If you've
been trying out the background paper techniques from my site, you
know how much I like to decorate paper using different textures. I
have a big Nike shoe box crammed full of stuff. When I decide to play
with decorating paper, I pull out my box and dive in.
I thought it
would be fun to make a list of all the things that we can use to make
neat patterns on paper. This paper can be used to make cards,
collages, altered books, stationary, picture frames, journals, boxes
. . . all types of things.
Background Texture :: What's Inside Your Texture Box?
What's Inside MY Texture Box:
burlap
doilies
assorted sponges
cheesecloth
chop sticks
popsicle sticks
lace
punched metal ribbon
bubble wrap
plastic and wire mesh
bottle caps
wine bottle corks
assorted coffee cup holders
large background rubber stamps
string
stamps
yarns and string
netting
I'd love to
hear from you! Why don't you email me and tell me what you use for
textures, and I'll add it to the list: karen@karenswhimsy.com
from Kristi
Schueler
http://www.kurki15rs.com
Dry Wall Joint Tape
No-Slip Rug Tape (has a different design than the joint
tape)
No-Slip stuff from RubberMaid for your cupboards and
drawers
Old Keys (works great with Pen Score to make a stamp)
Sand Paper
Scrap of a Shingle
Rubber Band Ball
Koosh Ball
Scrunched Tin Foil, Wax Paper and Plastic Wrap (each one has a
little different property and mixing them together using a different
color for each gives a great background)
Wire Designs
Costume Jewelry
From Rena
I use small, thin pieces of styrofoam packing material. The styrofoam usually has lots of
irregularly shaped and placed indents that when brushed with diluted paints (or other medium)
and then stamped on a surface look great. It can also be used to lift color off an already
painted surface. i also use the styrofoam to texture clay.
From Grace in VT
http://halasilks.blogspot.com
1. Pine cones, tiny ones for tiny textures and huge ones for spots. (You can wash the pine cone to get paint off and dry in low oven.)
2. Cut up makeup sponges andûtheûfunny sponges used between toes in manicures
3. Plastic canvas, now it comes in diamond and star shapes
4. Cardboard that is corregated on one side
5. silk leaves or fresh leaves with veins
6. Press your painted paper on to the back of floor tiles (the backs of tiles have diagonal or square patterns.)
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