Inspired By...a book jacket

This week I was stuck. Just plain stuck for what I would show you today! I always seem to come up with the "best" techneeks when I'm not thinking about it! And I draw a blank as the deadline draws near! So when in doubt, I look for an ordinary item in my life to by "inspired by..." And this week it was one of my giveaway books. I keep a stack of these in front of y bookshelf when I'm done with a book and don't think I will read it again. This book in particular has a great graphic design on the front, as well as a great colour scheme! So I decided to see what I could do with it!

I started with the Heidi Swapp Mega Masks to make my star shape. And instead of using the negative of the mask, I'm tracing the shape directly on my background paper.

Next, I peeled the mask off and painted it the shape with some red to match the colours in the book jacket.

While my star shape was drying, I painted my Riff Raff chipboard. Just with some green paint. Then I added some Key Lime Pie glimmer mist to give it some pizazz!

I wanted to add some pattern paper to my layout, but I also didn't want to distract from the star shape. So I used my Heidi Swapp mask again to cut my pattern paper just perfectly to fit around the red star I had already painted on my layout.

The finished layout:

It's super simple (a new trend for me?) but it looks nice! The star stands out and makes a great background for the title. And the palm tree adds some contrast. Next time you are stuck for an idea, look to your bookshelf (or your CD rack!) for some inspiration.

later,