Plushy fibers, handmade papers, chicken wire, delicate molding paste...when elements like these are used on scrapbook pages, you just can't help but be drawn in. These are the kinds of pages that reach out and beg to be touched. They're also the kind of pages Trudy Sigurdson is known for. In this book, she shares her favorite tips and techniques for Tantalizing Textures.
You'll see that it's not just about plopping down random texture or flooding a page with texture for texture's sake. The key to perfectly harmonized pages is to pull your textural cues directly from your photographs--a sandy beach, a child blowing bubbles, an elephant at the zoo, a flower's delicate petals.
Trudy shows you how much fun it is to play off these textural themes by incorporating real texture on your pages. It could be something as subtle as stapled photo corners or a few drops of glitter glue, as simple as a triangle of corrugated cardboard-turned-Christmas tree, or as bold as aqua waves of mini page pebbles.
The artwork reflects a wide range of moods: The cozy, homespun feel of hand-stitching. The rustic mood of cork or burlap. The sophistication of metallic leafing photo borders. Or the pure whimsy of titles made from seed beads and chipboard hearts covered with micro beads.
Revealing captions alongside each inspirational page describe how texture is used to enhance the theme, and 25+ step-by-step demos show you exactly how to achieve the more involved texture techniques--like how to make your own handmade paper, soft watercolor-like images, barbed wire, iridescent embossed page borders, and all kinds of funky embellishments.
This book will have you looking at ordinary materials in fresh ways. You'll find yourself scouring the aisles of hardware stores, digging for promising bits and pieces in your sewing box and junk drawers, and searching the great outdoors for fabulous textural finds. The results: unique, artistic layouts full of depth, character and punch.
In six chapters, you'll learn how to create amazing texture on pages, mini-albums, cards and tags. Discover how to add a sense of place, personality and beauty to your scrapbook using:
Textiles, including fabric, lace, ribbon and embroidery
Metals, including wire, hardware, metal sheets and charms
Natural elements, including leaves, mica, cork, wood and jute
Art mediums, including crackle paint, transfer ink and batik resist
Paper, including dry embossing, chipboard, distressing and paper piercing
Clear elements, including shrink plastic, glass, transparencies and acrylics
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