This page is for my awesome creative team role at bwscrapbooking.com, im just so happy to be apart of that wonderful team, and i really love using the products. This page is from their Red Romance Kit, which has the most beautiful collection of reds/maroons/rose papers and elements. I love working with reds, and this kit has some really rich, jewel-toned colors. I used 2 background papers, and feathered the selection (at max 250 pixels) of the 2nd layer of paper to blend with the 1st layer. I placed a ribbon over each piece of the frame, and used the drop shadow layer effect on all of my elementes to create more depth. The font is freestyle591, and the title work is from the kit's alpha collection. I increased the size of the side flourish and then reduced the opacity just slightly to tone it down.
You are so very talented. I love the red. No matter how tone on tone I venture.... I always travel back to red. It's my very favorite. Beautiful work. Staci
the one accessory that i truly love using on every page is scrapbook chalk. i currently use 2 different dry palettes, one called Decorating Chalks, which is a bright and vivid palette with primary colors, and another by Pebbles, Inc. called Kan'dee Shimmer Chalks. I always use at least 3 different colors of chalk on the area that i work on. for example, if i want an area to appear blue, i would use a deep blue on the outer parts, a mid-toned blue next to that, and finally a very pale blue (or even white) in the center. this process can also be reveresed, using the deepest color on the inside rather than outer sides. I use applicators to apply the 3 shades, but i always blend them together with my fingers. using 3 colors (or more) ensures you will achieve good depth of color and goes back to basic art principals of shading and highlights. if you've tried chalking in the past and were not happy with the result, it might be because you didn't get the depth/dimension of color you hoped for. if this is the case, get those chalks back out and practice with the 3 color rule. i also suggest trying colors that you never tried before, especially deep/dark colors can look intimidating in the palette, but are necessary for creating certain effects on paper. i think you'll really be amazed at how easy it is to create beautiful effects with chalks if you keep an open mind about color!
You are so very talented. I love the red. No matter how tone on tone I venture.... I always travel back to red. It's my very favorite. Beautiful work.
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