Green Textures: A Closer Look at Each Paper

This fun + verdant set began the same way most of my work does: experimenting, making marks, and letting the materials lead.

Rather than designing a “perfect” collection, I wanted these pages to feel flexible and open, papers you could layer, tear, cut down, or use as quiet backgrounds without thinking about it too much.

Below is a closer look at how each paper came to be.

Green Blotch Paper

This paper started as a loose, abstract exploration on procreate. Playing mostly with irregular shapes, spacing, and repetition.

Green Butterfly Paper

This one is very hands-on! It was created using large stencils, green marker, and small stamps from thrift store visits. Then, boom, scanned it all up and added some photoshop magic. I like how organic it feels.

Green Checkerboard Paper

This pattern plays with structure and movement. Instead of a rigid grid, the checkerboard shifts slightly, giving it a gentle sense of motion.

Green Marbled Paper

This paper is all about flow. I was inspired by the slow, swirling movement you see in those videos where people dip stuff into the marbling water, where the result is unpredictable.

Green Marker Lines Paper

This texture came directly from paper and marker drawn by hand, then scanned. Originally it was blue marker, but again, photoshop magic. The lines wobble, overlap, and refuse to be straight, which is exactly the point. It’s imperfect in a very human way and works beautifully in collage or mini journals where looseness matters.

Green Motifs Paper

The motifs on this page come from my own hand-carved rubber stamps on pink erasers. Each stamp was carved, inked, and pressed repeatedly, creating slight variations across the page. No two impressions are exactly the same, which gives this paper a quiet rhythm and warmth.

Green Stamp Distress

This paper captures what happens when distress ink is pressed directly onto paper — uneven pressure, soft edges, and areas where the ink pools or fades. I love this texture for layering because it already feels worn and softened.

Green Sun Stamp Paper

The sun pattern also comes from one of my hand-carved stamps. It works well as a background or when cut into smaller pieces for journaling.

Green Swirl Paper

This design focuses on circular motion and gentle pull, drawing the eye inward. It’s subtle but dynamic, making it a good option when you want movement without busy detail.

Green Watercolor Paper

This page was painted with watercolor on paper and then scanned, preserving the soft edges, color blooms, and natural variation that only watercolor creates. It’s intentionally light and airy, in other words, a calm base layer for journaling or collage.

Download the Set

If you’d like to work with these papers yourself, you can download the full Green Textures printable paper set here:

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(Instant digital download — print and use at your own pace.)