Every scrapbooker experiences times when inspiration seems flat. If that’s the case for you, try a rich source of inspiration through the wonderful publications in craft and book stores.
Here are few ideas for using a butterfly stamp set on your scrapbook pages or in your card making. Use a butterfly shadow by stamping on scratch paper, then stamp on the scrapbooking paper without re-inking. The result is a lighter image that still coordinates beautifully with matching card stock. When assembling the page or card, coordinate ribbon and eyelets with matching colors.
For a birthday card or page, a bright birthday tag over a stickered or stamped strip of card stock in the center of the page or card creates a strong focal point. Add visual interest by ensuring that the images overlap and continue off the edge. This idea uses a two-step technique– you can use an outline image alone, the butterflies, or with the corresponding solid image of perhaps flowers.
Try a page or card that uses a single set of images, (butterflies), that are varying in sizes; the smaller images in a set can make wonderful embellishments.
Use an outline of a butterfly to accent the photo, and stamp a shadow of the butterfly to create the background.
Craft books will offer lots more great ideas for designing that next scrapbook page or card when you fall in a rut and need new inspiration.
