Saturday Special November 1st
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Stacy here for your Super Saturday Challenge. This week I would like to focus on white space, or negative space as it is also often called.
First lets talk a bit about elements. One of the most basic aspects of scrapbooking is the arrangement of elements on your LO. I look back at some of my first paper LOs and realize that I had no idea how to do this correctly. They are terrible! In creating a LO your eye has to have somewhere to rest and a path to follow. Some of my LO have too much stuff on them and look too busy while others do not have a clear focal point. So to help with this aspect of scrapbooking we are going to focus on white space. White space is an element of your LO that is often overlooked. If white space is done correctly it can have a dramatic impact on your focal point – usually your photo.
To use white space directly there are a few tips you can follow:
1. White space doesn’t have to be white – colored papers are also fine.
2. Never trap your white space. Don’t leave a block of white space between elements or photos. Move things closer together so that the white space moves to the outside of the elements, photos, or the entire LO.
3. You can also cluster everything in the center of your LO so that the white space becomes a frame.
4. Get yourself out of the mentality that every single space on your LO has to be filled with something. White space will actually give the eye a place to rest and therefore giving the more important parts of your LO the emphasis that you would like.
5. Remember that you do not need to use every element found in a kit that you have bought. Less is usually more.
6. White space should not be considered blank space – done correctly it can give your LO a classic, rich, or elegant apperance.
So for this challenge you need to focus on white space. Although white space doesn’t techincally need to be a huge space, I want you to make it big for this challenge. Leave most of your LO opened with nothing in it. Remember, white space doesn’t need to be white, colored backgrounds are perfectly fine. Here are some examples for you:
Here is one from me using Erica Zane’s “Where the heart blooms”:
Andrea (Chia) using Britt-ish Designs The bright side kit and paper shapers:
Alamama:
TheWerners:
Sahlink using mostly Britt-ish Designs Fairchild kit:
bcnatty using Happy Scrap Girl Designs Flirt and Britt’s Bunches of Flowers:
monsu:
So many great examples of white/negative space. I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.
REMEMBER:
1. This is part of the Matter of Scraps challenges for the month of November. You can earn one point for completing the challenge. Another point is possible if you use a new product within it’s first week of release. Plus, at the end of the month I will pick one winner of the challenge and that person will also receive an additional point.
2. No double dipping – you need to do a new LO for each challenge.
3. Also, in order to get your point you need to post your LO in the gallery and then link it to the forum. Don’t forget that if you use a new product state that in the forum in order to get your additional point.
