Craft Stamper – August 2019

Texture

Tag

Add texture in a myriad of ways to your art!

By Trish Latimer

I

love to create interest in my art work by adding texture. Both physical ‘touchy

feely’ texture in the form of embellishments with varying surface patterns, and

layered texture in my backgrounds. I’ve combined both aspects here in my tag. My

Gel print background has multiple, subtle textural layers created firstly with bespoke

printing shapes, then stamped and printed designs on top. My embellishments come in

the form of both found texture ( the cheesecloth, threads and plastic mesh) and more

Designer bespoke texture, this time in the form of a stamped clay button.

tip...

When printing onto a painty

Gel plate layer, be careful to

press straight down and lift directly

upwards. You don’t want to slide

the printing block (or whatever

you are using!) across the

paint and make smeary

mess.

Go Shopping!

Essdee printfoam available from Cass Art, http://www.cassart.co.uk, 0207 619 2601

Carabelle Studios Texture Print plates available from Art From The Heart,

http://www.afth.co.uk

StarTrish Design stamps available from http://www.etsy.com/shop/startrishdesign

Materials

Stamps Trish used...

•   Carabelle Studios texture printing plates: Scribble Circles by Kate Crane;

Mandala Etoile by Azoline

•   StarTrish Design: Trish’s Backgrounds

Other materials...

•   Hearty Air Dry Clay

•   Circle cookie cutter

•   Embossing tool

•   Paint: Amsterdam Acrylics: Sky Blue; Turquoise; Titanium White; Carmine:

Prima Impasto: Mint

•   Ranger Archival Inks: Distress Mermaid Lagoon; Cornflower Blue

•   DecoArt Metallic Lustre Wax: Silver Spark

•   Essdee Printfoam

•   Brayer

•   Gel plate

•   White Cardstock

•   Tim Holtz Etcetera Small Tag Thickboard

Meet the Designer,

Trish Latimer

“Totally addicted to paint, ink, colour
and messy techniques!”

Explore her work online:
http://www.inkpaintbeads.blogspot.co.uk

Project: Creating Texture