 1 inch in from the left and place this 1.5 inches from the top of PP {B}, butting up to the edge of the Left Hand Page Centre.
Next add the other part of the photo and in a line {going right} add the 2nd Portrait pic, leaving about 1/4 inch between the 2 pics. The 3rd photo will be on an angle {as shown}

The 2 Landscape photos will go one under the other to the left of the split portrait photo, leave 1/4 inch spacings.

Or see below!




Step #4

Add a title in the space under the portrait pics {bottom right hand page}.

Add some journalling in the space to the left of the landscape photos, I have done this as journalling strips.




Step #5

Embellish!! The fun bit... I tend to always embellish last. It helps you fit in bits that need filling in, adding balance and interest where needed.

Here I suggest you add some embies in the bottom left and top right corners, with some iddy embie highlights around the journaling and title.








Happy Scrapping!!

SBS - Forgotten

Full Step by Step Instructions to complete this layout!

Step #1

Gather your supplies. This one will have lots of yummy layers so gathering everything we need first will be a good idea!

You will need:

2 sheets of cardstock, different colours, 1 piece can be offcut size and light enough in colour to journal on.
3 sheets of patterned papers, 1 piece can be an offcut size


Embellishments, I'll be using flourishes, flowers, leaves and pearls.

A one word title {about 1 inch H x 5 inches W}

2 4x6 Portrait Photos that look good side by side, or 1 5x7 / 8x6 Landscape Photo



Step #2

Choose the darker {or heavier shade} of your 2 C/S sheets as a base.
Trim 1 of the PP to 11x7 inches, mark it {A} on reverse. Distress the edges.
Tear the other PP to about 8x9 inches, distress the edges further if you wish. Mark this one {B}
Tear 2 pieces out of the other C/S Sheet to about 4x8 inches {marked C1} & 2x3 inches {marked C2}, distress the edges further if you wish.
Finally tear your 3rd PP {the offcut one} to about 6x3 inches, mark this one {D}, again, distress the edges further if you wish.



Step #3

{A} is centred to the left


{B} is centred overall. Don't glue this one down all the way, just a little strip in the centre to hold it in place as we are going to make C & D fit in underneath.

{C1} slides underneath {B} in the bottom right corner
{C2} slides underneath {B} along the top, centred on {A}
{D} slides underneath {B} and over {C1} bottom left corner.

You can adhere them all now, nothing else needs to slide under anything!




Step #4

Time to place our photos.

Place them side by side centred top and bottom on PP {B} and slightly overlapping the left hand side.




Step #5

Add your title, this goes along the top of the RHS photo, starting in the TRC and working back in.



Step #6

Embellish time!

Add your embellishments in the bottom left corner and top right corner below the end of your title.




Journal in the spare space on your cardstock at the bottom right corner {C1} and you're done!

Next week we'll do a double LO with a few photos...

Happy Scrapping!!

SBS - Relax

Step by Step Instructions to create your own version of this Layout:




Step #1

Select a 12x12 base stock sheet. This can be plain or patterned.

1 5x7 Photo {Landscape Orientation}, you could matt a 4x6 Landscape pic up or use 2 4x6 Portrait pics... either options will fit.


Step #2

Select 3 different patterned papers.

Trim 1 to 5Hx10w and mark it [a] on the reverse
Trim 1 to 4Hx4W and mark it [b]
Trim another to 8Hx4W and mark it [c]

For this one, if you can get patterns that have only 1 or 2 colour hues that would be great. I am using Black and Orange, with white and silver accents, essentially 2 main colours. Paper [a] will be having a title over it, so keep this in mind when selecting your PP.




Step #3

Adhere {or arrange if preferred} your trimmed PP's and Photo.

[a] 5mm in from bottom and left
[b] 50mm in from top right and 30mm down from top
[c] 5mm in from right and 25mm up from bottom

Photo then goes 50mm in from the right and 95mm down from the top {and bugger, forgot to take a pic of that bit :doh:}




Step #4

Find and adhere a title into the space left on your paper [a] under the photo. There's a lot of space so you have room for various options! I've chosen to fill mine with some ghost alphas. And now you can at least see where the photo is placed!





Step #5

Now it's time to embellish!

We're going to have 2 clusters, one at the top right of the photo and one bottom left, tying in with the title.

When choosing your embies, select 2 small pieces to be a contrasting colour to the main embies and colours of the page, this is where choosing a simple colour base adds some punch with a splash of contrasting colour. Place one of each of the contrasting embies in each cluster.





You'll notice there is an empty spot in the bottom right corner... I think this is a perfect place to pop a journal card! If you prefer, leave it blank...


Happy Scrapping!!