PRINT & CUT | HYBRID TUTORIAL BY SANNA LIPPERT

Our fabulous Nifty Gal, Sanna Lippert's is our hybrid star. She also has her latest and greatest tutorial which is all about scrapbooking those 'silly family snapshots'! You know, the ones that are fun and show the lighter side of life and well bascially that family is where you can be your most craziest and still be loved.

This eye catching scrapbook hybrid page uses our  CORE RADIANCE | Collection which is all about fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. I know...right this page is not about fitness but hey who says you have to be so specific when using a kit? It's all about how with a little creative thinking any kit can  be braodly translated into other themes. Like for example with Sanna's page below, its about how a good laugh and sometimes being silly, is a very healthy way to be and really good for the soul!

'SILLY FAMILY'

by Sanna Lippert

Digital Credits:

CORE RADIANCE | Collection by The Nifty Pixel

I first designed my own background using a paper from the CORE RADIANCE | Collection  then overlayed using the blending modes feature in photoshop a mix of elements including textures and journal cards from the collection to create some textured effects in the background. I then positioned the photos in a stylised grid formation so that they flowed down the left of the page.

I then dressed the page with a collection of embellishments from my stash that coordinated with the colour palette. Added some ink splatters (One of my fave techniques to do!) and fussy cut some little printed design elements from other Nifty Pixel kits that  also coordinated.

The themes of the kits might very different, but you will always find patterns/colours and motifs from other kits that will combine perfectly together to help you create an eye catching project.

So there you have it, a simple tutorial on mixing digital kits to create amazing hybrid pages. Creating hybrid projects is really easy and gives you more bang for your buck. Buy digital and create endless pages/projects from the one Collection, kit or pack. With just a little know how around photoshop or any other photo editing program you are well on your way to creating some awesome hybrid projects.
Do you think you might like to give hybrid scrapping a go? If so, we are offering a great deal in our shop on the CORE RADIANCE | Collection which Sanna used in this tutorial click below to check it out! 

If anyone would like to check out more of Sanna's projects why not pop over to  her fabulous blog  Papierstau and get inspired even more! Have fun hybrid scrappin' and remember to...

PRINT & CUT| HYBRID PROJECT BY NIFTY GAL SANNA LIPPERT

Sanna's latest creation called 'Hohe Wand' uses our 'Core Radiance' collection a very motivational kit for those of us that need a little nudge to get moving. Sanna is sharing with us this awesoem hybrid tutorial so easy to try yourself even if you don't have a lot of digital know how you too can create a master piece like Sanna's below!

'Hohe Wand'

by Sanna Lippert

Digital Credits:

Core Radiance Collection by The Nifty Pixel

HERE IS WHAT SANNA SAID ABOUT HER PROCESS....

I first print out some of the digi papers I want to play with and print some of the elements on an A3 sheet of paper. First I arrange them in a photo editing program like InDesign so they are within thedimensions of an A3 sheet making them much easier to print. This way I have plenty of elements on hand ready to cut and arrange on my artwork.

I then created a digital background by clustering and layering the elements in my photo editing program making sure the work space dimensions would fit into my printers dimensions. After printing my background I cut it out and pasted it to a sheet of 12X12 Cardstock framing it and also to provide a more rigid base as I am going add lots of dimensional texture to it.  

I added some black glimmer glaze splatters here and there along with some white marker faux splatters for more dimension. Using my trusty Crafters Workshop stencils I then applied some gold pops of texture by scraping Golden Texture paste through the stencil directly onto the background. Then I went along and stamped in black. (I like to use black so as to add some strong visual contrast.)

Now that my base is dry I can start to add the photo's and begin cutting some of the elements I printed out earlier. I chose a word art from the Core Radiance Kit to fussy cut and stagger over my photo's which helps guide your eye across the 3 main photo's and also works perfectly as part of my journaling.

After everything is glued gown and I have decided on the title I add one last little nifty trick to make the title stand out even more. Simply using a sharpie pen I outline each letter giving them a more defined appearance, I think they stand out so much more from the background.

I had such a fun time playing with the digital ements and making my own printable background ready to add some layered elements and texture too. I hope you enjoyed this Step-by-step and will give it a try! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  OMG how great was that, I loved the handy tips for creating the background first up and then outlining the alpha really finished thepage beautifully. Thank you Sanna for sharing your inspiring hybrid process and those nifty techniques too! For even more eye popping inspiration why not scoot on over to Sanna's blog Papierstau! Happy Scrappin' and remember to...

NEW RELEASE| CORE RADIANCE

It's a new month and time for a collection release! 'Core Radiance' is a bright and active collection perfect for those of you that strive to be alive, and love to get the old heart a pumping. It's filled with motivational elements to inspire you to keep on keeping on especially with achieving those all important health goals.

The collection includes the Digital Kit, Word Snippets perfect for creating eye catching titles and headliners. A pack of silhouettes you could clip papers and photos to or blend into your backgrounds creating some really interesting effects. A nifty pack of pocket fillers for all those pocket page projects, some acetate pattern papers to add an extra layer in your project and lastly a wordart pack that also includes a brush set of textures to help you really juice up your pages. Lets have a look at the collection and some awesome pages by the Nifty Gals.

NB: This kit includes elements and papers originally available in our July Scrap Pack mini at Scrap Stacks.

Thank you for stopping by, have fun with Core Radiance and remember to....