Patchwork Digital Backgrounds

Hello everyone and Happy Wednesday!  As always, there is an amazing SOSN sale today with lots of digital kits available for 50% off.  I am dropping in with a quick tip for creating a patchwork neutral digital background.  Here is an example (made with some of the goodies in today’s SOSN sale – click on layout for full credits):

 

At the Moment

 

I love creating on neutral/white backgrounds, but sometimes I want to kick it up a notch.  Patchwork backgrounds are an easy way to add some interest to a page without using patterned paper.  Grid or Pocket Scrapping templates are a super easy way to create a patchwork background.  I created the background on my page with these templates by NBK Design:

 

Out of the Grid 2

 

Using neutral papers from Just Jaimee’s Storyteller August 2019 kit and Kim Jensen’s Temperate Painted Papers in all of the photo and background spaces on the template gave me a more interesting background than just using one solid neutral paper.  Here is a comparison of the patchwork background with a solid background:

 

 

I hope this technique inspires you to look at pocket scrapping templates in a whole new way!

 

Until next time ~
Judie (HeyJude)

 

 

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I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.

My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.

Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks

And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.

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