When working on a layout, do you....

absolutely the papers first, that's my foundation for everything else, but I also tend to change some of them around after my first placement, but until I like my paper selections and placement, I won't add anything else. That's not to say I won't change them up some more after I start placing elements though
 
Paper. Even though it tends to get changed a lot in the process. But I need some background for the LO when working on it. Sometimes (rarely) I just fill the background with a colour instead of choosing a paper.
 
Paper, I usually put 3 or 4 on, do everything else then see which paper goes best with what I've done! :)
 
Photos, then papers, then elements. Although I might change the main bg paper three or four times before the layout it totally done depending on which way the elements take me. :)
 
ColleenSwerb said:
Paper. Paper is what got me into scrapping in the first place, lol. I usually open and put on my page every single paper in the kit, and then play with layers and clipping and all that good stuff. I. Love. Paper. :)
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this is ME...you hould see all the paper in my scraproom :blink:
 
I have a really silly process.

1) If it's for a challenge, like for the portfolio, where you have to use x papers, x flowers, x ribbon, x staples, I go and find a kit that has everything I need first, and open ALL of the papers, ribbons, flowers, staples, etc that I really like. Then I kind of organize those the way I like them and choose photos to match.

2) If it's for a specific photo or photos, I go through and open EVERYTHING I like. Seriously. I find the kit and open papers, elements, and extras that I like... AFTER I open everything, I just sort of plop on papers and elements willy nilly. It is truly a process of "Oh. I like the texture of that paper. Let's throw that on as the background. Ooh, that flower looks nice. Let's pile on a bunch of these flowers here. Oh. Wait. Now there's not enough contrast between the background and the flowers, so let's top that paper with another paper..." So it's papers, elements, more papers. Or, sometimes I'll put the photo down and say "These elements really need to go here, here, and here," and I put the elements down, and then I think "Well, I used these elements, and this paper would look really cool with it, so I think I'll put this paper underneath there," and then I choose my papers based on my elements.

I guess I do a little of everything, because I just start with whatever feels... "right" at the time.
 
Paper first and then I start embellish and then add or subtract papers to suit the ellies, title is usually last but not always.
 
Lately I've been placing the elements first!
I have two Easter layouts that I can't figure out what BG paper I want so they've been sitting there for weeks!!!
 
I don't consistently do it one way or another. It depends on the page. I will say that my photos, titling and journaling are last (in that order).
 
Depends on the layout. Usually papers first, but if I know I'm going to do a lot of clustered elements, I'll do those first, then see which paper behind it looks best.
 
My default is paper first, but I've also--for some weird reason--gone ahead and started clustering and whatnot and then before I realized it, had a layout on my canvas with no background. I've also started with the paper, did the whole page design, and then spent eternity changing up backgrounds and stacked papers because I couldn't decide which to choose.

... yes, I make life difficult for myself :p
 
Definitely paper first, though on occasion I might already know which elements I want to put on before I pick the papers...
 
I do the papers first, then the elements, then I go back and switch out the papers and see if there's combos I like better now that everything is there.

It doesn't sound like the most efficient way to do things now that I said it. :huh:
 
Always papers first, usually patterns before solids, then elements, title, journal and pics. Or sometimes I'll put the pics in before the title and journalling. Depends on my mood, I guess, lol. Of course, this is when I'm using a template. If I start from scratch, I'll use the blank canvass an the shape tool to determine the paper and photo layers, then clip the papers, embellish, title, journal and pics.
 
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