Monochromatic cards can look stunning and effortless. But at times a design needs to be stepped up a notch. One way to do that is to add texture with monochromatic cards. I like to add texture with heat embossing in similar colour tones to add even more interest to your card design. This post features new products from the Just A Note Catherine Pooler Designs release but this technique can be used with any of your craft supplies.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY BRAND AMBASSADOR WORK FOR CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
*** Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you ***
Add texture with monchromatic cards with heat embossing
Start off by heat embossing a panel of white card stock with Dress Blue embossing glitter. Next, trim this panel down along with a panel of Nautical coloured cardstock. Adhere strips of various widths of a white cardbase.
To add more texture, heat emboss the outline blossoms from the Big Blossoms stamp set in Metallic Gold Rich embossing powder. To colour the florals, do the direct ink pad to paper method with Dress Blue, Fiesta Blue and Cummerbund ink. Use the Big Blossom coordinating dies to cut out the florals.
Assembling the card
Start adhering the florals down along one side of the card base, using foam pads for varying depths in dimension. Allow the florals to overhang the card base, and trim off for a more natural-looking design.
Stamp a sentiment from the One-Liner stamp set in Dress Blue ink and use a coordinating die from the Notes of Love die set to cut it out. Add this to the front and finish with a few matt gold sequins.
Supplies
Add texture with monochromatic cards
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), Crafty Meraki (CM), Concord & 9th (C9) WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP)
**For 10% off at the WOW! Embossing Powder shop, use the code WOWDTVB **
**For 10% off at the Crafty Meraki shop, use the code VERITYBIDDLECOM**
 One Liner Sentiments – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Just A Note I want it all bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Big Blossoms Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Big Blossoms Stamp set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Blig Blossom Die set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Notes of love die set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 In the square stencil – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Dress Blue Ink Pad – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Dress Blue refill – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Fiesta Blue Ink Pad – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Fiesta Blue Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Cummerbund Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Cummerbund Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | CM |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 Metallic Gold Rich – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Dress Blue Embossing Glitter Inspired by Catherine Pooler Designs – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CPD | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | CM | Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |
 Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive – Tonic Studios Shop at: TS (UK) | TS (US) |  Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) |
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |  Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Brand Ambassador work for Catherine Pooler Designs I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Catherine Pooler Designs to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
