Natalie’s DIY Background Challenge

[Breauxlabs]

Loved this one! So out of my element!

[FoxyStamping]

Here is mine.  First the background was pounced with a mixture of stazon ink refills & alchohol, and after dry I stenciled the doily all over it.  Thanks for the challenge.

[VALERIE 03/22]

WELL, I HOPE I DID MINE RIGHT..................... THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS CHALLENGE IT WAS FUN.................. I'VE POSTED TO THE DYI BACKGROUND CHALLENGE AND HERE JUST IN CASE IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH.................... VALERIE

[GayleChurches]

I don't do a lot of mixed media, but when I saw this layout and the video, I decided to give it a try.  I had a lot of fun and I will try this again!

[Natalie Dill]

Thanks again for the challenge, Natalie! And thanks to the folks at Echo Park for sponsoring this. This was a great motivator for me to get out my inks and stencils and work on making background papers. I made a stack of them! Can't wait to use them all. Here's the first layout I made with them:



I used the Waves stencil from the Simple Vintage Seas collection by Simple Stories. I LOVE that entire collection, but I haven't used up as much of it as I had hoped, because the colors in it clash with most of my beach and sailing photos. BUT the stencil from that collection was a really good buy for me because I can use paints, inks and whatever other media in just the right colors to create the look I need.

I do have some Echo Park / Carta Bella stencils, too, but my favorite one gets used for making journaling blocks, not so much for making backgrounds. I couldn't fit a journaling block on this page, or I would have used that stencil, too.

TFL!

Love love LOVE THIS! Those blues are so beautiful and the photos are lovely too!
 

[Natalie Dill]

I don't do a lot of mixed media, but when I saw this layout and the video, I decided to give it a try.  I had a lot of fun and I will try this again!

Awww you scraplifted it! I LOVE IT!!!! Thank you so much for playing. I'm glad you had fun with it.

[Natalie Dill]

WELL, I HOPE I DID MINE RIGHT..................... THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS CHALLENGE IT WAS FUN.................. I'VE POSTED TO THE DYI BACKGROUND CHALLENGE AND HERE JUST IN CASE IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH.................... VALERIE

You did a great job, Valerie! I love the spooky background!

[Natalie Dill]

Here is mine.  First the background was pounced with a mixture of stazon ink refills & alchohol, and after dry I stenciled the doily all over it.  Thanks for the challenge.

This is super stunning! Fabulous job!! Love all the layers!

[Natalie Dill]

Loved this one! So out of my element!

So many things to love! I love the texture! LOVE those rub - ons - one of my favorite supplies! And I LOVE clingman's dome! On of our favorite hiking trails starts there!! great page!
 

[Natalie Dill]

Here is my entry for the DIY background. I used paints and stencils by Dylusions. Thank you for the Challenge. 

What a fun, abstract background! Little cuties in the photos too! Great page!
 

[Natalie Dill]

I love that subtle stamping and the layered washi!
Also I'm always down for a fun food layout! Great job!
 

[Natalie Dill]

I used ink and bubble packaging to create my background.

The bubble wrap is SO FUN! I love this pretty little girly page!
 

[amysolovay]

Thanks again for the challenge, Natalie! And thanks to the folks at Echo Park for sponsoring this. This was a great motivator for me to get out my inks and stencils and work on making background papers. I made a stack of them! Can't wait to use them all. Here's the first layout I made with them:



I used the Waves stencil from the Simple Vintage Seas collection by Simple Stories. I LOVE that entire collection, but I haven't used up as much of it as I had hoped, because the colors in it clash with most of my beach and sailing photos. BUT the stencil from that collection was a really good buy for me because I can use paints, inks and whatever other media in just the right colors to create the look I need.

I do have some Echo Park / Carta Bella stencils, too, but my favorite one gets used for making journaling blocks, not so much for making backgrounds. I couldn't fit a journaling block on this page, or I would have used that stencil, too.

TFL!

Love love LOVE THIS! Those blues are so beautiful and the photos are lovely too!
 

Thanks for the kind words, Natalie! And thanks again for hosting this challenge. The page I made for this is one of my favorites from this past week, and I came away with 20+ pages all together!! Thanks for helping to make this such a fun week for all of us!

[Natalie Dill]

I scraplifted Jana Eubank's layout here in the gallery.

Love those paper airplanes! Paris is one of the best places I've ever been. Great layout!

[Natalie Dill]

Here’s my LO!

This is INCREDIBLE! I absolutely love how you mimicked the background to look like the photo! 
Did you make a process video? I would love to see how this came together!!! Absolutely stunning!
 

[Natalie Dill]

One of my current faves! Stencils, Stamps & Splatters!

OHHH I super love this layout! That background is perfection. I'm adding this to my favorites!

[Natalie Dill]

Thank you Natalie for this challenge - I needed the motivation to get this LO done. Had an idea of using the stencil butters but just couldn't get started. 

Love that blue and orange for the disco page! This is great!!

[Natalie Dill]

I love doing mixed media. 
I  have been wanting to do this layout for a couple of months and this challenge was perfect for it. I used mists and distress inks. I used a mix of stencils, stamps and bubble wrap for the designs. 

https://www.acherryontop.com/gallery/320534

Ohh i absolutely love those background layers. Incredible job!
 

[Natalie Dill]

Here's mine: I did a paint splatter on the back page, and the flower is a layered stencil that I used inks on.

I love the perfect flower set atop the splatters! Great juxtaposition. What a cutie kitty too!

[SandyK1967]

Here's mine: I did a paint splatter on the back page, and the flower is a layered stencil that I used inks on.

I love the perfect flower set atop the splatters! Great juxtaposition. What a cutie kitty too!

Thank you! And I just learned a new word! LOL