Little Shutterbug

I love looking at magazines and catalogs. Every time I flip through one I find something that inspires me. It could be an ad with a great design, a color combo, words, or any other number of things. I often rip those pages out and keep them for ideas on future layout, but the thing is, I'm not so great at actually doing anything with all these ideas.  

 

I saved this image from my latest Anthropologie catalog. I really liked the tone on tone background and decided to use it as my inspiration for my Shutterbug layout. 

I created the tone on tone background using punched out flowers. For the title I used my Xyron Wishblade Die Cutting Machine, which had sadly been sitting in the closet for more years than I care to admit, waiting to be used. With all the chatter online about the Silhouette I was inspired to pull it out and learn how to use it. I started simple with a title, but I'm anxious to experiment with it a little more and see what else I can create!

Where do you get your inspiration? Do you tear out ideas from magazines and catalogs too? Do you use them? It was a great jump start for me. I challenge you to try it, I know I will be doing this again.

Comments

[Alexa]

Eeep! Love the tone on tone punched flowers, adds so much texture to the page. And the way you used the MME pom pom ribbon, such an original idea!

I tend to be inspired by a lot of song lyrics to come up with page ideas.

[Diana Waite]

okay this tone on tone is AMAZING! I just started using Pinterest this week (got the idea from Rhonna Farrer) and LOVE it!! I see a lot of ideas from blogs and online galleries, I used to print stuff but now it's all in one place! I still find ideas from catalogs though.

[Mariam]

I love the top bit Diane!! Its stunning. Thanks for sharing.

[Lisa]

The punched flower background is so pretty! How do you organize you magazine inspiration? I used to tear our ideas from magazine, but then I felt like I was just making a mess.

[sharla]

Love the layout,the tone on tone adds a soft,pretty touch! I usually get inspiration from blogs and challenges, sometimes magazines too!

[Mary Hamer]

Beautiful layout from such an inspirational image! I just love Anthropologie! I usually bop around looking for color inspirations in a variety of outlets. I usually save pictures and tab different magazines....nine times out of ten, though, I don't use them. My brain just can't stop thinking and creating! Wish my body could keep up - lol!

[Valerie Mangan]

What a great page. The Sihouette chatter has been inspiring me to dust off the old machine, too!
Two of my fave magazines for inspiration are Print & How Magazines.

[tracy]

Pretty layout.
Your tiny flowers are perfectly spaced ;)
I too cut out layouts and such that inspire me. Could be the colour, design or words.

[Diane Payne]

Diana, I recently started Pinterest too! I would love to follow you, my username is dpayne.

[Diane Payne]

That is exactly how it is for me too...more ideas in my head than I will ever have time to do.

[Diane Payne]

I have never heard of those magazines. I'm going to look for them the next time I'm in the book store.

[Diane Payne]

If I pulled ideas from a scrapbook magazine I have them organized by categories, like color, design, type, embellishments, etc., and I usually write a short note of what I liked about the item I saved. The ads from magazines and catalogs aren't organized. If I really like one I'll take it to my scrap room right away, but don't normally do anything with it. Otherwise, they are piled in a stack. I really need to organize them too.

[lisa truesdell]

what a cool background - i love this!

[Laura - The Stampin' Soldier]

Great layout!!!

[micheleomega]

love where you let your inspiration lead - gorgeous layout!