Love In Borrego

Pattern Mixing And “Cheat Journaling”

Hi scrappers! I’ve been in the mood to create lately so I am back already with a new page! These photos were taken near Anza-Borrego State Park in California. It’s very pretty but can be insanely hot in the summer. We were there last year and it reached 114 degrees F before 10am with was absolutely insane. Fortunately, it wasn’t quite so hot when these photos were taken.

I started with some double-sided chevron cardstock by Momenta. I like this paper because it is super thick and has a subtle pattern that makes the paper interesting, but not overwhelming. The blue paper used is from The Paper Studio’s Eclectic Remix stack with a pattern that is a little more complex. I like how the two patterns looked together and how both colors matched hues found in my photos. I used tag die cut from Momenta to make two large tags and added some kraft stickers by Sticko to make my title.

I have mentioned before that I don’t really like how my own hand writing looks. Rather than write by hand on my page, I used text stickers by Tim Holtz to make some “cheat” journaling on one of the tags. I added in some desert details by using some Golden Desert ephemera by Prima well as various enamel dots by Simple Stories. I added some mixed media stickers by Momenta and some chipboard by 49 and Market, all in orange or kraft colors.

This page was created using the color palette provided for the February Video Game challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I’ve been a pretty prolific gamer since I was a kid so I was very excited about this challenge. The colors provided were unique but ended up working very well with the photos I used. I enjoy color palette challenges so this was right up my ally!

This page was also made using sketch 600 from Sketches in Thyme. I liked the big bold title and the banners (which I converted to tags.) The sketch even had a built-in spot for journaling stickers! I also used some watered down acrylic paint to duplicate the splatters.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting my corner of the internet and I will be back soon with a new page!