GPP Crusade No. 41: Grid Lock

Look what can be done with monoprinted and stamped card stock!

Paper was monoprinted for a previous crusade. I added the text, butterflies and flowers with stamps using metallic ink and distress ink. A spritz of water blurred the distress ink.

Detail of the stamped paper.

"Tiles" were formed with square punch and adhered to white card stock.

Another monoprint that was stamped with text and circle patterns using distress inks.

Close up of tiled paper.

This paper mosaic was used to decorate a Fathers' Day card.

Once again the creative genius of Michelle Ward has resulted in a fun challenge. Go to the crusade page for Michelle's instructions.
You should really try this. It's lots of fun. I have ideas for more of these adding more layers with some of my monoprinted tissue.

GPP Crusade No. 38: Grab a Tissue

I'm late posting for this challenge. There was one thing after the other and I didn't get this post written.
Ironically, the current crusade has us pulling prints. I could combine both crusades because most of my tissue paper was painted by making monoprints!

You can link to the Green Pepper Street Team Crusade to read what Michelle Ward shared about painting on tissue paper. I have kept a stash of tissue paper at my art station for years. I often use it to blot excess painting from a painting. It's perfect for collaging.

While working on painting ideas for Unforgettable Art, I purposefully used paint from my palette to prepare some tissue paper for the crusade. I used a large brush and painted a heart on waxed paper. Then I printed the heart onto tissue paper. Painting on waxed paper and transferring that will make great brush stroke effects.

The following mono prints on tissue paper were made when I was prepping an altered book. I had WAY too much paint on the page, so out came the tissue paper. You can see I was going for one of my favorite motifs, the X & O.
I pulled a 2nd print since there was still so much on the board book spread. Last week I prepped a spread for my GPP Crusade journal. It's made from Fabriano cold pressed watercolor paper. The paint was taken from the left-overs on my palette from Unforgettable Art. Next I applied the printed tissue with matte medium.

How about a hug? .... or a kiss?
I have a small stash of monoprints on tissue paper. Just be sure to work fast since the tissue paper is delicate and will pull apart when wet. Also work on a non-stick surface like waxed paper.
Come back soon and see what I did today getting ready for the current crusade.