Create Painted Tissue Paper for Your Scrapbook

Painted tissue paper can add a colorful flair to your children’s artwork or scrapbook page.

To paint tissue paper, punch or tear bits of tissue paper into various shapes. 

Next, using watercolor pencils and a wet paintbrush thoroughly coat the tissue paper.

Then, dip the painted tissue paper in a mixture of Scrappy Glue and water and place it on white cardstock. Let the pieces dry completely.  Use the dry colored tissue paper as a background, a border, or as a fancy embellishment.

Add Shrink Paper to Your Scrapbook

Shrink art can add an abstract or child like feel to your photographs or scrapbook pages.  

Shrink art is easy to use. First, print a photograph directly onto shrink plastic. Next, punch a small hole into the top of the photograph. You will use this hole to later attach your photograph to your scrapbook. Then, cook the photograph until it shrinks.

Shrink art paper is available at your local craft store.

 

Use Other Types of Paper in Your Scrapbook

There are various types of paper that can be used for backgrounds or journal entries for various effects. For instance, rice paper is a fine paper that can add elegance to a scrapbook page. Conversely, papyrus is a coarse almost wood like paper creating an exotic feel to a scrapbook page.

Be aware, however, that some of these paper alternates are extremely difficult to work with, break easily, and may not preserve well.

 

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