Ideas and Paper: Housewarming Party

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Winnie & Walter Leading Lady - Week 2, Patterned Papers...

Hi there again Winnie and Walter friends and fans! So happy to be back for another installment of Winnie and Walter Leading Lady inspiration. I hope you are enjoying your September so far - I know I am!

After the inks and metal last week, I thought I'd do something completely different this week. As the lovely Virginia is in the midst of Patterned Paper inspiration over at Virginia's View, I thought I'd take this opportunity to showcase Winnie and Walter and Patterned Papers. Once again THANK YOU to Jenny for being my Silhouette saviour!

PATTERNED PAPERS...

First up a floral explosion of Winnie and Walter patterned paper roses...

This gorgeous purse card is created using Winnie and Walter Parentville cut file, cut twice, once for the front of the card and a second piece for the back. The front panel is covered in MME paper, and decorated using these beautiful Winnie and Walter The Big, The Bold and the Extras fussy cut roses, petals and banner, together with Winnie and Walter The Big, The Bold and the Happy sentiment, stamped on a selection of patterned papers from my scrap paper stash in Momento Ink Rich Cocoa. As the stamped image is quite detailed, it looks more effective on monochromatic patterned paper with smaller pattern repeats.

To create the "card" inside, cut a piece of cardstock, 7.5 inches by 4 inches, and score the 7.5 inch side at 3, 3.75 and 4.5 inches to create a "W" shape fold, adhere the file cut purse shapes to the front and back and trim any excess cardstock to size as required.

Next up This Awesome House in patterned papers (perfect for playing along in Catherine Pooler's Housewarming Party)...

I just love this image from Winnie and Walter This Awesome House, and think it looks super cute in patterned papers. The more "open space" there is in your stamped image, the more busy the patterned paper can be. I stamped the house three times on co-ordinating coloured patterned papers - one busy floral American Crafts pattern, and two monochrome, then fussy cut and adhered the layers, before pop-dotting. I added these cute co-ordinating patterned paper clouds and sun. The "Happy" is a negative cut using Winnie and Walter The Big, The Bold and the Happy cut file, and the "Birthday" stamp is from Winnie and Walter The Big, The Bold and the Happy.

Last but not least, creating your own patterned paper...

I thought I'd give you a few hints and tips on creating your own patterned paper using Winnie and Walter stamps. I created my own for my Halloween mini album for the recent Autumn Release Tour of the Stars, featuring Winnie and Walter Moonlight and This Awesome House.

Hints and Tips

To create more depth and texture, use a piece of monochrome patterned paper as a base, rather than plain paper.
Use a sheet of acetate (you can even use the Winnie and Walter packaging) laid on top of the paper so you can position the stamps without getting ink smudges on the paper.
Start the pattern from the right hand edge and work your way backwards, lining up the stamps using a Fiskars stamp press - I love the grid pattern on this - it makes lining up the stamps a breeze.
Position the larger stamps first. If there are any gaps after you have stamped, you can fill them using the smaller words and images.
Colour the images to match the theme, or photos.
Add some sparkle for fun!

Remember to leave a comment on this post, or any Winnie and Walter Leading Lady posts on my blog throughout September for your chance to WIN a $30 gift card for Winnie and Walter, just for leaving a comment!

Once again, a HUGE thanks to Shay and Julie for their generosity, and for this fabulous opportunity!