Is there something you use or do a lot when creating LOs?

[jennpage]

Is there a certain trend or technique that you use a lot when making a LO? Like I have been noticing on my pages lately I always have some sort of layered paper strips. And I usually place them behind the photo. And I am totally into worn overlays. I layer them too. Is there something that seem to do or use a lot?

[rochelle789]

String. I'm addicted to stringy things.

[rachelv]

I seem to lift a lot. I'm always up for the lifting challenges. I tend to have the biggest brain fart when I have to think on my own

But, I was using the swirls a bunch, then realized I was using them on almost every layout so I try to hold back. I still open them into the program and try to find a place for them, but now try to delete so I don't overdo. Does that even make sense?!

[Mandy]

I always put a stroke around my photos instead of using frames.
And I always do like 50293802498420394 layers.

[iJenny]

I am hopelessly addicted to the worn overlays. Its a problem. lol

[suze]

I tend to use alot of "extra space" and shadows

[newfiemountiewife]

I put loads and loads of layers. And some more. LOL

[inskidahv]

I'm addicted to photo frames... I have like 12 sets different postage frames alone hehe. Lately i have been refraining myself from using frames on my LOs, but sometimes i feel that my photos are 'bare' without them. I also tend to 'frame' my LOs a lot by layering two papers as a base, the top one smaller than the bottom one.

[lizzyfizzy]

stitches. lots o stitches.

[justanotherjen]

I go through cycles with my designs. Right now I'm into leaves. All because I did a challenge last month and lifted a page that had a "natural" feel about it with realistic looking leaves and wood frames and next thing I knew I was addicted to leaves, lol.

Eventually I will get bored of them or realize my layouts are looking too much a like and move on to something else.

[lovely1m]

I am addicted to templates lately. I swear I can't come up with a LO concept of my own hardly at all lately.

[Tracie Stroud]

I still can't get over the worn overlays. They're a serious addiction. lol

[pbumbaca]

Lately, it's overlays, string and stitching. Over and over and over! LOL!

[yossarian]

Line's I always put lines somewhere on my sigs and on a lot of LO's and Century Gothic, I use that for small text way too often xxx

[SamaraGugler]

I'm addicted to worn overlays and layering. I always look for something to put under my photo to create a foundation for my layering.

[Jennilyn]

I usually have to have a frame around my photos and I almost always have to have some sort of border around my page.

[Paula]

Right now, I'm into corner clustering. I'm sure it's getting boring to the peeps that visit my gallery, but I really love it. LOL

[Laura_A]

Originally Posted by Mandy

I always put a stroke around my photos instead of using frames.

Me too! And I'm really into trying to get my shadows to look as realistic as possible. One thing I was really addicted to and find myself always trying to go back to is circles... mostly behind the photos as part of my clustering/layering. Still love me some circles.

[amystoffel]

Originally Posted by Mandy

I always put a stroke around my photos instead of using frames.
And I always do like 50293802498420394 layers.

Me too!!!! Lately I am all about photo masks...and string. I cannot get enough string. And typewriter fonts.

[mummytothree]

Another worn overlay addict here....can not get enough of them!!!! C.A.N. N.O.T.!!!

[nesser1981]

I always have a patterned background, then usually a solid paper a little smaller over the top. Almost every page I do is like that.

[alansrock]

lifting is my big thing lately or whitespace pages

[scrapperjade]

I can't for the life of me scrap without a template. Step #1 when I decide to scrap is to browse all my sketches and pick one, lol.

After that, like Indah, I seem to use multiple papers as my base (I love the look!!), I use stitching on EVERY layout, and I have have HAVE to use an overlay somewhere, lol!! Oh, also I like to journal (which is something I used to avoid, and I'd end up putting a quote instead, but now I love it), and fun titlework (something else I used to struggle with).

I want to like string and doodles. I really like them, but I have so much trouble incorporating them into my layouts. They just never look right to me.

[Leah]

Staples - I love them - clustered frames and I'm getting braver with my shadows!

[LibbysMommy]

Originally Posted by nesser1981

I always have a patterned background, then usually a solid paper a little smaller over the top. Almost every page I do is like that.

This is so me!! I have to laugh every time I do a page because I know that it will always involve at least 2 layers of paper as my background!!

[Denise Umlauf]

Stitches. And now I got into layering papers.

[ColleenSwerb]

I vaguely remember a time when I scrapped......

I stringy things and paper templates (Like groups of circles or squares or whatever).

[junebug]

clustering, white space, stitches, worn overlays. i can't seem to stop. and i think all my layouts tend to look the same because of this, lol.

[kathy70]

I tend to layer lots of papers. The first thing I do when I decide on a kit to use, I bring every single paper into PS and put them all on to see what works best.. and end up using at least 3

[switchwiz]

I pretty much use templates all the time---I have never been good at how to really "layout" a page. I tend to go with whatever is trendy, like right now the worn edges and sting--but I try not to overdo--I do tend to put flowers on everything

[Nettio]

Lots of paper, shapes and nothing on random angles.