Have you ever been scrap booking and simply run out of ideas of what to do with your pictures? Perhaps you have some unrelated pictures that you just do not know what to do with or they simply do not warrant a whole scrap book page. Or maybe you want to express an idea using only your pictures. There is a way to use these pictures and really add some excitement to your scrap book. Extra, odd or simply one of a kind picture can be used to make a collage or montage in your scrapbook. These collages and montages can really add an artistic flair to your next scrapbook. But if you are not convinced here a few tips on why you should use abstract collages and montages in your next scrapbook.
As mentioned above collages and montages are a great way to use up extra pictures you simply do not want to throw away. If your pictures do not seem to warrant a whole scrap book page you can use them together to create something really special. Often times using these kinds of pictures to create a collage or montage really adds impact to the pictures in a way that putting them on a traditional scrap book page might not have.
Collages and montages can be used in a number of ways in your scrap book. Collages and montages can be used for a title page in a scrap book or used as a divider page to separate different events or time periods. They can be used as a reflective type page for journaling. The ways that collages and montages can be used in your scrap book is only limited by your imagination.
The art of putting together a collage or montage can really stretch your artistic muscles. Let your creativity run wild and you may find a whole new side to scrap booking in putting together these kinds of pages. Your pictures can be used in a collage or montage either whole or cropped to showcase the most important details. Consider cutting along the outline of a group shot for a fun effect or using only the background scene from another picture. Sometimes pictures can be layered or pieced together for a even more unusual type of effect. Consider that you are piecing together a puzzle as you make your collage or montage and you just might surprise yourself.
You do not have to limit yourself to using only pictures in your collages and montages. Pictures can be combined with stickers, die cuts or other memorabilia that might reflect the mood of the pictures. Perhaps you want to collage a page about a visit to the theater consider combining your ticket stubs or show program with the pictures to add further depth to the collage or montage. Maybe your collage or montage will reflect a road trip these pictures can easily be combined with a map outlined with the route you took. The possibilities are endless when combining pictures and anything else in a collage or montage. In addition consider using other artistic mediums to enhance your collage or montage. Many scrap bookers use stamping or painting to add details and depth to their collages and montages.
If you decide to make a collage or montage page because of extra pictures or pictures that do not fit in anywhere else you have opened up a whole new possibility in scrap booking. Creating collage and montage pages can really add excitement, variety and a whole new dimension to your next scrap book. So what you are waiting for? Get those pictures together and start piecing your next collage or montage.
Posted by Don under Scrapbook Layouts , Collage on Wed 20 Jun 2007 No Comments