Patterned paper is so beautiful and so versatile. It can lend itself to a plethora of uses.
Were you aware that you can effortlessly make your own patterned paper? And the best part of making your own is that it will be UNIQUE. No one will ever be able to reproduce it or buy it in a big box store.
Just choose a few stamps that you love and that will work when stamped repeatedly. Then you need to figure out your color combination. Then you need to get started!
The background of this card was made by little ol' me. Read on to discover how easy it is!
SUPPLIES:
White cardstock
Coordinating cardstock
Stamps of your choice
Sentiment stamp
Coordinating inks
Big Shot
Dies with which to make the focal point
Coordinating ribbon
Dimensionals
DIRECTIONS:
Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of white cardstock in half, creasing it well with a bone folder.
After choosing your color combo, cut a coordinating piece of cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4". Add this to the white card base.
Cut a piece of white cardstock to 3 3/4" x 5". This will be the beginning of your "patterned paper". Starting with the largest stamp, stamp an image close to the center of the cardstock. Continuing with the same stamp and ink color, keep on stamping, never overlapping and turning the stamp with each impression. With your other color and the smaller stamp, fill in the blank spaces. Be sure, when stamping, to go beyond the edges so the design seems to continue rather than just be confined to the space within the piece.
Add the stamped piece over the previous layer.
Using the Big Shot and the dies you have chosen to use with the sentiment, grab the same cardstock you used on the second layer to do so. Layer and combine the pieces as you desire, adding a snippet of ribbon, if you wish.
Stamp the sentiment in the ink color you used for the smaller stamping on the background.
Once your sentiment combination is finished, add it to the card, raised a bit from the center point.
Yay! You made patterned paper! Congrats!
Patterned
Smiles.
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