Butterfly Textures

Hello friends! It is still a little summer quiet here on the blog, but I have more posts coming soon. We have had such excellent weather, which doesn't happen here all the time, so we've been spending time at the sea and at lakes. 

It is Monday again, and this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Add Some Texture challenge. Just add any type of texture. 

Texture is a favourite of mine and I rarely do projects without using different texture techniques. I love interesting textures, where the viewer wants to reach out and touch the surface. On this layout, there is a whole bunch, so that you can see how easy it is to create texture. You can use paint, ink, stamps, pastes, stencils, dies, embossing folders, etc., as well as different interesting surfaces. Almost anything can be used to create texture.

I found this photo from my own Christening on my desk and my mom looks so cute here, so the layout (the journaling is at the back), is mainly about her. You can see Leo being Christening in the same dress on this Misted Layout post.

I took a few step photos.

I used a paper from Tim Holtz Dapper stash and smeared texture paste through two different stencils, Doily and Flourish. This takes a while, since you need to let the paste dry, before continuing.

When the paste was dry, I painted it with Distress Paints. 

When the paint is dry, stamp circles with Tiger Lily ink. Because of the paste, many of the circles will be incomplete, which is what I was aiming for. I also used one of my favourite script stamps and black ink. Finally, splatter some Black Soot paint on the background.

The butterflies were done with Sizzix Inksheets and a fun resist technique. Check out this art journal tutorial for more information on the Inksheets. Start by die cutting the outline butterflies in the Detailed Butterflies set. Then use the intricate ones together with white Inksheets, on watercolour cardstock. Use this sandwich: Sizzix Multipurpose Platform Tab 2, Inksheets Transfer pad, paper, white Inksheet with matte side towards the paper, die facing down, Cutting Pad.

Smear Distress Ink you a craft sheet, mist with water and press the butterflies into the ink. This step will reveal the white Inksheet pattern.

Tim Holtz Doily and Doily 2 were die cut from Mixed Media cardstock. I used the Sizzix Die Brush, to remove all the bits of paper. Apply a little Distress Micro Glaze to the doilies.

 Ink with an ink blending tool and Distress Ink. The glaze will resist the ink to create a great textured effect.

The combination of the printed paper, texture paste, paint, stamping and splatters gives a great texture to the layout, without being overwhelming.

Torn paper creates instant texture, and add an extra layer by tucking a small piece of paper underneath. I also used Stickles to add dots of glitter here and there, adding one more texture.

The title banners were punched from burlap, which in itself is a very textured material. I die cut the letters from wool felt, to add another soft touch to the layout. The letters were die cut with the Simon Says Stamp Alphabet Blocks die. Wafer-thin dies easily cuts through felt.

This circle was also die cut from wood felt, using the Simon Says Stamp Circle Loops die. The photo was layered on a piece of vellum which had been embossed in the Bubbles folder, with torn edges.

With the Inksheet resist technique, you create textured butterflies in just one layer. In an upcoming post, I will show you a technique for making butterflies with several layers, using the same die set. The butterflies got some Stickles on their bodies.

Here's the second butterfly, with more Stickles.

I love the Tim Holtz Mirrored Hearts and Mirrored Stars. Here I added a remnant rub word to the larger of the two hearts. You can also easily colour these with alcohol ink - as on this Pistachio Wall-hanger tutorial.

The small butterflies were punched from watercolour paper with the Small Butterfly punch, and coloured with the same inks as the big ones. I also added some Stickles to them.

The sentiment was stamped with Tiger Lily ink and cut apart. I really love this sentiment stamp.

Here's another look at the textures.

You can also create texture by using different types of material and surfaces. Here you can see two piece of lace trim, dyed cheesecloth, a piece of sticky-back canvas, burlap and wool felt.

I hope you will join us in our Add Some Texture challenge. As every week, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

If you want to, follow Simon Says Stamp on Instagram, they post great stuff daily. 

Do you use Instagram ? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Sizzix DETAILED BUTTERFLIES	Simon Says Stamp ALPHABET BLOCKS	Simon Says Stamp CIRCLE LOOPS	Tim Holtz Sizzix DOILY	Tim Holtz Sizzix DOILY 2
Tim Holtz Sizzix BUTTERFLY Small Paper Punch	Tim Holtz Sizzix BANNER Large Paper Punch	Tim Holtz HALFTONE AND RINGS	Tim Holtz LIFE QUOTES	Tim Holtz LEDGER SCRIPT
Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture Fades Bubble & Honeycomb	Tim Holtz DOILY	Tim Holtz Stencil FLOURISH	Ranger WHITE STICKY-BACK CANVAS	Tim Holtz TEXTURED SURFACES
Tim Holtz 12 x 12 Paper Stash DAPPER	Ranger MIXED MEDIA CARDSTOCK	Simon Says Stamp Wool Felt Sheets White	Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER	Worldwin Papers 48 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11
Tim Holtz Idea-ology BOTANICAL REMNANT RUBS	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MIRRORED HEARTS	Tim Holtz LACE Trimmings	Ranger FROZEN ASSORTMENT Seasonal Stickles	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE
Tim Holtz DISTRESS MICRO GLAZE	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival TIGER LILY	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK	Tim Holtz Distress Ink VICTORIAN VELVET	Tim Holtz Distress Ink AGED MAHOGANY
Tim Holtz Distress Ink SPICED MARMALADE	Tim Holtz Distress Paint EVERGREEN BOUGH	Tim Holtz PEELED PAINT	Tim Holtz Distress Paint VICTORIAN VELVET Ranger TDD36494	Tim Holtz Distress Paint CRACKED PISTACHIO
Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT	Sizzix STANDARD TRANSFER PAD Inksheets	Sizzix WHITE SHEETS 4 x 6 Transfer Film Inksheets	Sizzix STARTER KIT Inksheets	Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads
Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM	Sizzix PRECISION BASE PLATE	Hero Arts CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCK 3 by 3	Tim Holtz Tonic PAPER DISTRESSER
Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger	Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET
Tim Holtz Distress SPLATTER BRUSH	Sizzix DIE BRUSH AND FOAM PAD	Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SCISSORS	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4

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