playful patterns

 Good morning.  
This week's IB challenge is inspired by patterns! I have so many little background stamps that I don't use often, and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to challenge myself to use them.  

I was inspired by: 
 the pillows, the mix of patterns, and the circles/scallops.

Big Hugs card

To create my patterns: 

I began by punching out circles from white cardstock. 

 I decided to tape off the bottom portion of the circle using washi tape so that my pattern would be straight and leaving the bottom to look like the scallops in the picture.  Using an assortment of little stamps (including the inside of a watermelon set), I began stamping above the washi tape, in various colors and patterns.  Then, once the ink had dried a little, I placed my washi tape on the stamped portion so I could use the ink to distress the bottom "scallop" the same color.  When I had finished doing the neutral scallop bottoms, I thought about the pillows with a large image for the focal and thought I would include one in my assortment of patterned circles to resemble a decorative pillow.

And here's the sketch this week

'tis the season card

I used the same techniques to create these Christmas circle/scallops using the 

inside of a watermelon stamp, and it really was fun to play with the various patterns.

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