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
love this so much.
Posted by: elise | January 21, 2011 at 12:37 PM
neat!
Posted by: MaryBeth | January 21, 2011 at 01:18 PM
this is my favorite feature you do. its always great to see how you interpret an outfit into a piece of artwork. LOVE IT.
Posted by: grace | January 21, 2011 at 02:26 PM
love it!
Posted by: bella vintage | January 21, 2011 at 03:59 PM
Outfit inspired scrapbook pages.... Why have I never thought of this? So simple and cute! Love it
Posted by: JenCal | January 21, 2011 at 05:58 PM
Love your colour palette and the design, the hand cutting looks awesome!
Posted by: Alexa | January 22, 2011 at 09:51 AM
this concept is genius. just fyi! ;)
love it...and love the page you did. i've missed seeing your scrapping. :)
Posted by: shaina | January 22, 2011 at 02:05 PM