angleigh Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Let's talk layouts. What's the 1 thing you find that you almost always use on a layout and the 1 thing that you look at in your stash and want to use, but it never ends up on your layout. Always use - I would probably say flower/greenery of some sort. That's probably on 98% of my layouts. I don't know what it is, they just seem unfinished to me without it. Never use - I don't know why but buttons/brads (attachments) I always look at them and plan on using them, but however I place them on my layout they just don't look right. I love them on other's layouts, but I feel like I just can't use them correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimes1 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 What a great question Angie! Always Use - I'm like you - I have a flower - in 98% of my layouts too. I love the flow and the anchoring points they create. If I don't have a flower there will almost certainly be a vine or a piece of wire somewhere. In my mind things have to be connected. (! Maybe because in my brain nothing is connected? !) Haha. Never Use - GLITTER! I am so not a glitter person. It always looks out of place and not in context for some reason. So I take it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyscrapalot Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I would say I almost always use a mask.. Flowers are a close 2nd I almost never use alphas. I just mever think to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngaire Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 This is going to be an interesting thread!!! Almost always: Is journalling. I wonder whats the point of scrapping if there is no journalling. I love playing with papers/paper templates and blending. Not very often: flowers, elements in general! I just don't seem to be able to get them to look right. The only way they look ok is if someone else has done them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishrose Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Good question Angie! I always (well nearly always) have more than 1 photo in my LOs. I love photo clusters when they appear in store. Never (well hardly ever) - styles. I may occasionally use some glitter or a metallic finish. Otherwise I just never remember to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieLee Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 masks, I love them- all of them always embellishments are hard, I really like the premade clusters. That is why I really enjoy making military LOs because I don't have to add flowers and stuff. There is only one type of flower that grows in Afghanistan the poppy for opium, so I won't be adding flowers or buttons to my son's military LOs. One of them just came home yesterday( praise God). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 That's wonderful news, Bonnie! Interesting thread, Angie! Use: I don't know if this counts, but I find I almost always use blending or have some sort of a soft edge on my layouts. Even when I start with a template or frame, all hard edges never look right to me. I love how others do it but can't seem to "get" it myself. Don't Use: I rarely (unless forced by a challenge) have journaling on my pages. Jody always laughed at that and tried to get me to, but for some reason it's all about the photos for me. Funny, because I really enjoy reading others' journaling. Actually Jody also tried to get me to use frames, (which she did so creatively, right?) but I rarely do or get them to look ok. I never use banners or flags as I can't ever get them to look ok and I'm not fond of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsoarty Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Great question Angie. I also have to have flowers, greenery and ribbons. I don't like glitter so I hardly ever use it, except in a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaFace Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Hm, I think I'm with Mari. I always have some kind of blending, whether it's using a template, or just using a photo with a blending mode. I'll have to get to you about what I don't use... I think I like a bit of everything! I can't believe so many people don't like glitter!!! Like, GASP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, AmandaFace said: Hm, I think I'm with Mari. I always have some kind of blending, whether it's using a template, or just using a photo with a blending mode. I'll have to get to you about what I don't use... I think I like a bit of everything! I can't believe so many people don't like glitter!!! Like, GASP Haha, I love your "Glitter Glows" and use them a lot! And I laughed that you agreed about blending, I often use your products for that, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dady Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I use: > Almost always: flowers, foliage, ribbons, stitch > Very rarely: alpha, glitters! I like to use fusion modes, dotty swirls, masks, butterflies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieT Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Interesting thread to read. Let's see...... Always use a cluster of some kind, usually with leaves, flowers and ribbon or string. I hate it when a cluster doesn't fit the layout. I also love to start with a template. It might not look like the template when I finish, but I nearly always start with one. Never ....... I rarely use SS papers unless I have to for a challenge or for the newsletter. I will regularly use SS embellishments though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bride Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I most always use a mask, blending and page edgers. For me, edgers just seem to finish a page off. Also love clusters - either ready made ones with the collection or making my own with bits from the collections. I rarely use alphas. I always want to, try to, but for the most part I end up taking them off because they don't seem to fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferZ Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Oooh, what a great question! This gave me a chance to look for patterns in my gallery. Most often use: One photo, some sort of ribbon/string/or flourish, flowers Least often use: Multiple photos (this is always a stretch for me and I almost always use a template to get me started), alphas, styles (though I love them and use tons when I'm designing) FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: If there were tutorials, ideas, or inspiration on how to use your least-used things, would you use them more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinnyW Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Great question! I'm pretty sure I always use some type of flower/leaf on my layouts. It just doesn't seem complete without it. Rarely or never use? Probably alpha, I normally don't use it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angleigh Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Interesting