Make it with Crate :: Stamped Veneer with Tami Gookstetter

 

I'm so excited for Fall this year, and the arrival of Crate's new Acorn Avenue collection! The colors and patterns in this collection are among some of my very favorite, and I'm loving the variety of different embellishments. I was thrilled to see the wood veneer shapes with this release, so today I'm sharing with you a fun and different way to use these on your paper crafting projects. I will be using two of the wood veneer shapes with a little craft paint to create custom stamps. 

 

First, I started by gathering some supplies I thought I would use for this layout, including a few colors of craft paint that coordinate well with the Acorn Avenue papers, an assortment of wood veneer shapes, a handy-dandy paint brush, and a few alphas & embellishments. You'll see that I'm very indecisive as I work and did not use everything gathered. 

 

I knew that I wanted to use the Hazelnut Cafe paper on this page, because I think it may quite possibly be my favorite piece of paper that Crate has ever made!! So, I cut a 4" strip from the pattern paper to sit along the bottom of the page and then chose two wood veneer leaf shapes and coordinating paints to accentuate it's organic feel. I stuck mostly with neutrals, but you could easily pull in some brighter colors for a more vibrant effect.

 

This is a messy and imperfect technique, though personally, I think it lends the page more character. Don't worry about being exact here. I just dabbed some paint onto the wood veneer while making sure it was thick enough to avoid drying too quickly. Pay attention here though because if it's too thick, it might ooze out when stamped.

 

Using my photo as a guide, I turned over my paint-loaded leaf and pressed it onto the page ever-so-slightly with my finger. You can use either more or less pressure to vary the coverage depending on the look you're after. Less equates to shabby chic in-case that's more your style. Reapply paint as needed to make additional impressions.

 

I stamped three leaves next to my photo, and then added pattern paper behind it to make it pop off the page. There's a small section of border sticker behind it, too. The leaves are still well noticeable and create a sort of layered effect. 

 

To finish the page, I added a few more embellishments on top the stamped area, positioned a couple pieces of Crate's washi tape stickers beneath my photo, and dropped a few sprinkles of mist before finally adhering the photo down permanantly. The title is created using both Crate mini alpha stickers {which I overlapped a little} & wood grain thickers. For more balance, I stamped a couple more leaves onto the upper right corner of the page. I finished it by using a journal pen to write about my daughter's and husband's relationship, letting the journaling wrap around the border of the page. 

 

You can have a lot of fun using this clever stamping technique. The key is to think "outside the box"! Along with using the stamped images as an accent, you could try stamping them all over cardstock to create your own unique background. And while you're at it, feel free to throw on some glitter or embossing powder for extra texture! 

Comments

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

WOW WOW WOW!! This is GORGEOUS!! I loveeeeeeeee how you used the leaves as a stamp!!

[Anabelle]

Love the stamping and how you used that paper, Tami! Awesome!

[MichelleGB]

Beautiful layout and love the technique! That gets lots of mileage from those lovely veneers!

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