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!
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:
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!
What a FABULOUS tutorial/video! I can’t wait to play along!!!
Love the card! Please email me if I win … I have been banned from the forum twice, so I won’t see the announcement. Thanks!
magnifiques ! j’aime beaucoup, beaucoup, beaucoup ! bravo, bravo
This was so fun I have 12 copic markers– I think you have enabled me to go buy more. I just don’t use them enough.
Thanks for the fun challenge
DIANA L.
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
Thanks for the tutorial for this gorgeous technique! I have loved seeing it used in the countdown and your projects today. Just beautiful!
Love your technique, thanks for sharing tips on the video.
Great tutorial and a beautiful technique, I just love it.
Wow! How beautiful, Nichole. I love love your work!!
STUNNING cards!Loved the video thank you so much!
I just love this technique. Thank you for the tutorial.
Sandra
I love the effect. Thanks for the MIM video.
I’ve loved your cards, so I’m really happy you did a video. I’ll be back to watch it soon!
I was so hoping you’d make a video to show exactly how you created these beautiful backgrounds – thanks so much!
A well-done video, Nichole. I really like this technique, & the card compositions are lovely. Thanks for sharing this!
Brilliant video, I have often admired this technique – thank you so much for demonstrating it. I have a “colourful time” trying pick a range of coordinating colours, as I don’t have all the numbers you used – FUN!!!
just had the best of fun, doing this technique – thank you, again, NIchole 😀
fabulous !! Love it !
Loved this technique Nichole! These backgrounds are much easier to make than I thought. I can’t wait to make some more. Thank you!
Nichole, I just now got a chance to play with this technique and now I can’t stop! I’ve made 6 cards so far using Copics and the new Super Stars set and I LOVE the results! Thanks so much for teaching me something new!!