Good morning! Happy Memorial Day for our US friends and for all of us that are back to work...Happy Monday! Let it be the start of a great week! Today we have designer Sarah Webb joining us with a challenge ~ are you up for it?
"Sometimes, no matter how hard you look, the ‘right’ paper just doesn’t exist (or it’s going to take a couple of weeks to find it’s way to you). For this week’s Designer Challenge I wanted to challenge you to create your own background paper using embossing powder.
Find a stamp or two you love and put them to work. I choose a background stamp by Kaisercraft (grid) and a stamp by Studio Calico (star). I started with the grid stamp and heat embossed clear powder. I then added the stars and topped them with metallic embossing powder. Here’s the page once the embossing is done:
Yes, the page curled a little. Don’t worry, the page flattened down once I added the rest of my elements. Here’s the resulting page once I created over the background design:
I hope this inspires you to pull out your stamps and embossing powder to add an extra layer to your pages. I am looking forward to seeing what you create so be sure to link your layout in the comment section below!" -Sarah Webb
Before we leave you today, we came across a free Photoshop course from Jessica Sprague and thought you might be interested! More information here.
See you tomorrow!
~ Catherine
Awesome idea!
Posted by: Monika Wright | May 28, 2012 at 09:22 AM
Awesome page! Thanks for the tip!
Posted by: Renee VanEpps | May 28, 2012 at 09:26 AM
Love this - Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Paula DeRuntz | May 28, 2012 at 09:54 AM
Fabulous!!
Posted by: Susan / PaperCrafter's Corner | May 28, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Great idea and waht a fun thing to do.. Gonna have to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Dorina D | May 28, 2012 at 01:44 PM
Love the layout and this technique of making your own background paper. TFS
Posted by: JoAnn B. | May 28, 2012 at 04:09 PM
REALLY cute! Love all of the little stars!
Posted by: Tara | May 28, 2012 at 07:22 PM
Nice LO, really cute!
Posted by: Pamela McGillin | May 28, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Love this layout! I am going to try that background stamping technique.
Posted by: Janet | May 29, 2012 at 06:58 AM
really too cute.. and love the stamped background techniques....
Posted by: Bev | May 29, 2012 at 09:52 AM
I love this design idea! My link: http://krcmasterpiece.blogspot.com/2012/05/always-smiling.html
I'll definitely be using this idea again-Thanks Sarah!
Posted by: Karen Conner | May 31, 2012 at 08:13 PM
Wow! Those are so pretty! That's the one craft I can't get a grasp on...I can knit like crazy, but going to one needle (hook) just blows my mind!
Posted by: kids shoes | June 09, 2012 at 09:01 PM
very nice idear! i have try to do the same one, realy nice !
Posted by: Timberland Shoes | August 08, 2012 at 04:48 AM