I have to admit, I've always had a difficult time scrapping sepia-colored pictures. Sepia-toned photographs remind me of heritage or western pictures, so I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to convert this photograph from my friend's wedding without making it look "old.

I wanted my layout to have a fun flavor to it to coordinate with the rest of my layouts from that wedding, but was concerned about how the browns and tans would clash with bright papers. I found a nice compromise by using papers that had a brown or tan undertone in the background, yet had bright orange and blue colors in the foreground. I also used a piece of dark brown scalloped cardstock as an accent on my layout. From there, I was able to use other bright colors to coordinate the already existing colors from my original background paper. Embellishments such as jewels and chipboard gave my layout more brightness and dimension.

I feel that I was able to keep this layout from being too drab with dull colors while still supporting the original undertones of my picture. Try scrapping a non-heritage sepia picture sometime! You'll be pleased with the results!

Supplies:

• Crate Paper patterned paper
• Bazzill Scalloped Cardstock
• Heidi Swapp Bling, chipboard, ghost shapes
• Hambly Studios Overlay Transparencies
• Making Memories Simply Fabulous Gem Stickers
• Fancy Pants Designs Biggest Board Chipboard
• American Crafts rub-ons and ribbon
• Karen Foster metal puzzle pieces