For Demo this week we explored the wonderful world of using Woodgrain ideas in your paper crafting!!
Check out some of these fun ideas!!
Check out some of these fun ideas!!
First off, there are SO MANY OPTIONS for woodgrain papers here at the store!!
You can use papers that are already printed with a woodgrain appearance and these are the ones we currently have in stock!
You can use papers that are already printed with a woodgrain appearance and these are the ones we currently have in stock!
These papers are EMBOSSED with a woodgrain texture on ONE SIDE:
When making cards, you can incorporate the Woodgrain texture in a variety of different ways!!
If you have a home die-cut machine, you can use this wonderful Woodgrain Embossing Folder from Taylored Expressions.
If you have a home die-cut machine, you can use this wonderful Woodgrain Embossing Folder from Taylored Expressions.
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I liked the idea of just embossing a thin, plain paper bag.
- Emboss a small, flat paper bag using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder, making sure that the ragged lip of the paper bag is also embossed. (So you can tuck a note into it!!)
- Run a Distress Ink, Walnut Stain ink pad across the textured side of the paper bag and cut your paper bag so it is only one-layer thick.
- Cut a piece of card stock to fit on the front of a card base. Wrap the embossed paper bag around the front of the piece of card stock and glue in place with Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. Mount this piece onto the front of your card base.
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- Stamp a sentiment onto a piece of brown card stock and tuck the little note into the lip of the paper bag!!
- Use Distress Oxide ink pad, Worn Lipstick and a Waterbrush to watercolor the flowers. Finish off the card by adding a small ribbon along the bottom of the card
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When it comes to the paper that is already EMBOSSED with woodgrain, you can colorize the woodgrain yourself using Distress Inks and the Nuvo Blending Sponges!
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I LOVED this look of creating a little garden shed using the embossed woodgrain paper and little charms!!!
Honestly.. you can color your embossed woodgrain card stock ANY COLOR YOU WANT!!!! That way it is sure to match the project you are working on...
Check out this idea... if you are looking to make the "1970's wood plank" it is easy to do with Kraft Sticker Paper and a score board!!
Once you score your sticker paper, apply the paper to a piece of card stock, the "planks" will smash together. Then, when you run a Distress Ink pad, Walnut Stain, across the "planks" they give a Distressed-look as well as giving them more definition.
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One of my FAVORITE ideas was SO EASY... just scrape 2 colors of ink pads across a piece of white cardstock, Then CUT IT INTO STRIPS and paste them back down with 1/8" between each "plank"
IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD FENCE!!!!!
IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD FENCE!!!!!
I LOVE THIS WOODGRAIN!!! I had a lot of fun with this idea... You can use the Faber Castell Small Brush Tip pen to create the thin lines AND the chunky lines!!
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I used the Picket Fence Blending Brushes to apply a soft layer of ink to the page to add interest...
You can also use your Score Board to create Planks!!
Once you create your planks, you can ink the edges of each plank by rubbing the folds against a brown ink pad!! I added in the little "nails" by just using a fine-line black pen.
You can also create a fun Wood-Plank Fence!!!
When I do this, I cut my paper into strips, then I cut ONE strip with a point and used that as a template to cut my other wood planks.
I used the Faber Castell Fine-line black pen to add in the lines of woodgrain.
When I do this, I cut my paper into strips, then I cut ONE strip with a point and used that as a template to cut my other wood planks.
I used the Faber Castell Fine-line black pen to add in the lines of woodgrain.
I used my Tim Holtz Blending Tool to "ink" the edges of my planks before I adhered them down.
I love this ivory woodgrain paper!! The lines on the paper make it really easy to cut out the planks and make a fun fence!!
I loved the idea of crows on a fence...
I stamped the Crow Trio stamp (from Impression Obsession) on the paper FIRST and then I lined up the planks to create a 3-Dimensional Fence
I stamped the Crow Trio stamp (from Impression Obsession) on the paper FIRST and then I lined up the planks to create a 3-Dimensional Fence
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Check out this sweet idea making a flower box!!!
This woodgrain Flower Box stamp is from Impression Obsession. I stamped it with Versafine Clair ink, Nocturne
Then I tucked in all these fun flowers from this sweet Cottage Cutz Floral die-cut set and the botanicals from this Tim Holtz/Sizzix Greenery set
This woodgrain Flower Box stamp is from Impression Obsession. I stamped it with Versafine Clair ink, Nocturne
Then I tucked in all these fun flowers from this sweet Cottage Cutz Floral die-cut set and the botanicals from this Tim Holtz/Sizzix Greenery set
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I LOVE this new Tree Ring Stencil from Altenew!!!
I decided to play with this idea.. I first used the Picket Fence Blending Brushes and brushed a light color of Distress Ink, Walnut Ink
THEN I went in with a few sizes of fine-line Faber Castell black pens to add in the "grain" and it is SO AMAZING!!!!
I LOVE THIS LOOK!!
I decided to play with this idea.. I first used the Picket Fence Blending Brushes and brushed a light color of Distress Ink, Walnut Ink
THEN I went in with a few sizes of fine-line Faber Castell black pens to add in the "grain" and it is SO AMAZING!!!!
I LOVE THIS LOOK!!
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The Blending Brushes are SO WONDERFUL for applying inks because the color blends out color until it disappears!
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One of the EASIEST ideas for creating the woodgrain look is to use Tombow Brush Markers!
The brush markers are great because you can do fine-lines AND thick lines. I love having the tones of dark and light lines.
The brush markers are great because you can do fine-lines AND thick lines. I love having the tones of dark and light lines.
Once you have drawn your lines, you can make it less-intense by just spritzing on a light mist of water
Woodgrain texture is so much fun to play with!! You can make signs, you can cut it up to make "planks", you can do card making and SO MUCH MORE!!
Stop by the store to get inspired!!
See you soon!!
360-647-9663
Stop by the store to get inspired!!
See you soon!!
360-647-9663
