Corner Scraps (Scrapbooking)

Paper Design Casing

I had so many people comment on last's month's Corner Scraps on 'Casing', that I decided to expand a bit on the topic this month, and talk about the second level of 'casing' - making your own paper based on something you see! 

Here's a pic that I saw in the January issue of 'Scrapbook Trends' (LOVE that magazine!) - check out the designer paper they used:























Ok - so I thought to myself - I could TOTALLY do this, using my SU! supplies.  And so, here's my layout, with my homemade paper:





















The colours are washed out - not sure why - imagine it a bit warmer, but anyway, here's how I did it:

1) I used a basic background cardstock colour to 'work from'. 

2) Using a darker shade (in this case, really rust), I sponged the areas I wanted to have shadows and definition - this didn't show up so well in the photo, so just pretend. :)

3) I stamped butterflies, stamping off first on some of them to get different shades of the same colour. 

Easy peezy!  Now you! 

Making Your Own Paper

There are so many great papers out there to choose from - sometimes I'm overwhelmed!  It's funny, I'll find the best design, the perfect thing, but it's in the wrong tone or shade.  Or, the perfect colour family, and a really boring or strange pattern. 

Here's what I've discovered though - you can 'case' just about anything, with a little creativity and experimentation.  I have found that using sponges, sanding blocks, inkpads, and various stampsets, I have been able to create, in MY choice of colour, the kinds of paper that I want to use. With the addition of rubons to the mix, I'm planning to spend some time this January making the perfect, coordinated scrapbook pages - I am looking forward to creating some perfect pages for our scrapbooking club starting in April!

This month's challenge is to creatively 'case' an image - paper, a dress, a fabric, a picture, whatever!  Just use that to create your own background paper.  Take a picture of both the 'inspiration', and the resulting paper and submit it to me by the end of the month.  The winner of this month's 'Try It' contest will receive a classic inkpad in their choice of colour.  Good luck - can't wait to see what you create!