Five for Friday - Resourceful Repetition by Lorena
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June 26, 2015
Hello friends! Lorena here today with your Five for Friday fix! This week my post tackles a design topic, one of the many axiomas I wasn’t aware of before jumping into the paper crafting world. There are many: the rule of thirds, the wonders of white space and, of course, repetition as a design resource. And it’s a powerful one! Repetition can be pleasing to the eye and it’s an easy way to add balance to a composition, still allowing you to play with color, placement and texture.
Let’s see a few examples…
- Repetition is not some fancy concept graphic designers invented. It’s been on beautiful nature for thousands of years. Think about the rings on a tree trunk, flower petals, honeycomb
- It can give some stunning results when wisely applicated to architecture
- One thing that can make repetition visually powerful is introducing an element of rupture. Think about a “one of a kind” inspired card…
- Who knew that a bunch of trashed green bottles could be so pleasing to the eye? Once again, repetition in concept and color is the key factor here.
- One last example, this time to repetition applied to graphic design. Here, the designer played with color and placement. Isn’t it amazing how a simple bird shape can convey such a great and clear message?
So for my card, I took the repetition rule and ran with it, combining a single image with symmetry, texture and color. I used Gemstone stamp set and the sentiment comes from A Bunch stamp set.
The texture comes from the glitter I added to the gems.
As a final touch, I finished the inside of the card
And that’s it for today! Will you give a try to repetition in your card making? Have a fantastic weekend!
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Thank you for sharing with us today, Lorena! We love that you stamped the inside of your card too!
Find time to create and make something today!
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- Holiday Labels Give Thanks Stamp Set
- Holiday Labels Merry Stamp Set
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- Meet-up
- My Pleasure Dye Ink
- New Fish in Pond Dye Ink
- New Release
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- Sketchy Numbers Stamp Set
- Snail Mail Stamp Set
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- Spring Blend Inkpad
- Stamps & Cards
- Starry Night Stamp Set
- Stocking Die
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- Succulents Stamp Set
- Summer Blend Inkpad
- Surface Tag Die Santa Add-on
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- Tiny Circle Die
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- Tribal Thank You Stamp Set
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This card is so wonderful and full of gorgeous colors and just so fun!! Love the inside too!!
Daisies Girl on
Perfect stamping and I love how the inside of the card is decorated too!
Miriam Prantner on