Texture And More Texture…Oh My!

Meg Brooks

Current Design Teams:

Simon Says Stamp

Ink Blot Shop

A Blog Named Hero

Past Design Teams:

Hero Arts (Guest)

Pawsome Stamps

Paper Trey Ink (Guest)

Spellbinders (Guest)

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Hello friends! Today, I am participating in an Instagram Hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s newest release “Just a note“. If you would like to view more inspiration from this release, you can view it here.

I used a little bit of everything on this card: embossing folder, stencil, ink blending, and die cutting. Therefore, it made for a very visually interesting card that I think you’ll like. Let’s get right into it!

Step by Step Instructions:

  1. Using a 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch panel of white cardstock, blend various Distress Oxide inks in rainbow colors over the Mix and Match Squares stencil.
  2. Lightly dust Perfect Pearl powder over inked areas for a beautiful sheen.
  3. Add the inked panel into the Vines embossing folder and run through your die cutting machine.
  4. Die cut the large butterfly from the Graceful Butterfly Emboss and Cut set from white cardstock and acetate.
  5. Emboss the acetate and white cardstock butterfly.
  6. Add Sike Lunar Paste to the raised areas on the white cardstock butterfly. Let dry and add the acetate layer (only add glue to the middle).
  7. Die cut the body of the butterfly from black cardstock and adhere it to the middle.
  8. Add a few small squares of foam to the back and glue in the center to adhere it onto the background panel. The foam adds a little lift to the wings.
  9. Cut Just a note 2 times from black cardstock and stack for dimension. Add to the panel just under the butterfly.
  10. Finally, adhere the finished panel to an A2 top folding card base.
You can see the acetate layer a bit better here.

I love all the textures of this card. Have you ever added multiple techniques and/or textures to your cards?

Doesn’t that black sentiment just pop from the colored background?!

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Thank you for visiting me today. If you haven’t already done so, please visit all the other amazing designers on this hop by visiting the Simon Says Stamp Instagram page. You can also see the full hop on my Instagram page. There will be a winner drawn at each stop for a $25 Gift Card… so don’t forget to comment!