Custom Vintage Backgrounds

Still haven't  signed up over at Inside Out's community?  I really can't let you miss out on these wonderful tips, tricks and tutorials.  Here's another one from the fabulous Fabi.  Make your own custom vintage-like backgrounds using some of these tips...

Creating Cool Vintage-Like Backgrounds

by: Fabi Ormerod

Hey gals!!!!!

I'm very glad to share with you something that I really love to do: create my own backgrounds. It's easy and fun work to do, so your projects can be even more exclusive.

So what you'll need? Gesso, stamps you like, ink and mists. That's all for this one.

1) Paint the gesso onto the cardstock. You don't need to worry with how even you paint it...some parts you'll have more, some parts less, that's okay.

2) Spray the mist over it just to add a bit of color.

3) Using a background stamp and an ink pad, stamp over the dried gesso.

4) You're done! simple, isn't it?

Hope you all have fun and I want to see what you come up with. Cheers!

Thanks Fabi, what fun!  Alright everyone, you heard her... now go out and have some fun... create and let's see it!

Fly-By Altering Tutorial

Well, hello there all of you Inside Out fans!  Have you missed me?   I've been off gallivanting around and have been neglectful in my sharing of the tutorials that are posted over at Inside Out's community.  As I've said before, our design team is absolutely fabulous and have so many great techniques and ideas that they share throughout each month.  I know I've missed so many of them here, so please... go sign up on our message boards and catch up... there's so much greatness to absorb over there!

To whet your appetite, here is a fly-by tutorial by our very talented Nancy:

Altering Organza Flowers

by Nancy Doren

This month's kit has some amazingly versatile flowers from Creative Impressions. They're a beautiful shimmery organza, and the sky's the limit when it comes to altering them. Here's a super-fast, lightning-round tutorial.

Ready? Here we go!

You can stitch on them,

sew a button on,

and heat-emboss them.

You can Glimmer-glam them,

metallic-paint them,

and Stickle them.

You can mist them,

mask them,

and stamp them.

You can alcohol-ink them,

heat & curl them,

cut them into a dragonfly shape,

and layer them.

Whew! That was fast.  Go forth and alter!

"Whew" is right, Nancy!  That was a fly-by tutorial packed with all kinds of inspiration on altering!  Now, how about all of you?  What other altering tips do you have up your sleeve?  Please share!

And remember... buy your Inspiration kit before they run out... and receive the Creative Impressions flowers Nancy refers to in her tutorial!

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