Add scallops to your scrapbook pages for visual appeal and storytelling support. Scallops are currently trending in fashion, appearing in a variety of shapes, textures, and styles. Need ideas for scrapbook page storytelling with scallops? Read on.
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Build a Christmas tree of scallops
Embrace The Magic by Audrey Tan | Supplies:
Anna Aspnes: ArtPlay Palette Bask, ArtPlay Palette Christmas Magic, Multi Media Winter No1, Multi Media Christmas Trees No3, Christmas Word Transfers No1
Julianna Kniepp: Me Time; Font: Pea Kara Cornejo
Audrey Tan says, “This page is about my Indian Christmas tree. Christmas isn’t widely celebrated here in India, hence, we don’t get the mood for it. However, I didn’t want my boys to miss out on the Christmas feeling, so Hubby and I hunted for a tree and found one that resembled a Christmas tree. We had to do a bit of tying about to shape the tree a little. Then we decorated it as best we could!”
“I made use of a scalloped note to create my tree, layering it to give it the effect of a tree. The page itself has been decorated with scallop elements to complement the tree motif.”
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Frames filled with scalloped eyelet lace are like curtained windows
With You by Christy Strickler |Supplies Patterned Paper: Studio Calico; Cardstock:Bazzill; Chipboard: Amy Tangerine, Studio Calico; Wood Veneer: Crate Paper, Studio Calico; Canvas: Amy Tangerine; Die Cuts: Elle’s Studio, Amy Tangerine; Sticker: Elle’s Studio; Enamel Dot: Twine and Ink; Eyelet: October Afternoon
Christy Strickler says, “I took this photo when we first got our kitten, Boo.”
“Scalloped lace softens this page full of bold elements. I layered pieces of scalloped eyelet lace within wood veneer frames. The eyelet is gentle and delicate. It not only softens the page, it adds texture.”
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Layered tissue circles become scallops and represent waves
Ahoy! by Celeste Smith | Supplies: Sara Gleason: Petals; One Little Bird: Maritime kit, Allison Pennington: Anchored paper, Pink Reptile Designs: A Touch of Paint elements; Font: Underwood Champion.
Celeste Smith says, “My father bought a boat in his early twenties in order to provide for us and pay for college.”
“Pre-made layered tissue paper circles made this page a snap to put together. They make a scalloped border of blues that, combined with the photo, evoke a sense of water and waves.”
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Make a soft background of scalloped tissue
I Love You So Much by Amy Kingsford | Supplies: Karla Dudley Designs: Fated; One Little Bird: Silver Linings; Sara Gleason: Arboretum – Folio.
Amy Kingsford says, “This is a sweet photo of my friend’s daughter. Isn’t she adorable?”
“I wanted to create a soft and sweet feeling for this page, so I staggered strips of layered tissue paper scallops. I accented the patterned script paper on the left side of my page with a rough scalloped frame. This second grouping of black and white offsets my photo.”
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Wonky white scallops evoke a sense of billowy snowbanks
Oxford Winter by Debbie Hodge | Supplies: Shine Bright by Sahlin Studio; Legacy, Woodlets, Handcut Snowflakes, MakeBelieve by Valerie Wibbens; Wood Veneer Snowflakes by Gina Cabrera; Folded Alpha by Mommyish and Just Jaimee; Scalloped Strip Masks by Katie Pertiet; Jade by Becky Higgins; Wintermelon, Bohemian Typewriter fonts
Debbie Hodge says, “It’s rare I get posed shots, and I love these of my sons and my parents’ farm in winter. The setting is as much a character in the photos as my sons.”
“I used wonky scallop strips cut from a white tone-on-tone patterned paper to give a sense of billowy snowbanks. Several strips placed back-to-back create a bracketed foundation that frames the composition.
