It appears that this approach to my Hawaii album is going to work. This is my first hybrid layout and I’ve decided I’m in my element! I have really enjoyed doing the artsy side of card making this past year and wanted to incorporate some of that into my scrapbooking. But at the same time I was pulled toward digital scrapbooking. I’m excited that it is looking like my first hybrid experiment is going to be a success!

The waves in this layout were made with a fun technique I read about on a blog yesterday and I think Tim Holtz used it on one of his 12 Days of Christmas Tags. First I placed the Big and Juicy stamp pad face down on a Ranger craft mat, sprayed it with plenty of water, used my finger to swirl the inks, and pressed some glossy cardstock into the ink. As you cover the paper with ink tilt it every which way to get the ink to run around and enhance your texture. I’ve done this before, but the next step was what caught my attention for this particular layout. While it is wet sprinkle some sea salt on the image. The salt is a resist effect, and it pushes the ink away. You can then let it dry on its own or use a heat gun to speed up the process. With a large sheet of paper you may repeat this process several times until your paper is covered.

After my layout was in place I hand cut the waves to fit.

The titles were cut on the Cricut, after welding the letters in Cricut Design Studio, with Opposites Attract and Printing Press. I really liked how the Printing Press type matched the digital ”sun and surf” stamp.

The “manilla folder” was traced from a real folder which is not made of acid free paper. My next step is to figure out how I am going to place my journalling on the folder. Then I’ll distress all of the elements with distress inks and white paint and share my final layout. Hopefully by the end of the weekend.