CrazyDaisy

Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m always willing to try something new. I’ve bungee jumped on a whim. I’ve jumped out of an airplane. I’ll eat just about anything. But when it comes to scrapbooking, I’m such a creature of habit. I find a tool or technique that I love and then you’ll see it appear on nearly every page I create for an extended period of time. It’s not because I lack creativity. And it’s not because I don’t want to try other things. It’s just that I like what I like and I want to keep doing the things I like.

Anyway. I’ve declared today, try something new day. I’m going to try using some new (or rarely used) techniques when I scrap. I’m going to force myself to step outside my comfort zone. Here’s some of the things I’m thinking about trying:

1. Using more fabric

I love fabric. I can spend hours perusing fabric stores. I buy tons of fabric with the intent of making something (anything) with it and then it sits in my craft room gathering dust. Fabric can be used as a background or as a border to enhance dimension or add texture to your layout. Personally, I’m planning on using old punches to cut various shapes out of some of the fabric I have on hand.

2. Gathering paper or ribbon

I use a lot of stips of various pattern papers when I scrap, and that can get a little boring after awhile. I want to create a new look and I thought I could do this by creating a “gathered” effect with my paper or ribbon. I found a great tutorial to explain just what I’m talking about, check it out here.

3. Make my pages more interactive

Interactive scrapbook pages are layouts that something on them that the reader can manipulate. Some pages have flaps that lift to reveal additional photos or journaling. Some of them have a tab that pulls out to show your text. While still others have mini books that open to show up to nine more photographs for that scrapbook layout. I know … hidden journaling has been around forever, but I’ve just never really jumped on that bandwagon. I think it’s time I tried it, just to add a little something different to my layouts.

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Have something new you’re going to try today? Tell me about it … I can add it to my list of things to try. Even if you don’t want to share, I encourage you to step out of the box. Add a little something new to your scrapbooking repertoire. You might surprise yourself and find your new favorite technique.

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