Using Digistamps and Brushes ...Part Three.. Digistamps as a pattern background in PSP

In this part we will be using a Digistamp in PSP  and making a patterned background paper..


Open your PSP  this will work in all versions... Im using psp9 here  however some of the newer ones will have the tools in a different place..

  What you'll need:  Background paper:   Digistamp:  Colour Palette: Textures

Download the supplies I've used 

To read about digistamps and how to install PS and AI brushes got to the files pages above or click here 

Open your zip file and unzip your Digistamps to a folder of choice  and the canvas files to your PSP files: Textures   folder  

In PSP make a new Image 600 by 600 px 300dpi 

Open your digistamps in PSP and resize them to 300 pixels on the longest side

Now place your digistamps onto the new image and arrange them in a pattern you like

Here I've duplicated one of the stamps and flipped and mirrored it to make them sit square

On your Materials palette click on the foreground box to open the menu

Choose the Pattern option and in the drop down choose the image with your digistamps on

 Change the Angle to 135 and Scale to 50

Open a new image 3600 by 3600 px 300 dpi

and flood-fill that new image with your pattern

 

 Add a new layer and drag this layer to the bottom  change your foreground  back to colour and flood-fill this layer with a colour of your choice

 

  You can leave your paper as it is and merge your layers but lets play with some blends and texture

 Working on the top ( stamps ) layer change the blend options until you find an effect you like

 

Here I've used the overlay option

Merge your layers

Open the texture palette 

Choose the canvas course texture   its a little harsh so change the depth to 1 and leave everything else as is

There you have it one patterned paper

Here's mine

Try changing the colour of the stamp layer

Try different textures

Try different angles and moving the stamps about on the small image

Try different amounts of stamps

Try a gradient or Pattern for the background layer