Make Your Own Background
This week on the Monday Challenge, we are leaving the designer papers in the drawer and making our own backgrounds for our projects. There are so many different techniques that you can use, from stenciling, embossing, gelli-printing, stamping, and so many more. The Design Team has used several techniques and hopefully they will give you some ideas of what you can do too!
Once you have made your creation just go ahead and upload it into the linky on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog! We can’t wait to see what you make!
We are showcasing Darkroom Door Products this week, you don’t have to use them to join in, but if you have them we would love to see them used on your projects!
As always, we’re offering a chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp! All YOU need to do is join in with the challenge!
Below are three projects created by the design team, that showcase this weeks theme! You can visit the challenge blog to get all the details and see the amazing cards and projects that the design team has created this week. If you click on each designers name, you’ll be taken directly to their blog where you’ll get more details about their project! Be sure to give these talented ladies some comments!
This week we are welcoming the lovely and super talented Amber Sheaves into the Designer Spotlight.
Amber made a sunny background for a card and used a ‘Happy Quote Cling Stamp’:
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Andrea Ockey Parr made her background out of a paper towels, and used a Robin Cling Stamp:
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Emma Williams was in her element getting messy with paint and used a Beauty Quote as the focal point:
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Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too!
Great inspiration ladies!
This is within the realm of possibility. I need to make some time
Lovely Background inspiration ladies!
Great projects! ;)
Awesome projects!!
Great projects. Never thought of using a paper towel as a background. Fun idea!
What fabulous projects today – WOWZA is all I can say!
Wow! Beautiful backgrounds! Fun challenge ♥
OMgosh those background are gorgeous! I feel totally inspired and I want to go home and get to work. when (not if) I make something and link it it’ll be my first time joining SSS’s linked in for anything. I’m excited. Long time viewer but now participant! :)
Awesome backgrounds on these cards!!! I love all the creativity…thanks for the inspiration and wonderful ideas! :)
Awww!!!! What amazing projects! But I’m definitely in love for the Emma Williams’ ones!!!!
Awesome ideas!
Gorgeous creations. Love the beautiful background!
Wonderful creations w/ backgrounds. The creation smake for a better day where here in Central TX we are having a thunderstorm with hail, rain & wind. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
These are GORGEOUS!!
Wow, fabulous backgrounds. Thanks for the inspiration! I hope to join the fun this week.
Wow, gorgeous projects with amazing backgrounds!
Wonderful projects, that second one is so striking!
Awesome inspiration projects. Hope I get a chance to play!
Making my own background is top on my favorite things to do. The fine examples here give me something to think about.
Love that quote and your art!
Fun challenge and great inspiration:)
What a fun challenge!
What lovely projects!
Well how amazingly different are those three designs. Each one very artistic and.certainly. “One offs”.
AWESOME New Challenge Theme!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the Inspiration created by the DT!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Wonderful projects everyone! And a great inspiration idea too!
Awesome projects ladies!!! Such a fun challenge!
Emma’s project is fantastic!
Oooh, this sounds like a fun challenge!! I love all the examples. They’re beautiful!!!!
I absolutely LOVE Emma’s project!!! What a fantastic sentiment :)
Lots of different ideas and inspiration here
Really fun backgrounds and fun challenge!
Awesome creative backgrounds.
Very inspiring work!
Gee my backgrounds are really simple compared to these works of art. I already follow by email.
Awesomeness! ~God bless~
Love these creative backgrounds – thanks for the inspiration !!!
I love the paper towel background card.
Wow, the texture and colors in these projects are amazing!
What great inspiration projects!
WOWZERS! Awesome backgrounds! I especially love the one with the black base!
Great challenge and great work by the DT’s.
Those backgrounds are amazing! I’ve been learning so much this week from SSS – and it’s only Tuesday!
very creative
Great inspiration pieces.
Really cool backgrounds!
Lovely projects, awesome backgrounds & great inspiration! Thank you for sharing!
LOVE these – more please.
Great examples, those backgrounds are awesome!