While I work on Mosaic Moments Grid Paper most of the time when scrapbooking, I rarely create solid mosaic pages. Normally, I like to leave a lot of my photos large and uncut. But, with these photos, I decided to cut every photo into 1-inch squares.
My photos of this particular waterfall were not all that great. The falls were hard to photograph because we were on top of them and they cut back under us. I took lots of photos in the woods on our trek to and from the falls, but nothing was eye catching. By cutting my photos up, I actually made each one look better (its magical how this happens) and created an overall visual that was much better than any single photo. And, I managed to fit parts of 11 photos onto a single layout!
Yes, this can take hours if you are cutting with a knife, but if you have the MM Die from Mosaic Moments, it takes just a few minutes. The MM die cuts a 4″x6″ photo into 1-inch squares with a single pass through the Big Shot or other cutting machine. And, it holds the pieces together so you are not left trying to put nearly impossible puzzle pieces back together!
There are times when you will want to use this die to create a giant mosaic and times when you do not.
GREAT USES
Enhance less than spectacular photos
Fit a lot of photos onto a page
Uses parts of photos if the whole photo isn’t desired
Perfect for flowers, landscapes, scenery, crowds, sunsets, beaches
NOT-SO-GREAT USES
Close-up photos of people or animals (if their face doesn’t fit in a 1″ square, they will look like aliens when cut)
Spectacular photos (the mosaic grid will detract from the beauty)
Photos with important details (the details will blend in)
Signs with lots of writing (more than a word or two is hard to read)
Give this technique a try — either by cutting by hand or using the MM Die — and let me know what you think. I’d love to see your pages!
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