I have been enjoying working through the sketches. I has helped me see what I like to do on a page and what is a struggle for me. I like the layered paper look. I was never one for using much paper as initially I didn't have very much and metered it out like gold. I would always start with a cardstock background, but of course you cannot watch much of Shimelle and not be inspired by the way she uses paper as backgrounds and lots of layers. So I am trying to branch out that way. However I do really like the subtle look (although this week I have tried to be bold :)). I am also trying to be more aware of how the layers overlap so that they are visible and interesting.
I have also been trying to work on the layered embellishment clusters that I like so much of Shimelle's. Again, I don't think I will ever achieve her level of co-ordination but I am trying :).
So here are my next three takes of her sketches 13-15. Don't forget to check out the links back to her original posts, mainly as you get to watch and be inspired by more of Shimelle :)
Sketch 13
Sketch 14 and 15 together: Shimelle put both these sketches in the one post.
So that is it from me for another week. Have fun scrapping!
Cheers, Marie
Great that you are scrapping, I need to stop finding inspiration and get to it myself :)
ReplyDeleteYep! That is the hard bit... to stop looking at everything and actually do some :) I found having a fall back to get me going like Shimelle's sketches has been great. I have been doing other scrapping too, but when I am sitting there with my stuff and wondering where to start...I just go to the next sketch and make it. Once I get the first one done, quite often I go off in a different direction. Hence nothing posted here as I have done a whole bunch that have nothing to do with the sketches.
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