I have Vertigo! Well sort of. I have a picture inspired by the Vertigo prompt from the Get It Scrapped May 2015 Photo Challenge. I snapped a picture of my cat sitting on the storage shelf above my desk. She has no fear of heights whatsoever and can climb just about anything. She scaled a french door to reach the shelf, a feat that always amazes me. I knew I wanted to document the photo with an interesting title. I just had no clue what to use.
Whenever I do photo challenges, I don’t necessarily follow the rules. Sometimes I cheat by taking the photos and then finding a prompt to go with them. The prompt helps me see an everyday photo in a new light and can lead to a more interesting scrapbook layout. This was the case with the picture of my cat. I took the photo and then looked through my prompts. The prompts this month feature a list of movies. Vertigo of course, caught my eye. It makes for an interesting title. I took things a step further by searching for movie posters featuring Vertigo on Pinterest. I found one which inspired me to use orange and a geometric patterned paper.
Vertigo by Christy Strickler | Supplies Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Crate Paper; Letters: American Crafts; Tape: We R Memory Keepers; Tag: Kelly Purkey; Stars: Freckled Fawn; Sequins: Studio Calico; Other: Glass Beads; based on Scrapbook Challenges Sketch # 441
I chose the stripe paper as my canvas and aligned it with the striped vertically to go along with the vertigo theme. The pink patterned paper also had a sense of motion. I couldn’t find an orange geometric print in my supplies, so I opted to use it in the embellishments. I chose stars as a motif. They reminded me of those cartoon characters who sometimes see stars when they are up high or feeling ill. The flowers softened what would have otherwise been a harsh layout. I also kept it from being too busy by double matting the photo and pink papers. In the original sketch, the blocks of pink paper would have both been directly above and below the photo. I shifted them sideways to add to the precarious feeling I wanted this layout to have.
Using the photo prompts to guide me in my title choice and story helped this page become more interesting. The next time you participate in a photo challenge, use them to inspire a layout or product choices. These challenges can inspire you to take better photos, but they can also inspire you to tell more interesting stories.
Have you created a layout that was inspired by a photo challenge? Share a link in the comments.
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