Master Repeating Stamped Backgrounds
3 PM Challenge - International Scrapbook Day 🎨
It’s 3:00 PM, and it’s time to add some DIY patterns to our pages! This hour, let’s dive into the art of stamping to create visually captivating backgrounds.
Challenge #5: Repeating Stamped Backgrounds
Grab your stamps and let's create patterns that bring fun texture and depth to your pages. In the page above I used a stamp that I picked up at Harry Potter world in Universal Studios and stamped in black on watercolor paper. I added a bit of color with some watercolors to give the background it’s colorful imperfect look.
Why This Matters
Repeating patterns look great. They also let you to customize your color schemes and themes, giving you complete creative control.
Stamping techniques like creating repeating backgrounds involve both creativity and precision. The process of aligning your stamps and choosing your inks can be meditative and immensely satisfying. This practice of creating repeating patterns both improves your crafting skills and also boosts your ability to visualize spatial arrangements — boom, level up.
How to Participate
Choose Your Stamps: Select from the shapes set or any other stamps you love that lend themselves well to repetition.
Ink Up: Choose inks that complement your overall page design. Consider using a single color for a subtle background or multiple colors for a bold effect.
Stamp Away: Begin stamping in a corner and work your way across the page to create your background. Try to keep your spacing consistent for a uniform look.
Share Your Art: Post your creations in our Substack chat or on the ALP app. We’re eager to see how you use repeating patterns to enhance your pages!
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I personally love my shapes set to design repeating backgrounds. There are so many different combinations that can transform these simple shapes into amazing designs.
Let's Get Crafting
Share your creations here in our Substack chat, over in the ALP community, or by tagging us on social media and let’s inspire each other.
Can’t wait to see what we all create!
xoxo,
Kristin