TGIF!! :-) It's my turn to post for Design Team Tips! Just a heads up, the Design Team Tips feature has now moved to the Ink to Paper blog.
Today I'm sharing tips on how I like to add texture to cards. On my card today I added both visual and tactile texture. I love to mix different kinds...sort of like a texture buffet! :-)
I started by Layering on a piece of patterned paper (from the Bitty Big: True Black pack). I used the bold polka dots (visual texture) to really set off the softer colors.
I think adding some color behind a sentiment of image can also add some visual texture. Here, I stamped one of the images from the Watercolor Textures: Brush Strokes set in Aqua Mist before stamping the Hello sentiment (from the Essential Sentiments set).
I decorated the frame with some flowers and leaves from the Nature's Background Essentials set.
To add both color and more texture, I layered several strips of trim and cardstock strips. I chose a white burlap trim which has fabulous texture!
To tie in the polka dots from the paper (as well as add even more texture) I scattered on a few clear dew drop embellishments.
One of my favorite ways of adding texture is to incorporate some sort of fabric. Here, I die cut a few layered circles (from the Nature's Background Essentials die set) from felt. I stitched them together using black thread, tying in the background a bit more.
I used one of the Pierced Feature Frames dies to create more visual texture. One thing that I have found helpful when working with several different types of texture is to leave quite a bit of white space. Without the white breaking up all the patterns, textures, and colors it can overwhelm the whole card making it feel too busy.
How about you? What kinds of textures do you like to add to your creations? Do you tend to stick to one kind or (like me) do you like to mix it up?
Thanks so much for stopping by!
~Laurie
