Template Tuesday | Split Backgrounds

Hello Scrappers,

Kayla, aka keepscrappin, here with a Template Tuesday quick tip to stretch your template stash. I’m all about the ease of scrapping with templates and love to re-use templates in different ways to get a different look. An easy way to do that is to add another paper on top of the background paper layer of the template to create a split background look.

I used the bottom center template in Recyclables 77 by Scrapping with Liz to get the split background look.

Notice that I lined the extra paper up along the bottom of the horizontal paper strips in the original template. This helped my layout in three ways. First it let me use more of the wonderful papers in the kit and second it created a bolder foundation for my photo cluster to rest. Third, it gave the layout a different look.

 

 

It’s always best to look for natural points to split the background; like where a cluster is or where items intersect either perpendicularly or diagonally. If you aren’t sure of where to split the background, think rule of thirds and break up the background into 1/3 and 2/3 sections either vertically or horizontally.

Below are some more examples of how I modified templates to get a split background design look and stretch my template stash.

 

Stay Close: Template Duo by Rachel Jefferies Designs

 

Remember that you’re not limited to only one paper to create your split background. Add as many as you’d like. I added two papers to create the split background design in the layout below.

 

Gather Close {dressed down} by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs 

 

I hope these examples help inspire you to stretch your template stash and create some beautiful split background designs. I can’t wait to see your creations in the gallery.

 

Until next time, take care and keepscrappin!