Saturday, January 12, 2013

A bit messy ...

So, the story goes like this:
At Christmas time, we spent some time with my brother and his family.  It was a special time.  We loved it!  Did I mention that my sister-in-law is the very lovely Melinda??  And for a while now, she's been promising to teach me some of her 'messy' style of scrapping :-) :-).  I was soooo looking forward to it!!

And ...

it really was sooo much fun :-).  Seriously!!  I have a new love:  texture paste :-)

Check out the first page I created with {lots of} help from Melinda:

{photo from our awesome puppy photo shoot with LaBelle Photographics}

It was my first time playing with texture paste ... such a fun effect!

 
 
And certainly the first time I'd ever done that much distressing!! LOL
I was still able to stick to my 'usual' clustering and a bit of white space :-).  And I just love the sequins.  A must have for me, now! ;-) ...

I created a total of 3 pages while on holidays!  I can't wait to share the rest with you :-).  What do you think?  Have you tried something different from your 'usual' style?

Thanks for visiting, have a great weekend :-)

11 comments:

Leah said...

So gorgeous Chloe, and I did NOT know that Min is your SIL, I can definitely see her influence on this layout.

Rachael Funnell said...

They say you learn something new everyday & today I've learnt that Melinda is your SIL... Texture paste can become a bit addictive.. LOL! Totally LOVE your layout Chloe!! have a GREAT Weekend..

KerrynF said...

Looks absolutely amazing Chloe, love the clustering.

Kerryn said...

I used texture paste on a layout for the first time recently too. So many possibilities! LOVE LOVE your layout. Gorgeous :).

amanda73 said...

wow........this is gorgeous, love it.......you do this style just as well as your usual style....... im always trying new techniques and styles.... doing challenges pulls me out of my comfort zone all the time

Julie said...

Beautiful page Chloe I love everything about it.

Linda Eggleton said...

Wow...totally gorgeous, Chloe! Love it!! Isn't it fun working with texture paste? Looking forward to seeing more of your textured creations :)

Oh & I had NO IDEA that Min was your Sister in law!! That's awesome :)

Jasmine S said...

So are you addicted to texture paste and messy now....lol. Your page is just divine.
And I never knew you and Melinda were sister-in-laws. Lucky both of you have that creative sisterhood.

Marelize said...

Your page looks awesome Chloe! I can definitely see a bit of Min in there! Lol! I knew you were SIL's but didn't know which one of you were married to the other one's brother. xx

Unknown said...

YAY you already know how much I LOVE this layout! So glad you love it too...can't wait to see you keep trying these techniques!
xx

sarah martin said...

Gorgeous page Chloe and wow that you are Min are sisters in laws. How wonderful to share the same hobby x