Tissue Paper by Helen Chilton

Collaged tissue paper seems to be all the rage at the moment so I thought I'd make some of my own.

I've used all That's Crafty! stamp sets:

Melina's Floral Butterfly

Melina's Arty Poppies

Melina's Florals Set 4

That's Crafty! Dried Botanicals Set 2

That's Crafty! Textures Collection Set 1

I deliberately chose different styles of stamps - open images, solid images, text - and then stamped in black on some thin tissue paper. Overlap the images and build up the collage.

The first project uses a Chunky ATC. I tore out some tissue to fit and stuck straight on with watered down glue. Once it's on, it's on - you can't move it around, so make sure you get the images where you want them.

Leave to dry and then colour in. I used the Distress Watercolor Pencils and was pleased with how well the went on.

Then I moved the colour around a bit with a wet wipe.

Add some white details with a Posca pen...

...and then add text, ribbon and beads.

Here's the other side.

And that's my first tissue paper project - hope you've enjoyed it!

Helen