Making your own patterned paper on a Holiday Layout Tutorial

Hi everyone! Today I am happy to be here and share a Christmas scrapbooking layout with you. This tutorial focuses on making your own patterned paper using watercolor painting and stamps. This is the perfect technique for those times when you feel inspired to make a project, but find that you don't have the right style or color of patterned paper on hand. If scrapbooking a 12" x 12" layout is not your 'thing', I would encourage you to try using the techniques in your favorite paper craft application, because they would totally work for cardmaking and pocket scrapbooking too!

Thanks for allowing me to share this with you today, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Here are the direct links to the products used in today's project:

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Christmas Scribbles by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Santa's Flight by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Christmas Scribbles by Julie Ebersole

Hero Arts Water Mist Bottle

Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Mowed Lawn

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Bundled Sage

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Bundled Sage

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Fossilized Amber

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Barn Door

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Hickory Smoke

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Barn Door

Ranger Distress Marker, Hickory Smoke

Ranger Distress Marker, Festive Berries

Ranger Distress Marker, Mowed Lawn

Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

Strathmore Watercolor Paper 9X12

Prima Marketing The Archivist, 6x6 Paper Pad

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Wax Lips, 10 pk

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Banana Split, 10 pk

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gumdrop, 10 pk

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet

Ranger Artist Brush Set (7 Piece)

Scrapbook Adhesives 3-D Foam Squares, Mixed

Clear Acrylic Block, 3x4 Rectangluar w/ Alignment Grid