Take my face-to-face classes or watch my video tutorials to learn advanced Studio J techniques such as creating your own background paper using text boxes.
So, I was listening to the Paperclipping Roundtable while scrapbooking last night. It is my go-to podcast for scrapbooking, by the way, so I encourage you to check it out! Anyway, May Flaum was one of the guest hosts and she was talking about her tattoo. It reminded me of the layout I did about Kate's first tattoo. You can read the original post on my old blog, but here are the photos of the layout.
I think it is a little hysterical that I had my camera poised in the hope that she would cry. Of course, she is far too tough to cry over a little tattoo. LOL...I really am not a mean aunt!
I am a huge fan of making my own patterned paper using my scrapbooking supplies. The quickest way to create a pattern is using stamps and ink, but I also like to layer strips of paper (either cardstock or patterned) to create a unique and colorful background. To make this striped paper, I...
1) Cut cardstock into 1/4"x12" strips.
2) Ran an 8.5"x12" piece of cardstock through the Xyron to create a large sticker.
3) Removed a little bit of the backing at a time to lay down my strips of paper in a random pattern.
4) Cut off the excess cardstock by turning the piece over and cutting along the edge of both sides of the base.
I now have a fun piece of striped paper that will give my next project a pop of color!
Now, I've been using this technique for years with my paper supplies, but it's also a perfect technique for customizing your Studio J layouts! The technique is very similar in Studio J...you simply use text boxes to create your strips and then fill them with a solid color or patterned paper.
When creating small strips using text boxes in Studio J, you may see a warning symbol. A couple ways to minimize the warning symbols is to reduce the font size in the text box and hit the space bar so the text is replaced with a blank space. If you still see the warning symbol, never fear...it won't print on your final layout.
On this example, I used small strips of blue paper to cover up a color that did not go well with my photos. I love that Studio J allows us to be as flexible with our layouts as our classic supplies do.
Below you will find a video tutorial that shows you how I created this layout in Studio J. It also gives a couple more examples of how I used strips of paper to mask or add colors using my classic supplies.
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