Crimper Techniques: Crimped Details

Use a crimper to add texture and interest to paper crafts.

Directional Crimped Mat

After stamping on a square of card stock, mark the middle of each side with a pencil. Score from each mark to make 4 triangle corners. Fold the triangles to the centre and feed the mat through a crimper, starting at the bottom corner point. Open out the corners and adhere to card.

I also crimped a section of the card front and adhered a crimped strip under the mat.
Supplies
Stamps
-Just Believe 116948 IBC p. 109
Ink IBC pp. 165-169
-Crumb Cake ink pad 121030
-Early Espresso ink pad 119670
Paper IBC pp. 165-170
-River Rock card stock
-Early Espresso card stock
-Very Vanilla card stock
Tools
-Crimper 101618 IBC p. 198
-Boho Blossoms 119858 IBC p. 200
Accessories
-Neutral brads 119730 IBC p. 187

Crimped Strip Embellishment

Crimped metallic card stock makes an interesting embellishment on this card.

The lights on the robot chest are small Square Rhinestone brads removed from the casings and glued to the image.

Supplies
Stamps
-Best Bots Forever 117060 IBC p. 81
Ink IBC pp. 165-169
-Basic Black ink pad 101179
Paper IBC pp. 165-170
-Real Red card stock
-Whisper White card stock
-Basic Black card stock
-Pacific Point card stock
-Brushed Silver card stock
Tools
-2 1/2 in. Circle punch 120906 OMC p. 11
-Word Window punch 119857 IBC p. 203
-Crop-A-Dile 108362 IBC p. 198
Accessories
-Metallic eyelets 105319 IBC p. 188
-Silver brads 104336 IBC p. 187
-Square Fire Rhinestone brads 109112 IBC p. 187
-Square Ice Rhinestone brads 109113 IBC p. 187
-Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755 IBC p. 197