You Layout

Eniko over at Let's Scrap issued a challenge to scrap in a style unlike your usual. I think I'm a mixture of a couple of different styles, but one thing I definitely am not is a "grungy" scrapper, so I decided to give it a try. I'm not too sure how successful I was, but here's the list of what I tried to incorporate.

• Embellishments are often metal (rusty, worn or otherwise aged) - I added staples and brads that I sanded to make look old.

• Deep, dark-colored, (often autumn palette) distressed papers.

• Photos are often black & white and usually slanted & layered with other elements

• Lots of dark inking & severe distressing - well, it's severe compared to my usual!

• Masculine feel, with a creative slant - yes!

Thanks, Eniko, for a fun challenge that made me try something new. Other challenges I'm entering include:

Heart 2 Heart challenge: distressing

Scrap It With a Song: be inspired by Whitney's Houston's I Will Always Love You

Paper Secrets: use the word "you" in your title or journaling. I did both!

Recipe:

A Typeface, Extreme Caps Alphabet & Typeset stamp sets

Lucky Level 2 papers & chipboard assortment

Craft, Outdoor Denim, Bamboo & Colonial White cardstock

Outdoor Denim, Chocolate, Desert Sand & Bamboo ink

Outdoor Denim marker

Colonial White ric-rac

Cork Color-Ready Alphabet stickers

Milepost Shapes

Natural hemp

Staples
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: journaling box

Pattern: Let's Scrap Sketch 5/12/10