Mish's Blind Scrapping Challenge

Well it's Friday 13th...

Watch out for black cats, ladders, and no stepping on cracks in the pavement!

So to keep you all away from all those old Superstitions, Mish has given you something to keep you safe whilst indoors.

Supplies Needed:

1 - 12 x 12 cardstock

1 - patterned paper 7 x 11

3 - co-0rdinated strips of patterned paper measuring 12 x 2, 12 x 1, 12 x 3/4of an inch
tear or distress the edges of these paper strips.

1 x 5 x 7 Landscape orientated photo

4 or 5 strips of journalling - a quote is a useful thing to use.

Strip of cardstock or plain patterned paper 5 x 2

Chipboard alpha for the title, and alpha stickers for the sub title

Embellishments to suit your photo

Inks, paints, tools

Step 1

Ink and distress the edges of your cardstock.


Step 2

Distress, tear and ink the 7 x 11 piece of patterned paper. Adhere to the left hand side of your layout.


Step 3

Using paint on your finger run a thin border around the edge of your photo. You could also distress and ink if you do not have paints. Set aside to dry


Step 4

Take the 5 x 2 inch cardstock or patterned paper, and either draw freehand on the back of the strip a scalloped edge. Cut this out. You can use any other border punch you wish if you like.

Distress and ink the scalloped edge on the RIGHT side. Attach to the left hand side of your photo, about 2cm from the top.

Step 5

Adhere the photo to the top left hand corner of your layout - about 2 inches from both top and left side.

Step 6

Distress and ink the strips of co-ordinated patterned paper. Place these running horizontal across your page, under the photograph. You may want to stagger these so they don't all start and finish at the same place. Cut to your own desired length.

Step 7

Distress and ink your journalling strips and place down the right hand side of your photograph.

Step 8

Add your chipboard title on the top Left hand corner of your photograph, with your subtitle running across the bottom right hand of your photo.

Step 9

Embellish your layout to suit your photo, remembering to balance your layout by creating a visual triangle.

Have fun and don't forget to share in the gallery.

*edited to add* Mish has done hers and loaded in the gallery. She has taken poetic licence and moved everything to the right to suit her patterned paper.

Anyone up for a bit of Blind Scrapping??

Thought I might have a go at providing you all with a blind scrapping challenge, so go forth and gather your supplies :)

You will need: 1 x cardstock for the base
1 x patterned paper 18.5cm x 17cm
1 x patterned paper 4.5cm x 26.5cm
1 x patterned paper 30cm x 9.5cm - I scalloped the bottom edge, but you could tear it.
1 x ribbon or lace 17cm long
1 x photo - mine is 10cm x 11cm
Chipboard, sticker or rub on alphas for title
Tiny alphas for sub title
Blossoms, chipboard shapes, bling for embellishing.

Ok, here goes:

Distress and/or ink the edges of your patterned paper.

Take the 30cm x 9.5cm piece of pp and place along the bottom edge of the cardstock. Mine is about 2cm up from the bottom with the scallops facing down.

Next, take the 4.5cm x 26.5cm strip of pp and place down the left hand side. Mine is about 2.5cm from the left edge and overhangs the bottom piece slightly.

Place the 3rd piece of pp over the strip and bottom pieces. Mine is about 4.5cm in from the left edge and about 6cm down from the top.

Are you still with me??

Now place your photo on the 3rd piece of pp. Because mine is almost square, it fits nicely, and I placed it about 6.5cm from the left edge and about 10.5cm up from the bottom.

Place the piece of ribbon or lace along the bottom of the 3rd piece of pp, up about 1cm and extending onto the scalloped strip.

There you go - nice and easy, and hopefully understandable.

Place your title on the right hand side of the pic, with your sub title under the ribbon or lace strip, and place your other embellishments to make the lo your own.

Mine will be shown in the CPC February Mid Month newsletter.

Please upload yours into the Gallery , and I will choose one to show here on the blog :)

So, what are you waiting for??? Dont forget to share - I will :)

Thanks for taking my blind challenge

Deb (aka TD)