The other day I spread out over the kitchen and made some backgrounds. They were very easy, but a little messy. Using my Mini Misters from Ranger, I added water to several drops of dye ink. Then I just spritzed! For these backgrounds, I used two colors of ink - a reddish-brown and a diluted black - in various amounts on several different colors of cardstock.

I think this one is my favorite - looks just like sandpaper:

I added more ink to this one:

I used lighter-colored cardstock on this one, and it sort of looks like sandpaper, too:

Now, to make something out of all these backgrounds!