It's time to bring back one of my favorite blog features! It's been way too long since I've scrapbooked or done much creatively just for kicks and giggles. When I saw the femininely disheveled look of this outfit from Vanessa Jackman's streetstyle fashion blog, I thought it would be great inspiration for a scrapbook page. Here we go again!
To mimic the disheveled appearance of the outfit, I hand made a lot of details, by painting elements I had hand cut out of white cardstock. As a backdrop for my photos, I simply peeled the back off of a flap from a USPS flatrate box. Piercing the white journaling spots with a hole punch was a way to translate the pierced leather cowboy boots into another scrapbooking element. Stitching, paint splatters, and jagged lace create a backdrop similar to the pretty vintage dress from the photo.
With a lot of leftover materials and a little bit of paint, the transformation from outfit to scrapbook page was simple, easy, and fun!
This is such a neat feature! I'm not a scrapbooker, but I love looking at them :) You've captured the essence of the photo perfectly!
Posted by: Kyla | June 14, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Yay! I've missed your pages - the little lace cut-outs and the painty green have me smiling. :)
Posted by: Michelle Clement | June 14, 2012 at 12:09 PM
LOVE those boots.
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Posted by: Freya | June 14, 2012 at 12:17 PM
This is such a fun idea--I really like it! Also, that's an excellent interpretation of the outfit. You did a really great job on it, and I'm looking forward to this being reinstated as a regular thing.
Posted by: Sequins (C. Marcia) | June 14, 2012 at 02:51 PM
As a scrapbooker and a loof street style this is my favourite feature on all the blogs I read, seriously I mean it, I love this feature and I'm so glad you brought it back! I'll have to give this idea a go myself, hmm... off to find some nice outfits.
Mandi you are awesome, thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Helen O | June 14, 2012 at 05:26 PM
Oops, that was supposed to be a "lover" of street style not a "loof", Doh!
Posted by: Helen O | June 14, 2012 at 05:27 PM
Yay, scrapbooking posts! Have always loved your scrapbooking style so am really pleased that you have brought it back.
Posted by: Nicky | June 15, 2012 at 05:26 AM
I'm also thrilled to see this feature again.
I've recently gotten back into scrapbooking again, after a 2 year break, and I'm loving it, especially doing project life.
Hope we get to see more :)
Posted by: mel | June 17, 2012 at 09:14 AM