Sometimes color can be a bit overwhelming and distracting in an outfit, or in a craft project. It can distract from a crucial element, like the tailored simplicity of this outfit and the girl’s lovely lipshade. I wanted to write about something that was important to me, and use photos of me and Phil. So, I thought this would be great inspiration for a simple page that doesn’t distract too much from the journaling.

For the page, I kept the two-toned color blocking of the outfit’s base and layered over it with tone-on-tone patterns, as is seen on her fun winter sweater. The result is something very simple, but meaningful.

Outfit: Hoy Fashion

Supplies:
Cardstock: Hobby Lobby
Patterned Paper: Jenni Bowlin (black and white); Hambly Studios
Rub ons: Hambly Studios
Letter Stickers: American Crafts

I wanted to take the clean simplicity of this outfit and translate it into a scrapbook page, without neglecting the slightly haphazard feel. The easiest way to achieve this, in my opinion, is to keep things very linear, but hand cutting everything with scissors, instead of a straight edge. The not-so-perfect machine stitching helps with this effect too.

Since there isn’t a lot of pattern in the featured outfit, I knew I would have to make things interesting with element placing instead. To tie in specific elements from the outfit, I used leather scraps and snippets of vintage wallpaper that brought out the essence of the tie and vest, as well as the color of the shoes.

Outfit: Style Sightings

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzil
Stickers: American Crafts
Leather: Scraps from my stash
Patterned Paper: Vintage wallpaper snips

I loved this funky feeling pretty outfit that Ashley wore a while back. While she is wearing a dress, it has a casual vibe because of the mixing of the calico with the stripes. So 1960s, if you ask me!

For the casual vibe, I thought it would be fun to finger paint the stripes onto the page. The rest of the page is just piecing together patterned elements that suited the vibe of the dress.

supplies:

patterned paper: Jenni Bowlin Studios, cardstock: Bazzil, Stickers: American Crafts

outfit: Fancy Fine