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08/04/2011

Insider Tips

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Lisa 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 : SometimesSupplies: 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.
Sometimesdetail
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.
Lisa

Posted by at 12:00 PM in Insider Tips, Lisa Truesdell |

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Diane Payne

Beautiful, Lisa! I especially love the banner!

Posted by: Diane Payne | 08/04/2011 at 01:25 PM

Alexa

Love what you did with the tags on this page Lisa.

Posted by: Alexa | 08/04/2011 at 02:47 PM

Michele H.

oh that boy of you sure makes me smile:) beautiful layout!

Posted by: Michele H. | 08/04/2011 at 02:51 PM

Mary Jo

Love the fabrips banner tip!!! :)

Posted by: Mary Jo | 08/04/2011 at 03:30 PM

Dalia Chapman

Such a fun LO! great 'pink tip' too! ;)

Posted by: Dalia Chapman | 08/04/2011 at 06:36 PM

Denise

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

Vanessa W

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

Magdalena

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

Magdalena

Circle GRID....

Posted by: Magdalena | 08/06/2011 at 03:43 AM

Scrapbooking Ideas

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

lisa truesdell

thanks for the sweet comments, everyone. =)

Posted by: lisa truesdell | 08/17/2011 at 12:19 PM

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