Just Playing

I have a pretty distinct style.  My layouts are clean, simple, graphic and minimalistic.  There are very few layers, not very many embellishments, and typically a lot of handwritten journaling.  Even when I try to stretch, my layouts are still extremely Cindy. 

Yet every once in a while, I can push *slightly* beyond my comfort zone.  I was going through my pile of unscrapped photos and found three of Trevor painting.  I didn't really have anything to say about them, other than the fact that Trevor loves to paint.  Because the pictures and story weren't particularly important or insightful, I allowed myself to just play with the layout and not worry about the results.

I had a lot of fun making the title.  The original letters were a variety of florals and stripes by Colorbok.  I painted them with an off-white, let that dry, and then used the back of the paintbrush to add the colorful dots.

I used this sketch by Helen Croft.

Sometimes it's fun to just play!