I love mixing styles. One style often doesn’t tell the whole story.
Take me, for instance.
I have a little bit of a romantic side, sure. But I’m really not nearly as girlie as most ladies I know, and the more feminine romantic styles just don’t feel like me.
So I ME-ified this romantic white blouse by funking it up with a casual striped halter top and some shorts.
I love the stripes peeking out of the blouse at the bottom and how my halter straps jut at a sharp angle against the soft lacy off-shoulder sleeves.
Together these two styles tell my story.
Mix Styles to Tell Your Story When Scrapboking
You can use style to tell your stories through scrapbooking. I’m working on a dance mini-book for my daughter and since she dances all standard styles from ballet to hip hop, it gave me a fun opportunity to mix funky with romantic in one little book.
Here’s a sneak peek:
If you’re a Paperclipping Member you’ll see me assemble the cover — partly visible in the lower left-hand corner — in the upcoming tutorial! Click here if you want to have your membership in time for this episode’s release!
How do you pull it off?
It takes two things.
You need to do it on purpose. You need to do it with confidence. You need to let it show.
The styles should be balanced through the page or the book.
Or on the body–
Top to bottom:
- funky casual hair
- soft necklace
- funky straps
- soft blouse
- funky stripes on shirt and shorts
- soft but casual sandals (a nice mix of both).
I have an episode on this topic in the Paperclipping Membership Archives. It’s called How to Mix Styles – Paperclipping 144. If you’re not a member yet, this episode is one of 173 current reasons why you should join!
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