I love pink - especially when it comes to scrapbook products! However, as a mama of three boys, I find that I have to be a little more creative to find ways to work it into my projects. Here are a few of my favorite tips for sneaking pink onto boy pages :
Supplies: patterned paper - Classic Calico Plane, Countryside County Line, State Fair Pie Contest; stickers - Addy Alpha Green, Countryside labels, kraft stars ; fabrips : Green Woodgrain, Pink Houndstooth, Yellow, Calico ; brads - Boardwalk kit ; other - Tiny Attacher, baker's twine, scallop punch
*Use it as an accent. The pink I've used on this page is a nice soft contrast to the blue, green and yellows.
*Keep it geometric! Graphic designs, like this graph and houndstooth, have a decidedly less girly feel than swirls and flowers.
*Watch the color. Subtle pinks will mix better with more boy-ish colors than cotton candy and flourescent shades.
*Think about subject matter. A page about how sweet your boy is can handle more pink than a layout about their football team.
Another quick tip for you today - I used Fabrips to create a banner accent for this page. I simply trimmed them into strips, then folded them in half and cut them into banner shapes. I removed the backing and wrapped them around a piece of baker's twine before adding them to my layout. I love the texture and dimension the Fabrips add to the banner.










Beautiful, Lisa! I especially love the banner!
Posted by: Diane Payne | 08/04/2011 at 01:25 PM
Love what you did with the tags on this page Lisa.
Posted by: Alexa | 08/04/2011 at 02:47 PM
oh that boy of you sure makes me smile:) beautiful layout!
Posted by: Michele H. | 08/04/2011 at 02:51 PM
Love the fabrips banner tip!!! :)
Posted by: Mary Jo | 08/04/2011 at 03:30 PM
Such a fun LO! great 'pink tip' too! ;)
Posted by: Dalia Chapman | 08/04/2011 at 06:36 PM
Really nice lo. Love the greens and blues with this. The added pink could easily make this a good girls lo as well. It's so non-gender specific. Love it.
Posted by: Denise | 08/04/2011 at 11:06 PM
All around great page! The splash of pink doesn't detract anything away from the fact that the page is about boys at all! I love it:)
~Vanessa W
Posted by: Vanessa W | 08/05/2011 at 02:30 PM
Wonderful! That circle grip is my fave paper of all the pp from the new lines. And I can't WAIT to get my hands on some kraft star sticker!
Posted by: Magdalena | 08/06/2011 at 03:42 AM
Circle GRID....
Posted by: Magdalena | 08/06/2011 at 03:43 AM
I love piiiinnnkkk! It's my favorite color. And yes, it better matches with boy-ish color. One essential factor to consider when designing layout/pages is the color combo and you've done a perfect job!
Posted by: Scrapbooking Ideas | 08/10/2011 at 01:11 AM
thanks for the sweet comments, everyone. =)
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