Wood Grain Textured Background Card

A project from our live show Create and Craft Show 24th JAN - Join Toni for her latest inspirations · 24/01/2023 · watch it from 28:15

Create a rustic wood grain background using oak slice and creative panel dies. This technique produces a weathered wood effect perfect for vintage cards, Christmas designs, or as a backdrop for other elements.

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Step by step

1. Run the oak slice die through your die-cutting machine on white card stock. ▶ watch 28:30
2. Swatch your ink pads across the cut oak slices to create a weathered wood appearance, using teal, woody, or rustic colours. ▶ watch 28:45
3. Run the creative panel die through your die-cutting machine on craft card. ▶ watch 29:00
4. Apply a darker shade of ink around the exterior edges of the cut panels to enhance the wood grain effect. ▶ watch 29:15
5. Cut the individual panel elements apart as needed for your design. ▶ watch 29:30
6. Arrange the individual wood panels on your card base, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally as desired. ▶ watch 31:30
7. Glue the panels together to create a wall panel effect, or trim them off at the card edge for a partial panel look. ▶ watch 31:45

Tips from the show

• The individual elements allow you to create your own arrangement rather than using them as one solid piece.
• These dies work well for creating shelves, backdrops for vases, or rustic Christmas designs.
• You can embellish the rivets with rusty patina effects if desired for added realism.

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