ArtPlay Wellspring Inspiration

Happy Monday! Today we’re sharing ArtPlay WellspringInspiration for digital scrapbooking, photo artistry and photo manipulation in Adobe Photoshop and Elements.

This post is intended to give you guidance on using ArtPlay Palette Wellspring, ArtsyTransfers and co-ordinating digital assets

Click on the image below to view more ArtPlay Wellspring Inspiration or visit the AnnaTeam Layouts board on Pinterest.

ArtPlay Wellspring Inspiration

The aA Creative Team members have been making the magic happen with NEW DigitalART products at Anna Aspnes Designs.

More digital designs inspiration can be located in the AnnaGallery and the AnnaTeam Layouts board on Pinterest.

See our Gallery Highlights by clicking on the images to access complete digital design supply lists.

You will also find process notes and digital scrapbooking tutorials from each team member to provide new digital inspiration for using aA DigitalART designs.

1. Create Framed Focus

Lead the eye to a specific area of your photo using a frame.

• Margo used a colored portion of her photo to Highlight the area of interest and guide the placement of the frame.
• Notice how she also placed the elements to Lead the eye in a horizontal page design as well as the UrbanThreadz around the frame.
• I also love the placement and Shape of her text in this digital scrapbooking layout design.

See also:

• 5 Ways To Get Artsy Digital Scrapbooking

2. Blend with Clipping Masks

Clip your photo to a FotoBlendz clipping mask to quickly and easily blend your photo in to your digital scrapbooking layout.

• Clip your photo to a FotoBlendz clipping mask to blend you photo into the photo artistry Layout Foundation.
• She modified her clipping mask using brushes to better support her photos.
• Notice how the Colors of the photo are similar to those in the ArtPlay Wellspring Collection.

See also:

• Blend Photos with FotoBlendz Clipping Masks

3. Spill Your Photos

Create this ‘photo spilling’ effect in your digital scrapbooking and photo artistry using Clipping Masks and Frames.

• Place a FotoBlendz mask BELOW the frame layers in the Layers Panel.
• Clip your photo to the mask layer and customize with brushes as preferred.
• Duplicate the image for each frame and clip to the frame’s clipping masks.

See also:

• ArtsyTransfer Flow to Dimension

4. Additional Photos

Place supporting photos in frames to embellish your blended photos in your digital scrapbooking and photo artistry.

• Diane clipped her Focal Photos to the FotoBlendz Overlay masks in her double-page layout.
• Supporting photos were clipped to duplicate copies of the ArtPlay Palette frame.
• Notice how this adds Visual Interest to her digital scrapbooking page.

See also:

• 5 Ways to Use Elements in Non-Square Layouts

5. Align Element Cluster

Place a MultiMedia element along the edge of your blended photo to create focus in your digital scrapbooking and photo artistry.

• The principle of Alignment yields pleasing arrangement of elements in your digital scrapbooking pages.
• Notice how placing the element close to the photo adds Visual Weight to the Focal Point.
• Therefore Leads thing Eye the eye to the blended photo.

See also:

• Design Principles and Element Properties

6. Combine ArtPlay Collections

Use multiple ArtPlay Palettes to create your digital scrapbooking and photo artistry layout designs.

• Kathy combined the use of ArtPlay Palette Wellspring with ArtPlay Palette Remembrancer.
• Notice how she also changed the Color of the digital assets to better support her images.
• We love the Contrast of the striking yellow with the more prevalent muted blue tones.

See also:

• Color Matters

7. Artsy Paper Landscapes

Use an Artsy Paper as the background to your focal photo in your digital scrapbooking pages.

• Notice how the Digital Paper creates a ‘landscape’ background to her photo artistry.
• The artistry also lends Color to her black and white photo.
• As always, Michelle ‘knocks it out of the park’ with a striking WordART element cluster.

See also:

• Digital Background for Templates

8. Inject Bright Color

Don’t be afraid to use brightly colored photos in your artistry.

• Provide a Color Buddy to any bold colors that stand out in your digital scrapbooking pages.
• Notice how Laura has recolored a Splatter element to pair with the bright pink in her photo.
• This approach helps to create a more Coordinated layout design.

See also:

• 6 Tips for Using Colorful DigitalART Supplies

9. Travel Artistry

Create photo artistry and digital scrapbooking layouts with your travel and vacation images.

• Blend your photo with the ArtPlay Wellspring Collection element to create artistry worthy of wall space.
• Notice how the BeadedThreadz aligns with the ‘fence’ in the photo.
• And the Red Ladybug element supports the ‘red roof.’

See also:

• Journaling Your Travels with Evernote

ArtPlay Wellspring Collection

INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS IN THIS SERIES:

• ArtPlay Palette Wellspring
• FotoBlendz Overlays No. 15
• MultiMedia Branches No. 13
• Outdoors WordART Mix No. 1
• Artsy Layered Template No 291
• Artsy Transfers Wellspring

ALSO AVAILABLE:

• ArtsyKardz Wellspring MultiPack

Note that the ‘Bundled’ collection is available at Limited Times throughout the year.

Want More Digital Scrapbooking and Photo Artistry Inspiration?

• Check out the Gallery here.
• See LOTS more Tutorials.
• Watch a Video.
• Take a Class.

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