Here is another dependent bottom edge cluster I created for this lesson. This cluster is very similar to the first one I made, but I used a different set of elements.

I did not use a frame with my photo mask, but you can if you want to. The same rules apply with or without a frame.

Step Three: Scraplift

What does it mean to scraplift? In this class, “scraplift” means to copy another person’s design using elements from your own stash.

• Begin with a photo mask of your choice. The mask can be rectangular or circular.
• Add a frame to the mask if you wish, but a frame is optional. Remember, a frame can also be a photo mat (a piece of paper slightly larger than the photo mask).
• To keep the focus of the class on clusters, do not add photos to your clusters in Step Three.

Note: You may use more than one photo mask in this cluster, but the limit should be two since this cluster is not intended to be the focal point of a scrapbook page.

• Position the photo mask one-fourth of the way off the bottom edge of the document.
• To keep the focus of the class on clusters, do not add photos to your clusters in Step Three.
• Choose five elements from your stash that are similar to the ones provided in this lesson. For help choosing your own elements, re-read Why These Five Elements from Step One.
• Using your five chosen elements, create a dependent bottom edge cluster similar to my solution in Step Three.

Check Up

• Does your cluster contain a photo mask (without a photo clipped to it)?
• Does your cluster contain a variety of textures?
• Did you stick to a coordinating color theme?
• Are all of your elements falling off the bottom edge of the document?
• Are all of your elements traveling up and away from the two focal points?
• Are all of your elements clipped down by one of the two clips?
• Did you apply your cluster's drop shadows appropriately? Use my Drop Shadows chart in Step Two as a guide.