Day: July 1, 2014

scrapbook layout

Behind the Scenes: Working with Patterned Background Papers

Hinter den Kulissen: Mit gemusterten Papieren arbeiten   Hey friends. After a long break I decided to start up my tutorial posts again. I’ve got a long list of things to talk about; now all I need is find the time to actually write up those tutorials.   Hallo Freunde. Nach einer langen Pause habe ich mich entschlossen, wieder damit anzufangen Scrapbook Anleitungen zu schreiben. Ich habe eine lange Liste von Dingen, über die ich sprechen möchte; jetzt muss ich nur noch die Zeit finden, diese Anleitungen zu schreiben.   Today I’d like to start simply by talking about patterned papers. While we love patterned papers (for me it’s one of the things that got me hooked on scrapbooking), some of us – especially those white space scrappers among us – can get quite intimidated to use patterned papers on the background. If anything, because it can make a page look really busy and might detract from the focal point of the page. I especially struggle with the journaling part when working with patterned backgrounds …