For the Scrapbook Play Challenge on Scrap Attack Scrapbooking, we were to use a found item on our layout. I chose some packing material I'd gotten when I purchased a vase. I loved the extra texture it had.
I remembered the technique from 52 sketches 52 weeks had on their site a while back using a brown paper bag to create a branch. You just need some paper, several inks and Mod Podge. It was a fun way to add some texture to my layout.