Textured Tissue Paper with Dry Embossing

Hi everyone.  Today we are combining four techniques (watercolouring, sponging, dry embossing, brayering) to create beautiful and unique cards.

It all starts by adding texture to our card fronts using thick or wet strength tissue paper.  Below is a video on how to watercolour tissue paper if you want to give it a try.  Only need to watch the first 3 1/2 minutes for how-to and tips.

Video:  Tissue Paper Watercolouring & Techniques by Loll Thompson (10:24) - watch first 3:30 mins. on how-to

If you do make cards, please join us by adding to the linky at the bottom of this post.  We'd love to see what you make!!

Supplies:

• White card stock
• White tissue paper (thick or wet strength tissue paper) ***
• Glue (Elmers or something similar)
• Sponge or sponge brush to spread glue
• Inks (2 or 3 colours work best)
• Sponges
• Detailed Embossing folder (3D are best, but regular efs work too!)
• Brayer
• Metallic acrylic paint (acrylic paint shows more contrast than alternatives)

*** Here is a link to craft tissue paper on Amazon (Canada); (US); (UK).  We have not tried this paper because we had thick tissue to use already in our supplies.  We believe this paper will work great for this technique.

Technique Instructions: (with Tips)

1.    Watercolour tissue paper (let dry); then glue onto white card front (let dry)

        - Tips:  

        - Use thick or wet stength tissue paper (available in some craft stores or through Amazon)

        - Use 2-3 colours of ink to watercolour tissue, follow video instructions

        - Takes approx. 20 minutes to dry watercolour tissue

        - Use everyday glue (ex. Elmers) to glue tissue to white card.

        - If you want more texture, scrunch the tissue paper then smooth out before gluing to white card ...

          or scrunch it as you glue it to your card front

2.    Sponge your tissue mounted card with same colours of inks used to watercolour.

        This adds layers of colour with increases the vibrancy to your colours.

       

3.    Dry emboss with 3D detail folder

        - Tip:  3D Embossing Folders work best - the more detailed, the better.  The less detailed the

            folder, the more risk of getting the brayered metallic paint (step below) on the background of

            your piece.

            ... but ... regular embossing folders will work for this (see Loll's blue and purple card below)

        - Tip:  Avoid the newer 3D embossing folders with layers within the design.  The brayer

            will only catch the design on top.

4.    Brayer LIGHTLY with metallic, acrylic paint to catch highlight of embossing

        - Tips:  Brayer LIGHTLY to minimize paint getting on background

        - Do several LIGHT coats from different angles

        - Use small paintbrush and more metallic paint to fill in raised areas missed by the brayer

Alternatives:

• If you don't have a brayer, try lightly tapping your ink pad directly onto your embossed image.  Tap very lightly and several times to build colour.  Ink will not create as much contrast as acrylic paint, but it will add to the card's design.

These instructions are listed on the sidebar by technique for easy reference.

Textured Tissue Paper with Dry Embossing Card Samples

Loll

Susan

 

Christine

Pat

We'll be back on the 28th of November

with another technique and sample cards.

See you then!

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