My Scrapbooking Blog » 2009 » January » 14 http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com by Wendy Kessler Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Working with dark photos http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2009/01/14/working-with-dark-photos/ http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/2009/01/14/working-with-dark-photos/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:36:15 +0000 Wendy http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com/?p=214 Related posts:
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  2. 8×10 photos – Grade 2
  3. You Light Up My Life Layout
]]> Dark photos can be difficult to scrapbook.  I have learned the best way to scrap these types of pictures is to start with a dark background and then highlight the photos throughout the layout.  This will give it a dramatic look and your pictures will stand out as opposed to disappearing on the page.  It’s best to keep the matting at 1/16 or 1/8 of an inch.  Mulberry paper added a great touch to the layout below.  I tore an opening in the mulberry paper (use a wet paintbrush or waterbrush to make this easier) creating a frame which I then stitched to my layout.  The dark background works with the darker photo instead of against it, drawing your attention directly to the photo.

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Related posts:

  1. Mulberry Paper
  2. 8×10 photos – Grade 2
  3. You Light Up My Life Layout

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