Tutorial: Papers

October Afternoon-- Sidewalks "Marbles"

 To recreate this paper you will need:

• Small bits and pieces of scraps in various colors ad patterns
• Circle punch(es) --I used 2 sizes of circles, and one circle with rigid edges
• 1 piece of cardstock for the background
• Machine stitching (optional)
• Adhesive

Step 1:  Choose coordinating scrap pieces (I choose to match the other colors in my Counterfeit Kit)
Step 2: Punch/cut circles in various sizes from the scraps
Step 3: Cut about half of the punched circles in half

 

Step 4: Start adhering the circles and half circles on your paper.  I did one line at a time in a random pattern/order. 
***I made certain that I never put 2 of the same color next to each other in any row or column.




Step 5:  If desired machine stitch down each column of circles.  (I did this mainly so everything will stay in place, especially if I eventually cut the paper into smaller pieces.)



Close-up...I think it would also be cute with a zig zag stitch.

Ali, a fellow Counterfeiter, also lifted this design, check it out on her blog, http://alits.blogspot.com/2012/02/counterfeit-paper.html.  Great job Ali!!!

Margie also recreated a few papers from this month's inspiration kit, check out her blog for those tutorials at http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-your-own-patterned-paper.html.