Art Studio: Show & Tell Some Texture

Happy Sunday everybody! Gia here sharing a little fun with texture in the Art Studio today. They say a picture is worth a thousand words  (but if you hover on the pics blabbermouth over here couldn't help but you know blah blah blah just in case you needed two more cents with your thousand words …) ….

Heidi Swapp has really outdone herself this time…who can resist this word heart paper?

First I fussy cut the heart to use with some aqua blue cardstock as a background

This photo was imperfect with that strip at the bottom but it's still too cute not to use!

Claudine Hellmuth's gesso by Ranger is my favorite. It is so creamy it kind of makes me want to eat it!

You could skip this step, but using the gesso just adds another layer to my background.

If you don't have a brayer, old plastic cards work well.

Gesso is semi-translucent when dry. I like the way it gives a solid color a much lighter weathered appearance

Light molding paste holds 3D shape but does not add weight, making it ideal for adding texture to paper!

This is what molding paste looks like after I spread it over a swiss dot stencil pattern (Fancy Pants Designs)

In blogs I use a heat tool. In real life I go fold laundry (ugh)

Now I am ready to start designing my layout on top of my textured background

I pulled out some kit leftovers from the April Clique Kit Debutante

The side view shows the dimensions. See how I covered up the bad part of that photo?

Gotta love the Clique Kits exclusives!

And here is the ulterior motive behind fussy cutting the heart- saving the scraps from the other side for another layout!

If you would like to see this tutorial in video format, it is over on our You Tube channel! Yes, Clique Kits has a You Tube Channel, and we would love it if you subscribe so that you won't miss any of the inspiration we post there to help you get the most from your kits! 

--xoxoGIA

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I can't wait to see all of our subscriber's projects this Wednesday, June 25th during our Clique Kits monthly Pep Rally!

I am also so excited to practice some photography this week with Erica in Photography 101 over in Summer School! We are entering a new week, and there is a new lesson posted for subscribers and Summer School Workshop participants!

And (Insert Squeal here) I cannot wait because in a few more days we will be revealing our next Clique Kit! A Midsummer Night's Dream! 

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