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This is Big Sentiments: Definitions of Love Stamp Set & Dies + Heirloom Hearts Dies + Build-A-Bouquet Dies

Wedding Classics Stamp Set & Dies + Baby’s Breath Stencil Collection + Deco Framework Hot Foil Plate + Big Inside Greetings Stamp Set & Dies + Love to Layer: Polished Points Die + In Frames: Big & Tall Rectangles Dies

Cute as a Button Pockets of Love by Bobbi Lemanski

Make It Monday #58- Graduated Backgrounds

March 19, 2012      Nichole Heady      Leave a Comment

Today I am bringing you a tutorial on how to create the graduated backgrounds I have been using in many projects on my blog over the last few months.  I cover two techniques, one using Copic markers and one using ink refills in a watercoloring technique.  Enjoy!

Green card
Green butterfly
Copics
Pink card
Pink butterfly
Extra cards
Keep in touch butterfly
Just a note butterfly

If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.

–A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.

–Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and some sort of graduated background.

–Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site(such as photobucket or flickr).

–-Add your project to our —>InLinkz List HERE<—

–You will have until 7am, Monday, March 26th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.

–We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye. 

–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, March 26th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get to select a FREE Papertrey stamp set of their choice!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:

Pamela

Congratulations to Pamela for being last week's Make It Monday winner!  Please be sure to email customer service with your selected set and shipping information. And a big thank you to everyone who participated.  There were so many beautiful creations for this challenge!

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