Wow! Thanks to everyone who sent in layouts showcasing so many different and inspiring ways of creating background papers. We’ve loved looking through them and are thrilled to share them here.
Leeann has shared her technique for producing this gorgeous background. She writes:
Place a Couple of strips of masking tape on your cardstock. Pick a colour and paint the masking tape. Allow to dry. Paint the entire background with white gesso. Be generous. While the gesso is wet use a foam stamp and stamp the entire background. Spray a coloured mist on the stamp and randomly stamp in places. This adds a subtle hint of another colour. Let it dry. Now scrap it!
We love the pattern and texture this gives! Thanks Leeann.
This layout is by Anthea Petersen, who also kindly shares her technique. She writes: I wet some old music sheet paper and adhered it to my cardstock with some modge podge. I then added another layer and flattened it all out. I applied some white paint and then an ink cube over the top. Quite different for me but totally loving it!
Christiane Mueller has created this vibrant and wonderful background on canvas. We love the depth of colour she has achieved and all the exquisite details.
Heidi Barclay sent in this fabulous layout. She writes: I have used the CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP template together with ink and Glimmer Mist. I used the Brick template from the Crafter's workshop to create a brick template. I used a paintbrush and Brilliance Graphite Black Ink to create the brick background. Once completed I used some Chalkboard Glimmer Mist to add a little colour. The papers used were from ECHO PARK, together with some of the embellishments.
Thanks Heidi – we love it.
We love the fun of this layout from Katie Howard and creating your own masks is a great idea. Katie writes: My layout has used misting and masking to create a "scene" type background. I used my electronic cutter to cut the clouds and grass that I used as masks and misted over them. I love creating my own "bits and pieces" for my pages so I am looking forward to more of these challenges!!
Livia Andrade shares this stunning sunset scene, and explains how she created her background paper…
I did the background with paint and modeling paste. I stamped the folder modeling when nearly dry, so I could make the title ('ever' and '01.15.2006'). Thanks to ideas!
Thanks Livia!
This bright funky layout comes from Sharmaine Kruijver. I used misting, masking, paint, circle punch and some doily cut offs to alter my cardstock. Thanks for the inspiration to create.
Thanks Sharmaine – we loved the quote too.
This wonderful page with its memories from Paris comes from Tanya Tahir. She has masked and misted her lovely background.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our first weeks challenge. We’ll be back shortly with next weeks challenge!
