Tissue Paper Watercolor Technique

For the first time, I used the Tissue Paper Watercolor Technique last week on this beautiful card.

John 5:24

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”

This is a sympathy card for a family who tragically lost a very young child recently. I thought that a dove with the Biblical verse would be appropriate for such a sorrowful time.

To create the card using the Tissue Paper Watercolor Technique, I did the following:

Cut a piece of white tissue paper at the size needed,
Selected two colors of water-based ink (more colors can be chosen),
Swiped the inks onto a crafting mat,
Spritzed the ink with water,
Used a palette knife to mix the inks,
Laid the tissue paper over the ink to saturate the paper,
Lifted from the mat the tissue paper, very carefully to not tear it, and placed it on a paper towel,
Allowed the tissue paper to dry (can use a heat tool),
Applied glue over a piece of cardstock, covering it completely,
Carefully laid the paper on the glue-saturated piece of cardstock,
Created wrinkles in the tissue paper while placing it on the cardstock,
Lightly swiped a VersaMark ink pad across the top of the wrinkles,
Applied embossing powder, and
Melted the powder with a glue gun.

This photo is a closeup of the result.

This is a technique that I’ll try again as I love the outcome.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment with your thoughts about the card.

Supplies

Samps: Gina K. Dove, Heartfelt Creations (sentiment)

Paper: Neenah Solar White Cardstock and White Tissue Paper

Ink: Black, Lavender, Pink, VersaMark

Accessories: ODBD Dies, Embossing Powder, Adhesive

Technique: Tissue Paper Watercolor Technique

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