Make It Monday #31 – Stamped Background

What’s upper Damask Lover!
Wanna see another fun, stamped background for this week’s PTI Make It Monday? Oh, you do? Well, let’s get to it.
After seeing the MIM challenge, I spent all day Monday stamping my little heart out…and it was a blast.
Today’s card is another fun pattern that I made from two unsuspecting little stamps! I started by playing around with this stamp from PTI’s Mod Squad set:
After a few sheets of paper, I came up with a fun, peacock inspired background and designed this card…
Here’s how it came together (it’s super simple I promise!)
First I stamped the image from Mod Squad in purple, blue and teal.
 
 
Then I used one of the stamps from Dot Spot (pictured below) to fill in the center of the Mod Squad stamp. I stamped the dot in the bottom part of the center to give the feeling of feathers.
 
 
Finally, I wanted to add a bit of yellow, so I simply filled in a bit of the pattern with two shades of yellow markers…all done!
 
 
Now, if you can believe it, I STILL have two more stamped backgrounds to share with you! Come back tomorrow for the finale to this party…and by party I clearly mean this one-person shinding consisting of me sitting at my craft desk for hours on end trying to come up with something cool to make! Even so…you’re invited!
Thanks for stopping by for some Damask Love!
Supplies:
Stamps: PTI (Mod Squad, Dot Spot, Embellishments (for sentiment))
Ink: Stampin Up (Elegant Eggplant, Brilliant Blue, Tempting Turquoise), Vivid Dye Ink (Lavender, Sky Blue)
Paper: PTI (Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone)
 

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About the Blog

Hey, I’m Amber Kemp-Gerstel - the crafty brain behind Damask Love, where creativity, color, and a little chaos come together. I’m a suburban mom of two, known for turning up the volume on everyday DIYs and showing up like your colorful, crafty BFF. Over the years, I’ve gone from psychologist to full-time content creator, TV host, and brand partner, with appearances on Making It, Today, and HGTV. When I’m not making stuff or on set, I’m chasing around my two boys, Markus and Maxwell, and laughing my way through the mess.

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21 Comments

  1. 9.8.11
    Marybeth said:

    Wow, your cards are amazing. You did a wonderful job on the backgrounds.

  2. 9.8.11

    LOVE the colors you used! This is such a great CAS card!

  3. 9.8.11

    this is extremely cool!

  4. 9.8.11
    Colleen said:

    Amber, your colors are perfect! Love this background dp you designed and it sure does look like peacock feathers! You achieved your goal!!

  5. 9.8.11
    Michelle said:

    very retro! beautiful!

  6. 9.8.11
    Atif said:

    Your cards are absolutely amazing i really love your brilliant work…

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  7. 9.8.11
    Leigh said:

    Wow, this is amazing! So striking and perfect!

  8. 9.8.11
    Joyce said:

    Oh, you have done it again. This is so clever, creative and beautiful. Love it.

  9. 9.8.11

    Holy moly! This is simply magnificent!

  10. 9.8.11
    Teresa said:

    Your peacock card is sooo pretty. love all the color.

  11. 9.8.11
    Jenny said:

    It’s a minor miracle in visual art Amber…I love it, so hypnotising!
    Jenny x

  12. 9.8.11
    euna said:

    Very cool. Love the colour gradation! Great idea.

  13. 9.8.11
    Laura B. said:

    this is just so cool!!

  14. 9.8.11
    Lisa said:

    Very pretty it reminds me of peacock feathers!

  15. 9.9.11

    Wow – just gorgeous!!!!
    Maria

  16. 9.9.11

    This is amazing! I love it. 😉

  17. 9.9.11
    Ann said:

    Homed straight in on this card – fabulous….. and those colours!!!

  18. 9.9.11

    This is fabulous, and you seriously crack me up… I’m coming to the party 🙂

  19. 9.9.11

    Beautiful, reminds me of peacock feathers!

  20. 9.12.11

    Awesome. What a great idea.

  21. 9.18.11
    jmdmoo said:

    This is gorgeous!