Using Patterned Papers

Warning: today’s blog post is FULL of fabulous patterns and pages! Chelle’s Creations Creative Team Members LOVE to use lots of patterned papers on their layouts, and they have given us multiple pages to show us how they do it.

First, Carol had some adorable photos of her grandchild with a messy spaghetti face, and Chelle’s Pasta La Feasta was a perfect match. Look how awesome that checkerboard background works with the patterned paper mats on top, and that festive banner is the perfect accent.

Next, Leah used Chelle’s Game On kit for her masterpiece. She shows us that it is perfectly acceptable to put journaling right on top of a patterned paper, and she has mixed and matched patterns like a pro.

Jenny also recorded her memories on a patterned paper, but she used the lighter grid paper to do so. This is a great way to jump into the realm of mixing patterns if you aren’t as familiar as Chelle’s CT. By the way, she has used Gnome Sweet Gnome for her creation.

Jen shows us how to stack multiple patterned papers together in this page using Chelle’s Aviator kit and Bonus papers. Notice how she chose papers with only one or two colors in the patterns for most of the papers, and then she chose a multi-colored plaid to highlight all the colors on the page.

Brenda’s page is next, and she has used In the Backyard to make this magical page about a fun li’l house. I love that bold hexagon pattern on the background, and the striped and dotted patterns she matted behind the photo work perfectly. Also, notice the subtle blue butterfly pattern everywhere tying the whole page together.

Next, Jan has provided two pages for us. I really wish I could have seen the pig races that the first page documents. What a HOOT! She used E-I-E-I-O and has masterfully layered stripes, gingham, and flowered papers on her page. Aren’t those pigs the best?

On her second page, Jan used We Wish You a Merry Christmas to scrap her pictures of her children visiting St. Nick. Look at the cool effect she created by cutting the music-patterned paper into decorative strips. 

Can you mix and match patterns? It’s really fun! I would love to see what you create. If you use Chelle’s products for your page, be sure to pin it to the gallery at Scrap Orchard and tag it with #chelle so I can find it. Happy Scrapping, everyone!