April 23, 2013

product spotlight | wood veneer

This month, we asked three of our designers to show you how they like to use our wood veneer accents - here's what they made :

Geralyn Sy : Wood veneers are definitely my go-to embellishments. I love that they add a bit of dimension to a project and that they can be left plain or altered with inks or mist. For my layout (which is the title page of my This is Me album for this month's Studio Calico class), I used a variety of SC's wood veneers to create a graphic background.

There are so many different wood veneer shapes and I had fun arranging them to fill the background of my layout. After gluing them down, they stood out a bit too much compared to my photo, so I layered a piece of vellum on top. Love that it softens the layout but still allows the wood veneer designs to show.

(Supplies: patterned paper - Snippets 6x6 paper pad; alphas - Here & There 12x12 sticker sheet; badge - Snippets badges; label - Spencer's printable labels; stamps - This is Me class stamps, May Project Life 'Happiness Is' stamp set; washi tape - This is Me class kit; sequins - Studio Calico sequins; wood veneer - Snippets speech bubbles, Snippets punctuation, Sundrifter shapes, Sundrifter phrases, Sundrifter flowers and leaves, Abroad transportation, Abroad cameras, Classic Calico 2 tiny stars, Classic Calico hearts & arrows; Memoir houses; ink - Versafine onyx black ink pad, Hero Arts royal red ink pad; other - DMC thread)

Ashley Cannon Newell : I love wood veneer embellishments! I just have to make sure I don't hoard them and actually use them on my cards! So, I've designed a clean and simple card and used some wood veneer. I love how it adds texture to a card without too much bulk.

On the speech bubble veneer, I added a stamped speech bubble. I masked off the arrow part to create an oval shape and adhered it to the veneer. After stamping the ever-so-cute dog and sentiment, I added a few arrow stamps.

Wood veneer can add so much to even the most simple card designs. So, don't hoard your veneer any longer. Pile them up on your work table and add them to your card designs. They're perfect for all design styles!

(supplies : cardstock - Studio Calico solar white; stamps - Studio Calico Here & There Cats and Dogs; wood veneer - Studio Calico Snippets Speech Bubble, Snippets Chevron, Here & There dogs; ink - Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate)

MaryAnn Perry : Wood veneers are a fun way to give your Project Life pages extra dimension, an added design element or just that little something extra your page might need on any given week.

On my Project Life layout I used the SC's wood veneers in a variety of ways: I used the chevrons on my weekly title card to create a design element, On my This Week 3x4 card I used the Sundrifter shapes as bullet points to highlight our weekly activities, and on the 3x4 North Carolina card I use the Geo Tag shape to mark the island of Holden Beach.

I used the wood veneer speech bubbles in one of my 3x4 spaces and filled it with quotes/statements that were repeated during our trip. I love how fun and quick it is to dress up a PL page using some wood veneer!

(Supplies: Alpha Stickers - Sundrifter Tiny Pink Alpha; Thickers - Sundrifter Ombre Green Thickers, Sundrifter Ombre Aqua Thickers, patterned paper - Sundrifter - Beautiful, Here & There - San Diego, Snippets - Oh Snap, Snippets- 6x6 paper pad; Wood veneer - Sundrifter - Wood Veneer Shapes, Sundrifter - Wood Veneer Phrases, Snippets speech bubbles, Snippets punctuation)