Texture is an important aspect of crafting. Color, layout, and the concept are essential to creating a finished piece, but texture is the extra element that can add complexity. Texture also satisfies that part of our brain that gets curious to touch and experience how something feels. We love the touch and feel aspect about cardmaking. The tactile experience of a card is what makes it go from pretty to OMG! In today’s blog post, we are sharing two texture rich projects by Elina Stromberg and Tenia Nelson. Enjoy!
Layers Of Life by Elina Stromberg
Embossing powders and texture pastes are an easy way to create texture and add dimension to your papercrafting projects. There’s no need to choose just one technique. The texture can be layered for creating eye-catching effects. On the background of this card, I first applied VersaMark through a stencil and heat-embossed using Vintage Plum Embossing Powder. Then I misted the background with Cherry Blossom Walnut Ink and dried with heat-gun. Re-heating the paper gently broke the embossing powder’s glossy coat letting the ink attach on the surface. The end-result was an amazing ceramic look! For the second layer of texture, I used another stencil with Metallic Copper Creative Medium. The butterflies and the quote text paper are water colored with the same Walnut Ink color used for the background bringing the overall design together.
Supplies
Imagine
- Creative Medium – Metallic Copper
- On Point Glue
- VersaMark
- Embossing Powder – Vintage Plum, Black
- Walnut Ink – Cherry Blossom
Other
- White mixed media paper
- Stencils
- Visible Image – stamps
- Cardbase – cream
- Cardstock – red
- Pink embroidery yarn
- Scissors
Love You Card by Tenia Nelson
Hey, Y’all! Tenia here from Jazzy Paper Designs with a super fun handmade card. Imagine artists were challenged with texture for the month of March and I thought it would be fun to use corrugated cardboard for the challenge. I started with a stamped image that appears to have a lot of texture already in Rich Cocoa Memento ink and added splatter using Rich Cocoa Fireworks Shimmery Craft spray. Then I die cut the heart from a cardboard box and stamped a sentiment onto image panel using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I also added twine, washi, and sticker stitches. Once the front design comes together finish by matching the cardboard color of the heart to Kraft cardstock and add tiny heart stickers.
Supplies
Imagine
- Memento Marker – Tuxedo Black
- Memento – Rich Cocoa
- Fireworks Shimmery Craft Spray – Rich Cocoa
Other
- Concord & 9th – stamps
- Cardstock – kraft, white
- Embellishments – hearts
- Washi tape
- Sticker stitches
- Twine
- Heart die
