For ages, I have been wanting to make pages that truly reflect my style. (Sparing you my arguments of "style can't be defined in words," I'll just move on to what I saw on Pinterest.) After examining my pins on my Scraphappy board, I noticed a pattern: often my favorite scrapbook pins include rainbows or patterns that mimic rainbows. The pages appear simple but are full of layers and texture.
So I tried it with a family portrait at Thanksgiving. My favorite thing about this page is the texture, which can be seen in the detail shot below. I finally made a rainbow! This page has layers of loveliness. Using inspiration from the photo, I balanced the tans and oranges with turquoise and blue. To add weight to the layout, I used a horizontal stripe across the lower portion of the layout and added a deep turquoise to both sides: a flower with textured petals on the left and a saying + washi tape on the right. I'm very happy with how this turned out.
(I'll add the papers and embellishments later.)
Happy Friday!
Oh my, Julie! This is stunning!!! Did you emboss the wood pattern on that paper yourself? I love it all!
ReplyDeleteTo some degree, I think having a 'style' is a little overrated. But with that said, if this is quintessentially 'you,' you are interesting, girlie but sophisticated and colorful :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The flower adds just the right touch, and I love the "tree bark" paper.
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