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- June 18, 2008
Madison Avenue Scrapbooking
Here’s a great Scrapbook Idea
We all know that scraplifting is a great way to kick start a flagging inspiration.
Trying to find something new for your scrapbook layouts can often be a challenge.
Well I suggest you look no further than your nearest magazine when your inspiration has gone on holiday.
Sit down in a comfortable chair with the beverage of your choice (some chocolate always helps the creative process I find, but this is optional). And start flicking through your favourite magazines.
Half close your eyes so you can’t see the pages too clearly. You don’t want to actually read the articles this time. You just want the pages to make an impression on you. So you can find one that can be translated into a scrapbook layout.
And usually the best page layouts for this will be the full page advertisements!
Don’t forget, these folk make their living by designing page layouts. So it’s reasonable to expect that they know a thing of two about it.
I found this ad for Campbell’s Soup in a women’s magazine a couple of days ago. It was just screaming at me to scraplift it and turn it into a scrapbook layout.
So I did, and this layout of my daughter and her cousins is the result.
So now I guess I’ll always think of Campbell’s Soup as ‘the family soup’
If you haven’t tried kick starting your mojo with advertising inspiration I recommend you give it a try. It will often inspire you to try styles and designs that you otherwise might not have. And it can give you a whole new perspective when you’re designing your scrapbook layouts.
And if you have tried scraplifting from magazines tell us what you did, and maybe share a link so we can go and see and help to boost our own inspiration.
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12 Responses to “Madison Avenue Scrapbooking”
Great idea! I have never done this before but already know where to start
By FightCellulite on Jun 18, 2008
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By Lori on Jun 18, 2008
That layout is fabulous! I think it’s just a matter of having a good eye, finding something in a magazine that will work, and then trying to replicate it.
By Anne-Marie on Jun 19, 2008
Yep Anne Marie, that’s pretty much what scraplifting is about. And you add your own perspective to the inspiration to create your layout, rather than just totally replicating it.
By karooch on Jun 19, 2008
What an awesome idea! My scrapbook is starting to look redundant so I was looking for new layout ideas. Thanks!
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By Antoinette on Jun 19, 2008
There’s a lot of great design ideas to be gleaned from the advertisements in magazines Antoinette. It helps you to look at them differently too.
By karooch on Jun 19, 2008
I always scan through magazines and such but have never thought of half closing my eyes. Thanks for the tip.
By Tink on Jun 21, 2008
At DS forums I saw challenges like this and never understood how it worked. I guess I have to start looking at ads from a different view. I absolutely love your family soup
By Antoinette on Jun 22, 2008
Yeah, I find that if you half close your eyes you stop reading the words and start just seeing the shapes and ideas.
By karooch on Jun 22, 2008