construction card

[cardmakinggrams]

I 'm making a construction card and need to know how to make what would look like a pile of dirt on my card. any ideas thanks in advance

[Metalcharm]

Sandpaper? Maybe smaller bits piled on top of each other?

[poppydarling]

Do you have texture or embossing paste? You could apply it in mounds and drifts with a palette knife, and then color it with ink or acrylic paint.

[melissa59]

Use brown paper bag. Give it a good crumple then flatten a bit and use brown ink on the edges and raised areas. If the paper is not dark enough, use a lighter brown to darken before crumpling then a darker brown for the detail. Use alone or layer a couple pieces together.

[Metalcharm]

Oh that's a heaps better idea than mine .. nice one Melissa.