People have a wide range of expressions; scrapbooks also have a wide range of “faces”. Begin with a basic layout but don’t stop there, continue to add details that put a fresh face on you page. The combination of smiles shows there many possibilities for expressing a personality.
Choose the look you want for your page. It can be a moderate level that you can scale down or pump up. Use close up photos that will draw attention to your subjects face. Using unmated photos on plain colored backgrounds will create a crisp look and will save you time and material, but still gets your point across. Intricate touches, such as sewn-on buttons, colored eyelets, and decorated tags, along with matted photos lend to the appearance of your page. Use vellum to create pockets to hold journal tags or other important mementos that go along with your photos.
When you are creating a page focusing on faces, encourage your subject to mug for the camera. Capture the special looks, their sunny, sad and even funny faces you will want to remember. These expressions will reflect their true personalities in a playful way. Your subject can be one person or several. Trying using a few of these techniques with family members, siblings and friends. Have single pictures of different people on one page and bring them together with the story they tell. Your pages will come to life with all the many faces you showcase through out your albums.
Choose the look you want for your page. It can be a moderate level that you can scale down or pump up. Use close up photos that will draw attention to your subjects face. Using unmated photos on plain colored backgrounds will create a crisp look and will save you time and material, but still gets your point across. Intricate touches, such as sewn-on buttons, colored eyelets, and decorated tags, along with matted photos lend to the appearance of your page. Use vellum to create pockets to hold journal tags or other important mementos that go along with your photos.
When you are creating a page focusing on faces, encourage your subject to mug for the camera. Capture the special looks, their sunny, sad and even funny faces you will want to remember. These expressions will reflect their true personalities in a playful way. Your subject can be one person or several. Trying using a few of these techniques with family members, siblings and friends. Have single pictures of different people on one page and bring them together with the story they tell. Your pages will come to life with all the many faces you showcase through out your albums.
Scrapbooking by Close To My Heart Consultant Marcy Larsen. Scrapbook Layouts, stamping techniques and more at marcylarsen.com.
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