Materials needed:
White cardstock
White tissue paper – non
glossy
Assorted inks of your choice
Ink applicators
Gel medium or Mod Podge or PVA
glue
I have chosen Palette Inks in Cognac, Burnt Sienna and
Burnt Umber for the demo. The white cardstock has been cut to 5 ½ X 4 ¼
inches.
Step 1…Randomly add the lightest color of ink to your cardstock using
a sponge or ink applicator leaving some white space. I used Cognac Palette ink.
Step 2 …Using your next darkest shade of ink, in this
instance Burnt Sienna, apply ink over entire area of cardstock.
Step 3…Now you are ready to add your tissue paper. Squeeze the paper into a ball to get lots of
wrinkles then open it up. Apply your Mod Podge or whatever glue you have chosen
to your inked paper covering the entire surface. Take your wrinkled tissue paper and lay it on
top of the sticky surface of you cardstock.
Wrinkles and creases are good and will add to the texture of your
finished piece.
Let dry thoroughly before
proceeding to the next step. You can speed up the drying time by using your
heat tool.
Step 4…Taking your darkest color ink (Burnt Umber) start
pouncing the ink over the entire sheet covering all of the tissue that is
adhered to the cardstock. There is no need to ink all of the tissue as you will
be cutting off the excess. Try not to
rub the ink onto the tissue with too much pressure as the moisture in the ink
may cause the tissue paper to tear.
Trim off the excess
tissue. You should have paper that looks
similar to this.
Step 5…Taking a brush or sponge brush, cover the entire
surface of your paper with Gel Medium or Mod Podge. You can use either matte or glossy finish.
Step 6 (optional)…After my
paper was dry, I ran it through my Big Kick with an embossing plate to give it
more texture. I then ran a Brilliance teardrop pad (Coffee Bean) over the
raised areas to give it a little gloss.
Here is another piece that I
made using Haystack Palette ink as the base color applied directly to the paper
from the pad, covered with tissue paper and topped off with TH Old Paper
Distress Ink then stamped with the Ancient Map Background rubber stamp from RRD
using Charcoal Palette ink.
Supplies from Red Rubber Designs
Rubber stamp http://www.red-rubber-designs.com/ancient-map-background-rubber-stamp.html
You can download a PDF version of this and all other tutorials for free at Red Rubber Designs.