Hi everyone, Mou here!
Today I want to share with you my process of clustering elements together to create a layout. For this layout, I started with a 3.5" x 11" strip of Cakewalk Paper Straw paper and attached it to the right side of a grey 8.5" x 11" cardstock.
I chose Cakewalk Miscellany to build the page bit by bit from this point on. I attached the Bingo card.
Overlapped the photo slightly tilting it to the right.
Added a strip of patterned paper right below the Bingo card and photo.
Added the Miscellany word strip
Added the ticket strip next
Cut up the Party flashcard in to three parts... attached the first piece above the Bingo card, the second piece above the photo, and the third piece below the ticket strip to create room for journaling.
Next, I added a few buttons
At this point, I felt that the layout needed a touch of blue and the blue seam binding from the Miscellany pack was just right! I stitched it into place.
Then I added the title using the 12x12 Alpha Stickers and Sherbet Mini Market stickers. To finish off the layout, I clustered a few pieces from the Cakewalk 12x12 Shape Stickers, Tidbits, and Washi tape. Wrote my journaling and unified everything with a little bit of shimmery watercolors paint. Here's the completed layout...
and close-ups of a few details.
Hope you enjoy clustering with Miscellany! Please share your projects at the OA Flickr Gallery.
Fab tutorial!! Will be "pinning" this to my scrap tutorials board!
Posted by: Susan @ PaperCrafter's Corner | August 24, 2012 at 07:51 AM
thanks for the tutorial, it looks so easy and the result is awesome ;)
Posted by: Eva | August 23, 2012 at 05:47 AM
thank you!! this is exactly the kind of thing i need to see because i've tried and tried, but i just can't seem to balance everything just right. this is a great teaching method for us visual learners! :)
Posted by: nicole austin | August 22, 2012 at 06:51 PM
this is excellent~! Love seeing the process
Posted by: Queen Mary | August 21, 2012 at 03:18 PM
I love this!!! The cluster effect looks great, and it takes balance. It's easy to make it look cluttered and crazy and this is a great step by step example to follow!
Posted by: Kasteiner | August 21, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Very cute, I'll have to try that for my next event!
Posted by: Colleen T. | August 21, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Mou - Thank you so much for this tutorial!! Your layout is beautiful and I love seeing your thought process. I hope to see more of these tutorial on the OA blog!
Posted by: Lisa C. | August 21, 2012 at 09:53 AM
This is so sweet! It's our granddaughter's 13th birthday today and this is great inspiration for a fun LO after her party this evening. Thank you! :)
Posted by: auntie em (emily) | August 21, 2012 at 08:59 AM
Love this! You make it look so easy with your fab step by step tutorial - thanks! bx
Posted by: B | August 21, 2012 at 06:10 AM
Love to see how you've clustered a page together, looks awesome... thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Inge | August 21, 2012 at 04:33 AM