Themes, layouts and inspirations
If you’re stuck for ideas and need a little creative boost try working in the style of someone you admire. Carol Theng loves the scrapbook style of Dawid Trezpizor and she used it as a jumping off point to inspire her own layout. This type of challenge is a fun way to stretch your own creativity and maybe learn some new techniques.
You can take a closer look at her page and inspiration over on the Off the Rails Scrapbooking blog.
-Heather
I was a teen in the 80’s so this totally rad Boombox shaped mini album from Traci really speaks to me! She created a rectangle shaped black acrylic album with rounded corners, adding buttons and a handle on the top with a cover decorated to look like a real boombox with speakers, a tape deck, buttons and more. She used the Totally 80’s collection of products from Simple Stories that has lots of bright pink and teal colors with cool 80’s inspired patterns like black and white check and colorful graphics. There’s also load of fun embellishments like a Walkman, high top sneakers, retro TV, camera, hair spray can and more.
I had huge hair in the 80’s and am embarrassed to admit how much Aquanet hair spray I used!
Traci has included her totally tubular signature flaps and pockets in the album too for some radical interactive elements too.
Visit the Artsy Album blog to learn more about this bodacious mini album project.
-Heather
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