DIY Printed Paper with Blocks

I am excited to bring you the second Blog Hop with the 2018-2019 FSJ Creative team!  This month's blog hop is all about Fall!  You are going to love hopping along and seeing what my fellow creative team designers have made for you this month. 

I am going to be sharing with you how to make your own printed paper using Clear Blocks, Stamps, ink, a colored pencil, silk and splash. It's all about layering. 

First let me share with you a card that I made with the printed paper I created. Then I have step by step directions on how you can make this paper too. 

First, you will need an 8-1/2" x 11" piece of Whip Cream card stock. If you want to make just a card front size you can, but if I am going to do all of this I like to make an entire sheet, so I can make a few things with it. You will also need 4 sizes of clear blocks, 4 ink pads, small to medium stamps, silk and splashes. 

Start by inking up the smooth side of your clear block (not the side with the grids). 

Use this as a stamp to randomly stamp block shapes onto the card stock. Repeat with different size blocks and coordinating colors. 

The blocks that I used are from FSJ and are currently 20% off. I used blocks; B,C,D,H. 

I used the True Color Fusion ink pads: Haystack, Tangerine Fusion, Pumpkin Bread and Rich Coral. 

When the entire sheet of card stock is covered with stamped blocks. Arrange the stamp images you want to use on one medium large block. And stamp this as one image over the top of the blocks. 

 

The images I used are from the stamp set, Bountiful Thanks. I stamped them in Cocoa Powder ink. 

Use a gray colored pencil to add a shadow to each stamped image. I chose to highlight the lower right side of each stamped image with pencil #46 from the Journey Color Burst pencils. 

The next layer of this DIY background paper is to spray the sheet with Shimmer Gold Splash. I put my paper in a card board box and gave it two sprays. This gives it a very fine mist of gold shimmer. 

And the very last step is to splatter some color onto the paper, I used Citrus Cooler Silk. 

Check out the finished DIY printed paper. 

I then cut this into card front size (3-7/8" x 5-1/8") and created two cards, also with the Bountiful Thanks stamp set. 

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing the making of this paper and I truly hope you will make some yourself. And if you do will you please show me what you make!  I'd love to see your creations! 

I have listed all the supplies I used to create the printed paper and the cards for you below. 

 

 

 

Now it is time to hop over and see what my fellow designers have created for this Fall Themed blog hop. Christine Chan is up next at Love of Sparkles.  I've also listed the entire blog hop for you below incase you got lost on the hop. 

 

Kazan Clark

 

Lezlye Lauterbach

 

YOU ARE HERE: Carrie Rhoades

 

 Christine Chan

 

Jill Hilliard

 

Jenny Watson 

 

Marty McGee

 

Alissa Hall

 

Thank you for stopping by and hopping along with us, be sure to visit each blog and leave comments letting the designers know how much you like their projects. 

Comments

[Betty]

Great idea for making background paper. I will show my stamp club this week. Thanks, too for the great directions.

[Shannon]

So pretty!

[Lezlye Lauterbach]

Very Nice Carrie! FUn to make our own backgrounds.

[Lorie Hethorn]

Carrie I always love what you create! Great Card ideas! Thank you! From North Idaho!

[char Leasor]

LOVE the bqackground technique! So many great cards from one sheet of CS!

[kazan]

love the texture you created on these Carrie - and of course my fav of favs - vellum!!!

[Jill Hilliard]

Awesome Job Carrie!

[Karen Schroeder]

Off to make some background paper! Love your cards!

[Dawne Davis]

Pretty Carrie,
Such pretty cards! My favorite part was the idea about adding shading/highlighting to the background stamps. I continually learn from you.

[Jenny Watson]

Love all the layers you created! The vellum is a really nice touch.

[Christine Chan]

Such a fun background technique! Love the cards too!

[Teri Ives]

Very cute. love the background

[Marty McGee]

Carrie, your projects are always so cute. Love everything you make!