Intro to Fusion Scrapping (AKA Confessions of a traditional
Scrapper)
Do you love what you see in Created by Jill's gorgeous
Fusion kits, but just aren't sure how to use them? We, I can relate!!! I've been a Jill fan from way back when she
was creating traditional kits. I loved
them. Then she had the nerve to switch
to fusion! She didn't even ask
me!!! What the heck am I going to do
with all those "messy" papers and elements? I like things neat, orderly and color
coordinated.
To be perfectly honest, I resisted tlll she put out Beach
Trip. Still my favorite kit, I just
couldn't resist and bought the whole bundle.
Now, what the heck was I going to do with it????
I have two outs for this problem...scraplifting and
templates! The templates I had were
very traditional, so scraplifting it is. I took a look at layouts that Jill's CT
members made. I found one that I loved
and I thought would ease me into this new style. Did I mention I'm not much for change? Duh!
Now I know that when you scraplift, you don't need to use
the same kit, but I'm a newbie at fusion here, I need all the help I can get! So I found a wonderful layout by NancyC that
didn't look too "fusie" (I know that's not a word!!!)
I grabbed some of my own beach photos and literally made a
carbon copy of the layout! Hey, I moved the netting!
That's pretty cool! I always do two page spreads so I thought I would make the next one a little less lift and a little more fuse....how tough could it be?
That's pretty cool! I always do two page spreads so I thought I would make the next one a little less lift and a little more fuse....how tough could it be?
I grabbed yet another page of Nancy's to lift and forged
ahead.
This time I put a little more Mary-Lynne and a little less Nancy into the layout and fell in love with fusion! The best part is that you can't do it wrong! It's suppose to look messy and grungy and overall awesome!!! Here's mine!
Then Jill came out with the Color Pop collection and the Color me Happy collection and I totally hooked.
This time I put a little more Mary-Lynne and a little less Nancy into the layout and fell in love with fusion! The best part is that you can't do it wrong! It's suppose to look messy and grungy and overall awesome!!! Here's mine!
Then Jill came out with the Color Pop collection and the Color me Happy collection and I totally hooked.
But it just keeps getting funner! Not too long ago, Jill starting creating
Blendits templates. OMG...Cheapest
therapy session you will ever have. They
can sure be used with traditional kits, but they really shine with the fusion
kits. Too much fun for words!!!! For a great look at how these work check out
my PSE12 tutorial on Jill's blog. Also
using Beach Trip. Did I mention I love
that kit???
So now, my challenge to you, is to created a kit with any
one of Jill's fusion kits. Pick the kit
and then pick one of the CT layouts to scraplift. If you kick on the product in the store to
get the full page description of the product, you can find the CT layouts just
below the product. Or use any one of the
CT layouts regardless of kit.
Post your layouts here so we can all see your beautiful
work! And be sure to tell us the layout
that you scraplifted so we can give them some love too!
Here's my Beach Trip layout with Blendits1
One last thing (and the most important thing) THERE ARE NO RULES. You don't even have to do a "fusion" style with a fusion kit. Here are two layouts that I made using Jill's gorgeous Remember When Fusion Kit. One Fusion, one traditional, same kit! Have fun and Happy Scrapping!!!!
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