to see the different things we use vs don't use. I think for me there's alot of things I would love to use, but I just fall back into my tried and true items I always use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida granny Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 14 hours ago, AmandaFace said: Hm, I think I'm with Mari. I always have some kind of blending, whether it's using a template, or just using a photo with a blending mode. I'll have to get to you about what I don't use... I think I like a bit of everything! I can't believe so many people don't like glitter!!! Like, GASP I had to laugh at your comments about glitter. Amanda's Everyday Glitter finds its way onto lots of my pages. I also like blending. Probably my favorite product is brushes and I like blending with them, too. My favorite layouts always are very digital, not the kind of pages that could (theoretically) be done with paper products. I seldom use alphas, though I admire them on other people's layouts. I just don't think about them much. Great thread, Angie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Love hearing everyone's responses! Always use: 99% of my LOs use a template of some kind. I love flowers and Syndee's Shadow Me styles! Never use: I seldom use Alphas, because I'm too lazy to line them up to create a title, then resize them to fit. I love brushes, but don't use them as much any more. I don't have a good organization method for them, so I can't see what I have as easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaFace Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, CRS said: Love hearing everyone's responses! Always use: 99% of my LOs use a template of some kind. I love flowers and Syndee's Shadow Me styles! Never use: I seldom use Alphas, because I'm too lazy to line them up to create a title, then resize them to fit. I love brushes, but don't use them as much any more. I don't have a good organization method for them, so I can't see what I have as easily. OOoh yeah, I'm always using brushes! And organizing them, wait who does that?? So it's interesting to hear that you guys never use Alphas! As a designer are you more interested in kits that replaces with with something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorac Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Always use - I always use flowers and greenery of some sort, alphas (love them) and I love to use frames. Never use - I seldom use stitching and I hardly ever use masks, brushes, or blending modes, as they just never seem to work for me. FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: If there were tutorials, ideas, or inspiration on how to use your least-used things, would you use them more? I Probably would use them more, if I knew what I was doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Wow this thread is so interesting! I could have said the same as Angie and a lot of you. Always use flowers and seldom use buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelle Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Almost always use: Styles and masks, and I have to force myself to use more than one photo and/or make them smaller, instead of using one large photo. I like ribbons, too, as embellishments and borders. Oh, blending modes, I almost always blend at least a couple of layers together. I love seeing what the various modes do to two different patterned/colored papers. Not used often/as much: Well, journaling, although I've been trying hard to get better at it, because looking back at older LO's is more interesting when there's journaling to read. Pre-made clusters are difficult for me to use; I think they're so pretty, but I can never seem to perfectly fit them to my LO's (not that I'm very good at making my own clusters, either, stuff gets thrown on willy-nilly). And then white space, I have a hard time not utilizing all my space. If my LO has space, I always want to make my photo(s) larger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 4 hours ago, lorac said: Always use - I always use flowers and greenery of some sort, alphas (love them) and I love to use frames. Never use - I seldom use stitching and I hardly ever use masks, brushes, or blending modes, as they just never seem to work for me. FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: If there were tutorials, ideas, or inspiration on how to use your least-used things, would you use them more? I Probably would use them more, if I knew what I was doing. Carol, you forgot BUTTERFLIES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaFace Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Florida granny said: I had to laugh at your comments about glitter. Amanda's Everyday Glitter finds its way onto lots of my pages. I also like blending. Probably my favorite product is brushes and I like blending with them, too. My favorite layouts always are very digital, not the kind of pages that could (theoretically) be done with paper products. I seldom use alphas, though I admire them on other people's layouts. I just don't think about them much. Great thread, Angie! Hehe I'm just a lover of the stuff. Real and digital! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapgran Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I nearly always use: a mask or layout template. Rarely use: flowers & clusters, journalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diannecp Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Great thread. Always use: (when i do a layout - ahem! - i like soft edges so photo masks, blenders, and brushes almost always make it on to my layouts. Rarely use: Flowers, brads, ribbons, etc. Occasionally I'll use frames. I think by time I'm finished with the brushwork etc., i'm too pooped to look through folders of embellishments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Always use: Templates, masks or blending of some kind. Also ready made clusters. Never use: Alphas, glitter or make my own clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I forgot to say I never, ever use pre-made clusters, for some reason as beautiful as they are they are never exactly what I had in mind and I always want to take out/add a piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-M Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 This is not easy to answer... Always... possibly a flower or flowers but if the page does not require a flower it will have an embellishment that matches something in the photo/photos. I really like using stitching when it works well on a page. Hardly ever.... brushes and yet I have lots of them and do not know why I do not use them more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorac Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 16 hours ago, MariJ said: Carol, you forgot BUTTERFLIES! Oh My Gosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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