Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week and are gearing up for a fun weekend!
I’m here today to talk about my “Set the Scene” article featured in the February 2011 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine.
When I think about setting the scene for my scrapbook pages I can’t help but remember the hours I spent as a child drawing all sorts of scenes. I can see myself sitting on the living room floor with that big box of crayons busily filling page after page with colorful scenes. I don’t think there was anything that I loved more! Even now, it’s still a favorite – the scenes have just moved from scratch paper to my scrapbook pages.
So why create scenes on your scrapbook pages? First, because it’s a great way to add meaning to the story you are telling about your photos and second, because it’s fun!
Creating your own scene may seem difficult, but is actually just a few supplies and easy techniques away. In my article you will find scenes created using paper scraps, punches, stickers, transparencies, chipboard shapes and much more! Your scene doesn’t need to be complicated either. It can be as simple as adding two large elements to your page as I did for my layout, “Taking Flight.”
Taking Flight by Cindy Tobey. Supplies Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper: BasicGrey, BoBunny Press, Hambly Screen Prints, Jenni Bowlin Studio, Little Yellow Bicycle, Pink Paislee and Prima; Brads: Queen & Co.; Chipboard: BasicGrey; Stickers: Little Yellow Bicycle and October Afternoon; Paint: Making Memories; Pen: Sakura; Font: Print Bold; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Tombow; Other: Button, patterned paper and thread.
I created my own sun and wing designs, but to make the process go more quickly, you could use premade products or a die cutting machine.
Kathie Link did a wonderful job of creating a scene with shapes that she cut from patterned paper. And she shows us how easily you can integrate a photo into your scene. Kathie simply cut-out the subject from her photo before adding him to her page. She also added a string to the boy’s hand that connects to the balloon accent. Both are simple techniques that make Kathie’s subject look like he is right there in the beautiful outdoor scene that she created!
That Look by Kathie Link. Supplies Cardstock, patterned paper and die cuts: We R Memory Keepers; Pen: American Crafts; Adhesive: Plaid Enterprises and X-Press It; Other: Embroidery floss and stickers.
Kathie’s page inspired me to create my own page that integrates my focal photo into my page scene. It took a bit of photo editing first though.
Butterfly Kite by Cindy Tobey. Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper: BasicGrey, BoBunny Press, Colorbok, Cosmo Cricket, KI Memories and My Mind’s Eye; Stickers: American Crafts and Studio Calico; Ribbon: American Crafts; Buttons: Fancy Pants Designs; Die Cutting Machine: Silhouette America; Scissors: Martha Stewart Crafts; Pen: American Crafts; Font: Walkway; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Other: embroidery floss, photo corner, string and thread.
My original photo shows the butterfly kite, but since I wanted to instead make it look like my daughter is flying the kite embellishment, I needed to get rid of the kite in my photo.
I simply cropped in tight on my daughter and then used the cloning tool in Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 to get rid of the kite string.
After adding the edited photo to my page I simply pierced a hole above and below my daughter’s hand to thread the string through. Now it looks like she is flying the kite embellishment, connecting her to the scene on my page.
How about a giveaway to help you get started creating some of your own page scenes? Fancy Pants Designs has generously offered to give away an assortment of products from their brand new, just released, Beach Bum collection – perfect for creating all kinds of fun summer scenes! Just leave a comment on this post by February 14, 2011, and we will randomly select one winner.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out my “Set the Scene” article in the February 2011 issue for even more scene setting ideas.
-Cindy Tobey, contributing writer
P.S. It’s Free Font Friday! Don’t forget to download the CK Believe font for free.
What a great idea! I love how it really emphasizes the kite! I have some pics of my neice this summer flying a kite and the kite was so small in the pictures that you can barely see it. I will definitely have to scraplift this idea! Thanks for sharing!
Love that wing, it’s amazing!!!
Love the kite page. Thanks for the great ideas.
Blessings Bernie
Everything is beautiful on your pages!.Can’t wait for spring!.
I love the ideas you introduced in this article. I will definitely try this out on my pages.
Fun! The butterfly kite pages are my FAVE!!!
OMG! Absolutely gorgeous layout! The sewing is immaculate, it makes me wanna get a sewing machine and learn how to sew on my layouts! Thanks so much for the inspiration and for the a chance to win Fancy Pants!
thanks for the inspiration. I wish I could make scenes…maybe I’ll try it on my next layout.
When I saw these layouts in my copy of CK, I thouhgt they looked great! Looks like the people are jumping right off the page! I thought this might be too tough to do, but you made it sound easier then I thought. tfs and the chance to win! kimmariebaker@gmail.com
Love the layouts! I especially love the butterfly kite!
I really liked this article in the February issue. I plan on doing the boy with a balloon layout this month of one of my grandchildren.
These pages are scene-stealers!
(Sorry – couldn’t resist!)
Cindy, the wing you designed is amazing, and the butterfly kite page is my favorite. Not only am I partial to butterflies on my layouts, but wow, the way the clouds and kit extend over the page, and the stitched “wind” – simply gorgeous!
These los are fab!!
Cindy, I LOVE your “Butterfly Kite” layout! With the stitching on the clouds, you can almost hear the wind blow! Thanks for the inspiration! I really would love to get a sewing machine so I can incorporate stitching in my crafting! Sun great details!
Love your layouts! You always do a great job of “Setting the Scene”! Thanks for the chance to win.
Great layouts! I love this idea. Will have to try it soon. Thanks for the chance to win some great product.
So cute! Thanks for the chance.
Ilove the kite idea. Thanks for thegiveaway
jen
I love your layouts! The scenes idea is fabulous! I need to try it soon!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Really like the idea of setting scenes.
I LOVE SCENES and never knew to call them that! Great article with inspiration for all of the rest of us!
What an amazing concept!! I have never created a scene on a layout, but now I am going to have to try. Thanks for sharing these gorgeous pages.
I love your Butterfly Kite page, Cindy! Very inspiring!
What a great idea…I’ll have to try it on some of my layouts.
I love the way you created the butterfly kite!
Great layouts….great inspirations.
Thanks for the chance to win. ;O)
Super cute layouts!
Good ideas, and cute. You make it look so easy!!!
super cute!
Thanks for some great ideas!
Gorgeous layout, I just love the stitching that looks like the wind! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow, the butterfly kite layout was amazing! Even your “simple” layout seems to have so much depth.
I love how you did the layout with the kite. So creative! I would have never thought of doing something like that.
Wow, I was just catching up with my favourite blogs and thought I recognised that middle layout. It’s mine! Thanks so much for featuring it. You made my day
I loved coloring as a child, too. Still do. Thanks for the chance to win!
I really like the kite page! We have a lot of kite flying pictures, but not a lot of good ones. I am thinking it would be cool to create a Chinese style kite embellishment that could be attached to my daughters kite flying pictures (Since we live in China and like to see the pretty Chinese kites in the park) Thanks for the idea!
This is so amazing, Cindy! I love these pages!!!!
very, very cute ideas!! thanks Cindy!!
I would love to try this! Thanks, CK!
Thanks for some cute ideas and an awesome giveaway!
indeed a challenging technique to do! But so beautiful and creative to see on your own page. =)
Thanks for the examples, they are all inspiring.. And I never would have thought to punch a hole to hold the kite string, I would have probably just lain it over her hand – so glad I know a better way!
These are really inspirational. I love th 3D effect of the wind and the butterfly. Thanks for the great ideas.
Love the kite layout!!
Loving the inspiration! gorgeous layouts
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