This is my entry for today's Ways to Use It Challenge, WT219, for creating a card by stamping the same image again and again.
I'm afraid that creating a background in this way isn't terribly original, but I *do* love making my own background this way (especially since I do not have very much of a DSP collection).
For my central image, I stamped on parchment cardstock, colored lightly with colored pencils, and then crumpled the image repeatedly to "age" it. I was hoping for something that looked like an old treasure map. Again, not the newest idea in the book, but I thought it would play well with my target audience of 6-year-old pirate lovers!
Thanks for looking!
Emily
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009 GMT Views: 1030
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Thu, May 21, 2009 @ 1:54 PM
I think this is perfect! I didn't know exactly waht to do for my card either, and ended up making a border very similar to your background! I'm sure the birthday boy will love it!