Colorblocking??

[bskts4bj]

I just saw a really cute colorblocked layout on 2peas -- can someone explain how to do this?

TIA!
Brenda

 

[goofymom/pop]

Do you mean the type where all the extra spaces on a page are filled with square, or rectangles of different colors? If so, here is what I do.

First I choose at least 3 papers that go with my pix, 2 solid, 1 print or 3 solids.
Then I crop all the photos into some sort of square shape or rectangle. I lay them out on the page, staggering them here and there so that they don't all line up. Then I mat a few of them, and fill in around them with other pieces of cardstock that fits in the holes. Be sure to keep any vertical or horizontal lines that are supposed to line up , lined up. Add a second color or shape to your little extra spots, or a sticker, button, fiber etc. You can journal in them too. Gosh I hope this makes sence. Also hope its what your looking for.

I use colorblocking when I have a lot of photos of different things, like when we are in Mexico and I take a bizillion pictures of the flowers and animals. This way the page doesnt have to be a theme, just a mixture of fun pics.

What ever you do it will be great. Everyone does it a bit differently.

 

[ToDisney]

I think it's Deluxe Cuts that makes these templates. I love the look, but haven't bought one yet. I saw my LSS was having a class, but it's full. Bummer.

Color blocking templates Be sure to check out their new line, too (using the menu to the left).

 

[bskts4bj]

So, do you overlap the "blocks" or what do you do so that you don't have a "seamed" look? Or, is there a "seamed" look that I just can't see on the layout I saw posted on the web?

Thanks!
Brenda

 

[Pammy jo]

I use the tempplates all the time. Not sure of what you mean by the seamed look. If you look up my name on twopeas (pammyjo) and look under my pumpkins layout you can see close up what they look like. I just trace the template over the picture I'm using.

There is also an excellent book by deluxe cuts (I think) called colorblocking. Gives you alot of creative ways to use the templates.

 

[goofymom/pop]

not sure what you mean about the seamed look. I have small white lines, or what ever the background color is on my page showing through between the color blocks.

I do not use templates as it isn't that hard to work out on your own.

My favorite part of this technique is that you use up lots of little scrap paper, and you can show off those little pics by cutting them into squares or rectangles and sticking them in here and there.

Gosh its alot tougher than I thought to explain a technique.

 

[pattyT]

I have bought the templates -
as I do not use them often I really do like them when I use the technique - alows me to make a two page spread uniform -
and you can flip the template 4 different ways for 4 different looks!

I use one sheet of paper as the background then cut pictures and other papers from the template so EVERYTHING has the same base color around it (the seams)
then on the other papers I put titles, embellishments, ect..

GREAT way to put a loot of pictures in a layout and not have it look cluttered

 

[BevS97]

I did an online class on colourblocking for my website - you can view it here

it covers the templates, and also filling the empty spaces with squares of cardstock

 

[pattyT]

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?gallery=1&cmd=tech_display&technique_id=33

 

[bskts4bj]

Forgive me . . . .

Here's a link to what I saw & what I want to know how to do

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=417526

Help . . . . . .

Brenda

 

[BevS97]

Ah, that's a different type of colourblocking - the term is used fro 2 things and all the examples we have been giving you are for the other meaning.

All colourblocking means in this case is to use large blocks of colour to create your background.

To make this layout she has created a background using large blocks of yellow red blue and orange - notice they aren't exact quarters, it looks more interesting if the blocks are different sized.

The middle always looks a bit odd when you've done that, so she's covered the middle with a matted photo

then added all her photos, some matted, some not, one to each block

and it looks like she's done the journalling on a dymo machine.

 

[janette]

Originally posted by BevS97
and it looks like she's done the journalling on a dymo machine.

the layout looks good except for that, would look better either hand done or using a font with a clear label on the computer.

Your pages with the examples is great Bev. I like the WDW pictures, I'll have to try that.

 

[bskts4bj]

How did she "seal" the edges where the different colors of paper met so the you don't see a "seam"??

Thanks for all your patience and words of advice!
Brenda

 

[janette]

I think it's probably just the picture where you can't see a seam. If you look closely they look overlapped, look at the edge of the other side of the page in the one with the Mickey in the middle. There you can see where the blue overlaps the yellow.

 

[BevS97]

I agree, they aren't sealed in any way, just overlapped or butted up to each other

 

[pjlla]

Originally posted by bskts4bj
Forgive me . . . .

Here's a link to what I saw & what I want to know how to do

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=417526

Help . . . . . .

Brenda

Brenda.... I opened the link and LAUGHED!! I just printed out that particular LO for my "inspiration book" just a day or two ago. I liked it also.... clean and simple and colorful!!.............P

 

[pjlla]

Originally posted by BevS97
I did an online class on colourblocking for my website - you can view it here

it covers the templates, and also filling the empty spaces with squares of cardstock

Thanks for the link.... I enjoyed looking!................P