Paper Range Reviews: On The Bright Side

There are a lot of different companies who make paper for scrapbooking, and they bring out and finish printing new ranges of paper all the time. A range of paper is a series of papers which go together, generally having the same colour scheme and topic. This is the first review of a paper range, and it should be noted that even if this particular range goes out of print, there is generally a similar one around, whether it be by the same company or another one.

I liked the On The Bright Side (My Mind's Eye) papers the moment I saw them. They have an easy-going feel to them, with nice colours and a lot of potential. The company describes themselves as "indie chic". They are a series of patterned papers, rather than whole scenes. I found them very easy to work with and match to my photographs because of this. It also made it easier to make pages that were not covered in flowers, as the papers could themselves be used as a point of interest.

Here is a selection of the patterns found in the range:

One side of the papers...

The other side of each paper

Coordinating sticker sheet

A combination of plain cardstock, the denim-blue card
and some strips from the wood-like pattern.

The curls are a loosely quilled strip of card.
The black ribbon was folded at the corners.

The green splotches were made using a shiny spray
close to the card (Tattered Angel's "Glimmer Mist")

I have used these papers to complete 2 pages so far. While I have not used all of the papers, I am enjoying the style they give to a page. The colours blended nicely with some older photographs I had to scrapbook.

Journalling tag, to hide behind the "photo frame"
and look like the photo is hung on the page

A frame effect, created by cutting out a decorative
corner from the same cardstock as the photo mat