22 ways to rock the grid-style format

A grid-style format  is my fave go-to layout format styles especially when I have to fit in a bunch of photos on a scrapbook layout. It is composed of a series of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines that help guide the eye across the layout in a natural way. We see this format in a lot of print advertisements and web pages.

Here are 22 ways to rock the grid-style format on your  scrapbook layout....

The one with a lot of brads

How to scrap the not-so-great photos

Someone got a new friend

One minute photos

Fun monsters

Follow the signs

A challenge to not get my hands "dirty"

Rice only?

The one about the shy guy

On a bus adventure

Want to win a shopping spree at Top Dog Dies?

Meet the master of disguise

Projects for Made With Love

Never a dull moment when these two are around

Happy miss sunshine with her milk-drinking pig!

The story about the cable car ride

The one about the clay dinosaurs

The story about the star tortoise

Funny story

The new playground

I love hanging out with the boys!

That sweet smile and flat nose

So there you have it, 22 ways to rock the grid-style format on your scrapbook pages. I know I cheated a little by tilting some of the photos to create more interest but for most part, you can "see" the grids. It is one of the most versatile layout formats you can use on scrapbook pages and it looks even better double-page spreads.

What about you? Do you enjoy the grid-style format?

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When I listened to a gold shiny object...*winks*

So the other day I was clearing out my old makeup and dropped a Guerlain travel-sized pressed powder on the ground. The gold shiny metal cover stared at me and pleaded, "Use me on a project...don't discard me!"

Now you know, when your art supplies start talking to you, you pay attention and do exactly when they tell you, right? *winks*

Plus, it's gold and shiny. You know I have a thing for gold. And shiny things. *LOL*

Of course, I have a stack of already precut cardboard tags all ready to go (yes, I'm guilty of online shopping *hangs head in shame*).

I adhered the houndstooth patterned paper to the cardboard base and distressed the edges for texture. I also used watered down gesso to tone down the colour.

I added a gold button and some Golden gold mica flakes to tie in with the focal point. I also worked in some of my Echo Park Paper letter stickers. The ribbon with the pearl was reused from retail packaging.

P/s: Do your art supplies speak to you??? 

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The one about the muffins

The Gangster Gang (aka nephews + niece) always looks forward to tea time on Saturdays.  Because that's THE day their fave aunt (me!) bakes them something yummy. 

Once the timer on my phone goes off, they rush off to see the baked goodies in the oven. And the 15 minutes they have to wait while the baked goods rest in the pans is like the loooooooongest time ever...for them. *LOL*

I really enjoy watching them eat ...they think everything I make is yummy...such discerning tasters...haha

Now there are 11 of us in the house on Saturdays (including my brother's helper) so when you bake 12 muffins, people are going to "fight" for the last muffin. 

Of course, everyone wants a fair chance at the last muffin because you know, the last muffin is always THE most delicious one. *winks*

Everyone gets to plead their case on why they deserve the last muffin...and the baker gets to choose who gets it. 

Of course, I always make the four of them share it AFTER I get some decent photos. Bribery always works! ;)

Playing along with The Studio Challenges.

P/s: This layout was an October favourite at The Studio Challenges.

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A mixed media girl in my travel art journal

When I travel, I like to spend quiet nights in my hotel room playing with my art supplies. There's something about being in a foreign land that really gets my creative juices flowing. Plus, the limited art supplies I bring forces me to just go with the flow with what I have.

I will usually start with a quick sketch on the plane (I like using the pictures in the magazines on-board as my reference photos).  And yes, I bring my art supplies on the plane (The other day, when I was going through airport security, the officer asked to see my pencil case and I was like, "which one? I have 3!" *LOL*). 

I painted this mixed media girl in watercolours before refining her features with coloured pencils and a white acrylic marker. Yeah, my girl is wearing falsies because I was too lazy to sharpen my black coloured pencil. *winks*

Well, you are most attracted to those red luscious lips anyway right? *haha*

Happy weekend friends! :)

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2 sheets of 1 patterned paper design = 5 projects

Sometimes it's fun to challenge yourself to create a variety of projects using a sheet or 2 of a particular patterned paper design....like I did. Here is how I utilized 2 sheets of this We R Memory Keepers patterned paper to create 5 different projects. :)

The decorated paper bag

1. A decorated paper bag

When I went shopping in my scrap pile

2. A card.

The quick decorated box

3. A decorated box.

Spring coffee tag

4. A tag.

Life is an adventure

5. A layout.

There you have it, stretching two sheets of a particular patterned paper design to create 5 different projects. Which one do you like?

P/s: All projects are linked to their original posts if you want to see closeups.  :)

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When I asked for a "nice" photo....and got this...*LOL*

Now I love doing multi-photo layouts because I feel that they help to tell the story better. This is THE exception.

"Come on...let's take a "nice" photo together!"

Problem #!: The over-smiler.

Problem #2: One remained in the shot but across the road!

Yep. This was an outtake that needed to be scrapbooked. See what I'm dealing with when it comes to The Gangster Gang (nephews + niece)? *winks*

Currently I'm a little obsessed with using my odd-sized paper scraps to form a fun mat for my photos. 

I also try to fit as many fussy-cut elements on my layout as possible. Look Julie,  a birdie from Jillibean Soup! *hehe*

All while keeping the items as flat as possible to maximize album storage.

Playing along with Stuck? Sketches.

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