artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Jan 26, 2025 15:07:22 GMT
This is a spin-off of a comment PaperAngel made.
Do you like distressed papers?
I do, with one exception- I don't like that Steven Duncan papers have brown all around the edges. It makes them difficult to cut up and use. A lot of the time I have to cut the edge off. Which is a shame, because a lot of time I really like the images and texture.
But Vicki Boutin style distressed paper? I love it. I love 49 & Market distressed and/or faux watercolor paper, too. To me it just adds a little depth to the layout. And I like the look of mixed media but sometimes I'm really lazy and don't feel like getting wet media out.
I use distressed and non-distressed paper- I like them both. Sometimes on the same layout- I usually don't think about that on my own, but if a mixture comes in a kit, I'll mix them.
Are you for or against distressed paper? Do you use both?
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jan 26, 2025 15:44:16 GMT
I like both.
Watercolor: If the paper is thin, I use it to make frames.
Distressed: I like more of a distressed wood plank or a distressed brick pattern.
I like less, rather than more, in regards to a distressed or grunge look. I don't like what I call >> abstract grunge or distressed.
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Post by joblackford on Jan 26, 2025 19:16:49 GMT
Oh, I thought this was going to be about good brands of watercolor paper, like alternatives to the Distress brand watercolor paper  I don't mind a little distressing or mixed media look on my patterned papers but I cut all of them smaller for cardmaking so I would prefer not to have a dark vignette on the outside edges. I'm not much into grungey looking stuff - brown is not my jam. I am a big fan of patterned paper that looks like watercolor washes or ink blending, or even alcohol ink or paint. That's a great shortcut for me and cuts down on how many supplies I need to own. My goal is to make lots of cards and getting messy doesn't usually lead to me making a lot of cards. I'm quite happy to chop up papers that someone else made art on to use for cardmaking. Sometimes I just slap a bold sentiment on it and call it done |
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kitbop
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Post by kitbop on Jan 26, 2025 19:33:36 GMT
I'm with ^^all of you so far: brown/deep cream isn't my vibe. I love Vicki B with her many layers of texture/watercolor/gel plating, but not graphic 45. I agree about vignetting/edging - when I cut a piece to use, the cut edge does NOT have the shading so it's obvious that I've cut a piece - so then I have to waste the edges.
Watercolour paper - I love the look. You can have your white background, but with gentle colour for the background. Yes to that!
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Post by mom on Jan 26, 2025 20:20:31 GMT
Nope. Very rarely will I ever use distressed paper and I don't know that I've ever used watercolor paper (though I do have a pad of it in my stash, just in case).
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Post by grammadee on Jan 26, 2025 20:28:55 GMT
I agree with you artbabe, that the brighter less brown distressed look papers are much more useable that the Tim Holtz grunge look. And white rather than cream, usually. I sometimes like to play with inks and stencils to try for a layered look, but much more often I turn to VB and 49&Karket to get that look for me. |
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PaperAngel
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Post by PaperAngel on Jan 26, 2025 20:42:16 GMT
For clarity, I dislike FAUX mixed media, distressed, & vintage papers. I prefer buying papers without pre-distressing, vignette, &/or mixed media, so I have the option to use them as is or with stencils, stamps, inks, edge distresser, &/or other techniques.
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Jan 27, 2025 7:14:08 GMT
Well- as a die hard OA fan/hoarder I quite like the distressed brown/cream aesthetic
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