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Adding Texture With Simple Stamping

June 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Today’s going to be another busy day for me, so once again I’ll have to be quick with my blog. My starting point for today’s card was a desire to create a simple masculine birthday card. The twist was to add texture, without using special tools or techniques.

Adding texture to a simple masculine birthday card using the In Good Taste DSP paper and Here's A Card Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #simplestamping #papercraftwithme

TEXTURE CHEAT

To get the texture I wanted while keeping the card really simple I turned to the new In Good Taste 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack.

With Cinnamon Cider as the base for my card I decided to look for a couple of patterns with warm brownish tones. While I could simply have chosen two of the wood designs in the DSP pack, I opted for two quite different patterns.

In the end I selected a pale wood effect, and paired it with a creamy woven fabric design.

The sizes? Well to be honest these were just scrap pieces from other projects and I left them as I found them. For reference the woven piece is 1″ x 3-3/4″, while the wood piece is 2-1/4″ x 3-1/2″.

All I needed to do now was find something to add a little pop of colour. Crushed Curry Card came out the winner. Once again the size was determined by the scrap piece I found in my tin (7/8″ x 5-1/2″).

LAYER, LAYER

Now I had the three key pieces, I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to mount each one onto a layer of Cajun Craze Card. Each of the layers was 1/8″ bigger than the piece I was attaching.

It was only at this point that I thought about a sentiment. After a little searching I settled on the “happy birthday” in the Here’s A Card Stamp Set. Instead of stamping it onto another piece of card I thought it would be fun to stamp it directly on to the woven texture DSP. But just to be safe I used my Stamparatus to help me get the stamping straight.

Next I used my Paper Trimmer to cut and score some Cinnamon Cider Card. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create a card base.

Adding texture to a simple masculine birthday card using the In Good Taste DSP paper and Here's A Card Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #simplestamping #papercraftwithme

Using liquid glue I first fixed the Crushed Curry piece to the front of the card. Then with Stampin’ Dimensionals I added the wood effect piece. Finally I added the woven texture piece, stacking the Dimensionals two high where the layer extended past the edge of the wood layer.

FINISHING TOUCHES

To finish off the front I added more texture and a little masculine bling using a copper Star Designer Element.

On a layer of Very Vanilla Card I glued a 3/4″ strip of the wood effect paper down the right-hand edge. Then I added a 1/8″ strip of Cajun Craze Card along the edge of the DSP to finish it off. With that done I glued the assembled layer inside the card base.

All I had left to do was use liquid glue to attach some of the wood paper to the flap of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. Then, once I’d trimmed the DSP with Paper Snips using the edge of the flap as a guide, I was done.

Quick and easy but the texture provided by the DSP means it’s anything but boring. What do you think?

For more projects using the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper see these earlier blog posts:

  • When paper and textile collide
  • Simple Sunday card layout idea
  • Forever after for a wedding card

PRODUCT LIST

Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Star Designer Elements
Star Designer Elements
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad
Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set
Here’s A Card Cling Stamp Set
Stamparatus
Stamparatus
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Birthday Cards, Cards, Masculine Cards, Simple Cards Tagged With: #simplestamping, embellishment, Here's A Card, In Good Taste DSP, masculine, simple, Stamparatus

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