Using Negative Space in Titles

Hey Scrap Fans! Today's layouts feature using negative space in your titles. Did you ever want to use a small font or cut a longer title with your die cutting machine but hate the thought of gluing down all those letters?  Sure, you could weld them together in your cutting software, but that doesn't always give you the look you want, especially with boxier fonts, and that takes a lot of time too. That's why sometimes I like to use the negative space left when cutting out letters. 

With this layout, I wanted to keep a graphic look and I knew exactly what size space I was working with for my title. Since I had a very subtle background paper, I cut out my title, "mom's favorite photo" and allowed the background paper to show through for a subtle look. I could have backed it with a more contrasting color if that's the look I wanted. 

The font I used works particularly well with negative space as the letters are mostly single unified shapes. You could always glue in the inner parts of the letters for fonts that may be harder to read. 

Here is another layout where I used the negative space for my title. I purposely left out the inner pieces of the letters since this is a layout about how we thought my daughter's two front teeth would never grow back in, so I found the gaps in the letters fitting. 

As you can probably tell, both of these layouts use papers from the same collection (My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste Adorbs) I frequently like to make several layouts at once using up as much of the pattern paper as I can. In those instances, I'll put together the foundation first and then look for a photo or story that I feel fits the mood of the paper. 

I hope you've been inspired today to try using negative space from die cuts on your layouts. Whether you have an electronic die cutter or a manual one, it's easy to create great titles for your pages and albums. Until next time, Happy Scrappin'!!