Friday, September 23, 2016

Fun With Bleeding Art Tissue

Over on the Gel Press® blog today check out my Bleeding Art Tissue Tutorial.  I made a beautiful butterfly canvas by printing on this special tissue paper.  I had so many prints left over that I thought I would share some more projects.


The fun thing about bleeding art tissue is that the color bleeds when liquid is applied.  You can purchased it here.  A search on Pinterest reveals lots of projects, many geared toward children.

The idea was to print on the tissue then add water and let it bleed onto the printed areas.  It was such fun that I couldn't stop printing.


Along with the butterfly canvas, I also made a mixed media scrapbook page.  First, I glued the printed tissue onto 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" watercolor paper using matte medium.


I sprayed the paper with water.......


....then placed another piece of watercolor paper over it to mop up the colored water.  The paper keeps the colors from running together and making mud.


 I'll use the extra watercolor paper for another project. Let everything dry before adding any other media or embellishments.


I mounted the paper to a 12" x 12" piece of white cardstock, layered some fibers, paper and tape, and did some sewing around the edges. 


The phrase is cut out using my Silhouette Cameo.



My last project is a set of six 4" x 4" canvases using the Stamper's Anonymous Crazy Dogs stamp set, gluing a different color of printed tissue on each canvas background.  The canvases are deep enough to set on a self.  I love how these turned out!


Lots of fussy cutting! Apparently, they are coming out with die-cuts for this set. 









Thank you for visiting my blog today! I'd love to hear from you so please leave me a comment below. Don't forget to check out my project on the Gel Press® blog too! For more inspiration, check out my art on Pinterest and follow me on Instagram.

2 comments:

  1. I've been wanting to get some of this tissue paper, guess I'll have to now after looking at your cute projects!

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  2. Gorgeous colors and really neat technique!

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