Morning.
Today, I am sharing a tutorial that so many of you asked me for about creating a woodgrain background.
It is super easy and fun to create.
(the heart and 'love' die on the above card are from my sweet friend Loll Thompson....thanks Loll!)
Spread Elmer's glue in lines over heavy cardstock. I like to do it in lines
so that when I go back to score it, the lines mimic the woodgrain.
I haven't tried other kinds of glues but I am sure they would work too.
I used an old paint brush to spread as my glue wouldn't squirt out of the bottle.
Let the glue dry completely and don't worry if it there are blobs of glue on
your cardstock.
Step #2
and scored my cardstock at every 1/4 inch. You could change the
score line measurements to give a different look but for a card front I find
this works the best.
I start at the middle and score outwards.
Step #3
Distress ink pad over the whole piece spraying with a bit of water to help blend.
I found it best to apply the ink in the same direction as the scoring.
Step #4
Next, rub Weathered Wood and Rusty Hinge randomly over the top, spraying
again with a bit of water to blend the colours.
Finally: I like to re-score my lines to add more definition.
I hope you enjoyed this mini tutorial and that you will give it a try. If you have any questions or want any more information, please email me.
If you get a chance to use this tutorial, let me know. Would love to see what you create!
To see other cards I have made using this technique, check out these links:
Snowflakes on Woodgrain
Peacefilled Christmas
Woodsy Christmas
Country Christmas
Thanks for the visit.
Have a great weekend.
again with a bit of water to blend the colours.
Finally: I like to re-score my lines to add more definition.
I hope you enjoyed this mini tutorial and that you will give it a try. If you have any questions or want any more information, please email me.
If you get a chance to use this tutorial, let me know. Would love to see what you create!
To see other cards I have made using this technique, check out these links:
Snowflakes on Woodgrain
Peacefilled Christmas
Woodsy Christmas
Country Christmas
Thanks for the visit.
Have a great weekend.
101 comments:
Very cool technique ! I'm gone try it for sure Thanks !
Wow, that look is so cool! Thanks for sharing
Thank you! Now to find my Elmers glue so I can try this. The other cards you linked were fab!
Fabulous Karen, a great look. Thanks for the tutorial, something more to add to my list of things to try. Have a wonderful weekend!
amazingly beautiful!!
great job
This is really stunning Karen!!
Karen, this is fabulous :) love all the photos.
What a cool technique! Thanks for the tutorial!
Thank you so much for this great tutorial! I really want to try this out! It looks super awesome!
Oh WOW! Thanks for sharing......I'm off to give it a try!
That is so cool looking and thanks for sharing how you did it. I have lots of Elmer's glue too!
Fabulous technique! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. The effect looks so realistic! xxx
Fantastic tutorial Karen! Thanks so much for sharing how you make your beautiful and rustic wood backgrounds. Looking forward to trying this technique! xx
Fantastic technique Karen, thanks for the tutorial, Cathy x
Great tutorial for fantastic technique! Thanks Karen!
TFS your faux woodgrain background tutorial Karen. I can't wait to try my friend. Hugs, Nancy
TFS your faux woodgrain background tutorial Karen. I can't wait to try my friend. Hugs, Nancy
Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial Karen. After seeing your woodgrain and snowflakes card I felt I would love to do something similar and now I can. Will just have to work out the glue to use. Again thank you so much.
Excellent tutorial for this effect! I'm pinning this for future reference~ TFS
Wow...great idea and great looking. Will try it. Thanks for good instructions.
thanks for sharing - this is such a great technique for a masculine looking card - am going to definitely give it a try
WOW! Thanks Karen for this fantastic tutorial! I intend to try this!
Wonderful tutorial! This looks very real...!
Awesome
Wow this is so neat. Thanks for sharing the technique.
Reva
Cool technique, TFS. :)
Cool technique, TFS. :)
wow Thank you, will have to try this stunning affect
Love & hugs
Jacquie J xxx
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My nature-loving-and-appreciating heart beats faster for woodgrain. Your technique is seriously the best I've seen yet. Lovely cards made with it, Karen. TFS.
So clever Karen! I came over here from Loll's blog as I saw her fantastic piece that linked to here! SO clever. Thanks you! Now a follower via e-mail (don't want to miss anything). Have a lovely Sunday! Hazel xx
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Love the addition of the glue to this technique, it look amazing
Thank you so much for sharing this technique x Love the finished effect and will be giving this a go x
This looks amazing!
Thanks so much for the tutorial Karen. Just popped over from Loll's blog and am definitely going to play with this technique tomorrow. Fab effect and gorgeous card.
Karen x
Oh, Karen, what a fabulous tutorial and a wonderful technique! Yes, I'm pinning this one...I love the results! And just glue, scoring, and Distress Ink - you are a genius! Hugs, precious friend!
I think other glues would work too!
try the glue you have...apply heavily if it is a runny kind of glue...
This is so cool, Karen! I came over from Loll's to check it out and I'm glad I did! Thank you for sharing the how-to with us!! Hugs, Darnell
awwhh....thanks Maria...I love that it is so simple!
Thanks so much and welcome!! I appreciate your visit. Yes, Loll's card is amazing! just like her.
Thanks for sharing the steps to this technique, Karen! Love the weathered wood look.
Thank you so much for sharing your technique!
Shirl
Great effect and tutorial, Karen! Off to find my Elmer's. Thanks!
Well who would have thought it wasn't wood, thank you for the insight.
Great tutorial, Karen! The colours on the finished piece are fantastic, and it looks so textural!
