Scrap Skills: Blending Photos | Digital Scrapbooking Skills

One of the things that attracted me to digital scrapbooking was the ability to use photos in unique ways on a page. Blending photos is definitely something that can’t be done with traditional paper and scissors, but the effects can be so very striking.  Chelle pointed me to this GSO post of blended photos that inspired her here . The pages there are amazing, and when I first looked at them, I thought, “I’ll never be able to do that,” so I searched through Chelle’s YouTube channel for a video on blending. She has lots of terrific tutorials there, including one on blending photos into the background of a page here. She does such a good job explaining it, I can’t wait to try it!

Chelle’s very creative team members have made some example pages for you to see. Melissa has an adorable little boy, and she made a page about his first bath given to him by the nurse and his daddy while she was recovering in the hospital. A special event like this deserves special attention, and she gave it the emphasis it deserved by blending the photo of him wrapped in a towel into the background while the focus picture is out front and matted. Next, Roxana made a gorgeous travel page, and instead of blending a person’s photo into the background, she used a scenery photo for a stunning effect. Roxana’s pages always make me want to travel to where she has been, and this one is no exception. That sunset looks spectacular in the center. Next, Ophelia has used Chelle’s Black Belt kit to scrap a page about her child leading the karate class in their practice session. Blending the class photo is such a unique way to show the whole room on the page.  Finally, Kayla used Chelle’s newest kit Tea for Two to make a gorgeous page with a photo she took on a recent family vacation to Disneyland. She chose to use the blended photo as the only photo on her page, and it looks awesome.  By the way, the Tea for Two Bundle is still on sale for a short time more, and right now, the gingham papers are free with purchase of the bundle.

Each of these layout artists has used a different blending mode for her photo and a different type of photo, but each page looks amazing. I hope you are inspired as I am to give this technique a try. If you haven’t stopped to watch Chelle’s video, stop to watch it now. You won’t  be sorry!