Winner Announced! - February Challenge - Printing Photos on to Backgrounds

[Lucy Edson]

I love to add texture and dimension to my pages, even if it is only visual. Printing your photos onto patterned paper adds a special dimensional look and Webster's Pages backsides or portions of the fronts work great and are perfect for this technique!

 

This month I want to challenge you to print a photo onto a Webster's Pages paper and scrap it. I'll share some tips below to get you started. Here is my example using the new Lullabye Lane collection.

 

I printed the photo onto a backside from one of the Christmas lines....it was perfect because it was a tone-on-tone pattern.

 

 

1. A full face shot is not usually the best choice of photos.....a busy pattern would be distracting over a face. Side view or back shots work really well for this. Or a landscape photo, like with flowers.

 

2. I crop my photo to a size that works in my printer....here I used a 4x6 and selected to print a 4x6 (borderless) on my paper type. My printer also lets me choose paper type and quality. I always print the best quality I can and I chose matte presentation paper.

 

3. A photo that has a light background or a lot of white shows up much better....otherwise you lose most of the background pattern from the paper. Or it will get really dark.

 

4. This can also be done digitally, if you like.....just layer the patterned paper over your photo and use a blending mode, like soft light or screen. PM me if you have any questions about this.

 

5. You may want to increase the contrast or adjust the levels of your photo to really make it pop.

 

And another layout using this technique - this photo was changed to black and white and I put a color burn in teal over it, before printing.

 

Link your projects to this thread and I'll add them to the February Challenge album. A random winner will receive a new collection from Webster's Pages. I hope you enjoy trying this technique and I can't wait to see your results!

[Tricia]

Shemaine, Hetty and Leslie...rock on! Great takes on this challenge.
Leslie you just keep pumping them out. Hetty, I love that sweet photo and the great cut out details. Shemaine, those flowers are delish!

Here is another one I did, using Sweet as Cherry pie:

[Leslie Cranwill]

Trish this is perfect!!!! Love it!

[Lucy Edson]

Adorable, Tricia!! I think the background on the photo gives a whimsical vintage feel to this page!! Love your title, work, too!

[Hetty]

Perfect layout Tricia, gives it a real vintage look and thanks for the nice feedback :)

[Sindy]

What a good idea! Lovely effect! I will try it!

[Gine]

awesome Lucy...have to try this =)

[Donna]

wow your layouts are gorgeous and love how you edited ur photo to the paper... wonderful job...

[amanda]

stunning LOs, and love this idea, im definitely going to do this

[Lucy Edson]

I am thrilled to see so many of you trying this technique!!

Thanks so much for your kind words about my projects - I love this technique and enjoyed sharing it with you all!

[Milu Pound]

I love all the lace and how u tear the paper!
awesome!
**milu**

[amanda]

omg so many stunning entries................i have to wonder if i can compete with this gorgeous talent............ loving all the different effects the pics printed on different pps are happening................a great challenge, the best challenge ive seen in a long time

[Angeline]

Really neat idea! Thanks!!