Making Your Own Patterned Paper: A Tutorial

Today, I am goingto share my "Counterfeits" of a few of the papers that were included in the Scrapbook Circle kits-just because I loved them so much!

The first (and probably my favorite) was the My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday Streamers:

And this is how I made my "knock-off":

Started with plain ol' kraft cardstock, and some Tim Holtz Tissue tape:

Grabbed a pair of decorative edge scissors- remember these ;-)? Yes, I kept mine!

I cut the bottom edge of the tape with my scissors and attached it to the cardstock, leaving gaps between the strips, and remembering the top edge:

Now, I thought it looked pretty good, but I wanted to soften it and make it blend together a little better:

So I pulled out some chalk ink (don't judge the smudged case, I use my supplies!):

...smudged on a little light brown over the tissue tape:

And the edges:

And violia, awesome patterned paper (if I do say so myself!):

Next up to "Counterfeit", Fancy Pants Love Story "One Heart":

I knew I couldn't do an exact replica, but I could get something similar! So, I gathered my heart stamps and Staz-On Black ink, along with some smooth white cardstock:

 Stamped them, making sure to "bleed them" off of the edges (not sure if that's exactly the right term, but we're going with it):

 Kept on stamping and staggering the types of stamps used:

 And this is the finished product that I came up with:

 Last on the list, the Pebbles With Love "Dear Valentine":

Again, I started with kraft cardstock (and some red pens, and quote stickers):

 I put the stickers on randomly, but evenly spaced, allowing some to "bleed" off the edges:

 Trimmed the overhangs with my trusty Cutterbee scissors:

 Outlined the stickers:

Looks good, but a little bare:

 So, I rummaged through my stash and found some partially used packs of rub-ons and glitter stickers:

 Added them to the empty spaces:

 And came up with a finished paper that I like very much:

I also loved the My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday Ziggity paper:

So, I printed a black chevron digi paper on kraft 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock:

Up in a day or two-I promise, I start sharing how I am using my kit!