Shaped Photos and Papers

Time to think outside the box and the circle, digital scrapbooking fans. Today we’re going to take a look at some pages from Chelle’s Creations Creative Team that should inspire you to do just that. A few of Chelle’s Creative Cuties made pages using shapes to help tell the stories on their pages. Sometimes the shapes are used to help convey the message, and other times the shapes help your eye flow from one object to the next around the page. Let’s take a look.

First, let’s look at a page by Heather. She used star shapes on her page to match the theme – a July 4th patriotic celebration. The stars in the papers and elements and photo mats all help to tell the story of the event from which her photos came, paying homage to the Stars and Stripes. I love the title she used from Liberty {Word Art} and of course the Liberty kit itself is THE perfect kit choice. 

Next, Christine also used star shapes to help tell her story, but hers is all about her son Logan being a star. Since he is the focus of the page, she put his picture into the star shapes on the page. These special shapes are all over her page, as well, in the papers and elements, but there is no doubt who the star of the show is. She used a template by WM[squared] and Chelle’s Good Night Teddy kit.

Next, Krista shows us how to use shape to lead the reader’s eye around the page. The hexagon shapes on her page make perfect spots for photos or papers, and she has used them for both. But the interlocking shapes naturally lead one’s eyes to follow the patterns around the page and not miss any details. She mixed a couple of Chelle’s kits – Family Tree and Zoo Crew {Arctic}.

Finally, Christine has given us a second page for inspiration on paper shapes. She also used Zoo Crew {Arctic} because the colors were perfect for her photos of Logan’s swim lessons. This time, her featured shapes are triangles. She used a template from Scrapping with Liz and she filled the triangles with various patterned papers from Zoo Crew {Arctic}. The waves created by the triangles point to Logan in the water with his instructor and they give a definite sense of movement to the page that complements the swimming motion.  

I hope you’re inspired to shape up! See what special shapes you can find in your digital scrapbooking program and try shaping photos or special papers on your pages. I know you’ll love it.