Using Bubble Wrap

OK, I admit it: the kid in me LOVES bubble wrap. I love to pop it in real life (and my son knows this and once played a trick on me by putting sheets of bubble wrap under all the area rugs – you should have seen me jump when I stepped on the first one). But I love it in my digital scrapbooking kits, too. It’s a most versatile element, and it adds the perfect texture to a flat paper. Chelle has CU bubble wrap brushes that can be used in any color to add texture to any paper or color, and they come in .png and .abr formats to use in many digital scrapbooking programs. But she also includes bubble wrap in some kits like her newest creation Green Thumb {elements} . Her CT members have been busy playing with these products to show you how they like to add the bubble wrap to add dimension to their pages.

First, Kayla used the CU bubble wrap brushes behind the cluster to give the solid yellow paper some interest and texture. She also said, “I think the bubble wrap was just what the layout needed to tie the journaling spot and cluster together.” I think she’s exactly right. She also used Chelle’s Creations Pajama Party {Sampler 1} and {Sampler2} and a template from Scrapping with Liz.

Next Krista used the Green Thumb bubble wrap in white to mimic the white flowers in her photos. It makes the perfect textured background to her photo mats. She used the Green Thumb papers, elements, and alpha for her page as well as Chelle’s template Lay It On There Doubles #15.

Finally, Kimberly used Creme de la Peche, CU Bubble Wrap brushes, and Curled Frames. The starburst background is a Scrapping with Liz background template resized and placed on the wood paper. She used a gradient map adjustment layer in PSE to sample the browns and creams from the papers when she converted her photo to “black and white,” and I absolutely adore how well this works with the kit! For the bubble wrap, she selected a lighter shade green and pink papers and used a mixture of the different brushes with a low opacity.

Ready to try some of these techniques for yourself? I hope you’ve been inspired to use the digital bubble wrap. It’s sure a lot quieter than the real life kind.