Colour Blocking is an easy technique that can be used to create bright Easter Scrapbooking ideas. The symmetrical straight-lined design gives your page balance and structure while focusing attention on your photos. In the layout below, I have used Bazzill cardstock to create a fun, vibrant page using this techinque. Usually I love working with patterned papers, but the texture of Bazzill gives my page distinct layers and depth while the bright colours create the mood.
This layout was created using Bazzill cardstock (light blue bling, hot pink, purple and grass green), white cardstock, foam tape and Bo Bunny Easter Egg Hunt stickers.
To recreate this scrapbook page idea, follow these steps:
1. Use light blue bling Bazzill cardstock as your background. Set it aside for now.
2. Mat three photos (preferably two measuring approximately 7cm by 9.5cm and one measuring approximately 12.4cm by 9.5cm) with white cardstock. The frame around each photo should be about 0.3cm wide. Mat again with hot pink Bazzill cardstock. This frame should be about 0.2cm wide.
3. Cut a piece of purple Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 29.3cm by 4cm. Mat with white cardstock. The frame around it should be about 0.2cm wide. Place your Easter Eggs border sticker in the centre of the strip.
4. Cut a piece of grass green Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 29.3cm by 2cm. Mat with white cardstock. The frame around it should be about 0.2cm wide. Place your grass border sticker in the centre of the strip.
5. Start placing your pieces on your background (but do not stick them down yet). You may find you need to adjust some of your measurements as you go, so keep an eye on how everything fits together.
6. Cut a piece of grass green Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 12.3cm by 10cm. Cut seven pieces of purple Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 0.7cm by 11cm. Glue them vertically at random angles across the green cardstock, as shown in the layout above. Trim away the excess and mat with white cardstock. The frame around it should be about 0.2cm wide. Place your Easter Egg Hunt title sticker in the centre.
7. Cut a piece of purple Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 6.5cm by 10.1cm. Cut four pieces of hot pink Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 0.5cm by 7.5cm. Glue them horizontally at random angles across the purple cardstock, as shown in the layout above. Trim away the excess and mat with white cardstock. The frame around it should be about 0.2cm wide. Place your Blue Easter Egg and Chick sticker towards the bottom, as shown in the layout above.
8. Cut a piece of purple Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 8.2cm by 10.1cm. Cut four pieces of hot pink Bazzill cardstock measuring approximately 0.5cm by 9cm. Glue them horizontally at random angles across the purple cardstock, as shown in the layout above. Trim away the excess and mat with white cardstock. The frame around it should be about 0.2cm wide. Place your Yellow Easter Egg and Chick sticker towards the bottom, as shown in the layout above.
9. You should now have eight different elements for your page. Arrange them on your background as shown in the layout above and glue down. Try to keep the spacing between each piece fairly even (mine are 0.4cm – 0.5cm apart).
10. Finally, stick two butterfly stickers and the dragonfly sticker to white cardstock. Cut them out. Stick them to your layout with foam tape, as shown above.
What do you think? Do you like this Easter scrapbooking idea? Do you have any questions? Would you have done anything different? We’d love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below.