Absolutely gorgeous Karen. Thank you for the tutorial. I am pinning this to use in the future.
Will have to give this a try with some of my glue and see what happens.
Ooooooh, all 5 of your cards are absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to try this technique! Does the glue dry raised, and if so, is it hard to stamp on it? Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial Karen!! :0)
And to think I bought a woodgrain stamp. This is so much more realistic and just my style, Karen. TFS.
Great tutorial, Karen. Thanks much for sharing with us. Anne Ryan
I am definitely going to try this technique! Thanks so much for the tutorial, Karen!!!
yes, the glue does dry raised so I haven't tried stamping on it.
Thanks for the great tutorial, Karen! Love the look!
Fabulous technique and thank you for sharing! Your card is beautiful; great colors!
Really great technique. Thanks so much for the tutorial very well done. I don't have any Elmers, but I do have some Aleene's and Scotch. Can't wait to try.
Yes, I would try those and see what happens.
I posted my woodgrain card today on SCS :-) What fun and so easy. I used some old lodge podge, so thicker than normal. Worked great. I stamped my images using my MISTI. I had to repeat stamp 3-4 times to get full coverage. I can't wait to try another card. You have started a trend Karen. TFS my friend. Hugs, nancy littrell
I made another Woodgrain BG card. Very different from my 1st card. LOVING your technique Karen :-) Here is link to my card. Enjoy, nancyhttp://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2695666?cat=500&ppuser=18672
Oh my gosh! That sounds like something that I could almost do. It really makes for a stunning and very realistic wood background.
Thanks for the tutorial. I will have to try this.
Wow ... this is an amazing technique ... love the effect.
Fabulous - imagine all the different colours you could create!!!
Thank you so much for the technique!
Excellent tutorial.. Thanks :)
Beautiful, I'm going to try this !!!!!
Beautiful, I'm going to try this !!!!!
Gorgeous effect Karen, thanks for sharing all the card with this technique! Will sure give it a try!
Great texture, thanks for sharing the tutorial. Cheers!
Great tutorial..came here from STAMPlorations! :)
Suchi xx
Thanks Karen for sharing your great tutorial....
Your instructions made it real easy to do :) Love the fact that you never know how it will finally look!!!! All your samples are so, so beautiful.
Thanks Christine...that is one thing I like about it; each one will be different and unique!
Here is my try :
http://stempelhex.blogspot.de/2016/01/holzhintergrund-woodbackground_27.html
Thank you so much for the tutorial.
I loved your tutorial and your many examples! Did my first today and I'm hooked! I linked to your tutorial and you can view my results here: http://lvcre8s123.blogspot.ca/2016/01/rustic-wooden-valentine.html
Karen, thank you very much for these tutorials, I love creating my own backgrounds and appreciate it very much when others share their techniques and experiments with us too. I have two wood stencils and a wood embossing folder add this one and that means I can now create four different looks and types of wood backgrounds Karen xx
Great tutorial, thank you.
I am having so much fun with your wood grain tutorial. I did 7 pieces with the glue and scored some at 1/2" and some at 3/4". They're just waiting for the addition of color(s) when I want to make a card with them. They're perfect for masculine cards (something I really struggle with) and I love the fact that I can use any color combo I want. I've seen other tutorials for wood grain, but they were too complicated. This is FABULOUS and EASY! Thanks so much for sharing!
This is completely amazing. So glad I came across this on Pinterest. I can't wait to try it. Best woodgrain I have seen.I looked at all the others too, and they're equally amazing. Thank you SO much for this tutorial. ♥♥♥
Thanks, Karen, for this awesome tutorial. You're right, it really is easy. I made a card loaded on SCS yesterday using this tute. It helped me in making a masculine card.
Back to say, I forgot to re-score and probably shouldn't have made my glue lines so straight all the way down. But, I really liked it just the same. Can't wait to make another one.
Great tutorial ... thank you so much...��
Great...thank you for your tutorial!
Really cool! I have seen other ways to make a woodgrain look, but I like the way yours looks! TFS!
Just love this idea and cannot wait to try it as love the wood grain look on cards. Thanks for sharing, DonnaJeanne
all of your samples are beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial! I will definitely give this technique a try!
This truly looks beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial! I'd love to try it sometime.
This is so super clever. Thank you for sharing your tutorial.
Just came from Loll's blog today to check out your tutorial. It's fabulous and such a great idea. Congratulations and thanks so much for sharing.
What a fabulous tutorial. Thank you for sharing it.
Found your tutorial from Eileen Godwin's fb page. Thank you for sharing, will definitely have to give this a go! Stef x
Fantastic artwork, found your blog thro Eileen Godwin, this technique is definitely going on my to try list :-)
Awesome technique! Thank you so much for the tutorial and letting us in on your crafty secret. Your cards are beautiful!
Awesome technique! Thank you so much for the tutorial and letting us in on your crafty secret. Your cards are beautiful!
This is so awesome! Thank you!!
Wow! I can't wait to give this a try!!!
thank you for sharing this tecnique. so cool!!!
thank you for showing the ´steps, i love it to make woodgrain backrounds and your technique is fantastic.
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Alexa
Thank you, your instructions are really clear and I love this technique! Thanks for sharing.
fabulous result from this fab tut. I am a big admirer of your work and just another great result from this tutorial...thanks.xx [aNNie]
Thank you for the tutorial. Your results are amazing.
Thanks for the tutorial Karen this is stunning wood grain ever I love always wood grain wooooww genius!!!
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