January 15th, 2007
When I read about making bubble backgrounds in the Autumn issue of Artella, I couldn’t wait to try making some. With all the hectic holiday stuff, we didn’t get around to it until today. We had so much fun doing this project. You need to fill a shallow container about half full with bubbles and […]
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January 14th, 2007
This is just plain fun. I used an online generator to make a Jackson Pollock inspired background for some fun cards. You’ll have to hit your print screen button and paste the background you create into your favorite graphics program so you can print it out. (Paint works fine)
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December 29th, 2006
Have you ever fooled around with your computer’s paint program and then decided there was no way you’d ever make any decent graphic art? If so, you may have missed the handy shape tools. I make fabulous, fun backgrounds by using the circle tool to draw a variety of circles and then coloring them in […]
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October 21st, 2006
I used a lot of different objects as stamps for our first challenge. My favorite: a background created with the eraser end of a pencil. I also used springs, character erasers and a wrench. I tried pasta, but it didn’t work out. Don’t forget to post your results to the flickr group!
Tags: Backgrounds, rubberstamping
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October 6th, 2006
Crepe paper makes a fun background for a small card or is great for layering on a larger card. I have tons of slightly used and battered crepe paper left over from parties. I look for sections that are in good shape and cut them out for card making.
Tags: card-backgrounds
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