5.16 Scrap Skills: Hexagons

Have you seen all the hexagons everywhere? I did a quick search for hexagons on Pinterest because I had noticed in the digital scrapbooking community that I was seeing a lot of them. They’re everywhere! My Pinterest search turned up hundreds of pins in everything from home décor to board games to quilting, and of course, there were dozens of scrapbook pages that used them. Chelle’s Creations has a great CU item in the market that has lots of hexagon patterns that are extremely versatile. The kit has 8 layered templates, with small and large sized hexagons, some with spaces, and some without. It even includes the lines and stitches that can be used to enhance the patterns. In addition to the PSD files, it includes PNG files of each pattern, which makes it easy for users of SBC+ to add to their pages. It truly should be a staple for your stash of supplies, especially considering how popular hexagons are right now. If there isn’t a hexagon in the kits you are using, you can clip your papers to the templates in Chelle’s CU Hexagon Layered Patterns. Chelle’s Creative Team has been playing with this item so that you can see what I mean.

Patty made a page to showcase her photos she took at a zoo recently. She used some of the layers of the hexagons and clipped papers from the Zoopendous kit to the layers. It makes a perfect background for her photos.

Ronnie also used the Hexagon patterns, but she took it a few steps further making a very intricate and interesting pattern. She made a  patterned paper with the Hexagons. To have even more hexagons, she used a template with hexagons which cut the Big City kit papers into hexagons thus having hexagons within hexagons.

Another CT member, Ophelia, used a template from Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs to make her page that has a building theme. Hexagon shapes are perfect for this page, and she has filled some of the shapes with papers and some with her photos. Look at how well the road signs blend in with the geometric shapes on the page. Cheryl of Fiddle-Dee-DeeDesigns originally made this set of templates for her Facebook fans, but if you missed it on Facebook, you can find it in the market at Scrap Orchard. The image is linked. I hope you’ve found your inspiration here for getting your memories and precious photos preserved for future generations. Try using the popular hexagons, and see how easily they can be used to make a big visual impact.