It's inevitable that as scrapbookers, we sometimes have to deal with less-than-ideal photos. Like the photos of my dad with his mum. The photos that were printed at the photo shop came out really dull (damn stupid freebie coupon.. now I have a stack of 50 similarly dull photos that I have been using for my layouts...I still have a lot more to go!) but since I don't like to waste stuff, I went ahead and used them.
I cut out the silhouette of one of them and placed it next to the other photo. I covered the background of the photo with some gold Stickles to "enliven" the photos and match the gold of the CNY piggy decorations. I also added some bright and fun embellishments to "frame" the photos and add more interest.
And of course, I covered my background with a large pig embellishment. :)
What about you? How do you deal with less-than-ideal photos?
It's so fabulous!! You used the photos perfectly!! That pig makes me smile!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
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I just don't deal with them!! I have an entire bin full of them! LOL!!! I loveeeeeeeee this! LOVING how you used this one, and loving the piggy and all the gold accents!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a great job with this that the less-than-ideal photo totally works. I'm super impressed with how you incorporated such a giant pig and made it look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteDealing with dull pictures takes a lot from you and been there done it as I couldn't afford to waste them! I love the way you have crafted it in such a lovely way <3 and shown there is hope even for these prints !!
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I love how you cut the silhouette of one photo and added it to the other! So creative! I'm going to have to try that some time :) Thanks for playing at Let's Get Sketchy!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, your layout gladdens my heart. Such a fabulous take on the sketch. Thanks so much for joining us at Lets Get Sketchy. Deb xx
ReplyDeleteClever ideas on your layout. Yip those dull/bad photos also need to get scrapped as it's the memories that count. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Let's Get Sketchy.
ReplyDeleteThis is just too sweet for words! I love the 'double' effect with the 2 photo's.
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Great idea to silhouette cut the photos! Love the piggy too!Thank you for joining us at LGS❤️
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have had my fair share of less-than-ideal photos to deal with! Your layout turned out beautifully. Love what you did with the photos. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Let's Get Sketchy! -Lori DT
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Thank you for playing along with us at LGS!
ReplyDeleteHave have done a great job with the page when you weren't happy with the photos. I don't think you needed to worry though. I love the big pig, super cute. Thanks for joining in with us at Let's Get Sketchy.
ReplyDeleteLove your take on the sketch, great layering and colours. Thanks for joining us at LGS!!
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