Crinkled Background

This would be suitable for ATCS, Fat Book Pages etc or even for a very special card if you have a bag big enough.

You will need a very thin plastic bag and one layer of a serviette. They are made up of many layers and one layer is very fragile so needs careful handling all the way through.

Some thin PVA glue or watered down thicker type crafting glue

Water coloured paints or H20 Paints

Stamps and inks of your choice

Cut off the handles and bottom of the bag and slit up one side. Lay the serviette onto the plastic and then cut around it leaving a generous amount around the outside. If there isn't enough room to do that them cut off some of the serviette.

When you are happy with it so far spread thin PVA onto the plastic and place the layer of serviette careful onto the glue

 Press down with a sponge or clean cloth to wipe off the excess. You can sprinkle some glitter onto it at this point if you like. The crinkles are part of the effect so don't try to remove them.

Leave to dry thoroughly then shake off any excess glitter if you have used glitter.

Now add thin paint anyway that you like I used H20 paints and just blended the colours together as I went along keeping it all wet . When you have covered the surface leave to dry thoroughly again.

No one said it would be quick and it isn't.

When it is totally dry you can have fun and stamp anything you like on it. Be sure to stamp right up to the edges so it is all usable.

You know what is coming next don't you?

Leave to dry thoroughly then use it as you wish. You can mount it onto paper and card before using it or just stick it straight onto your cards. The colour of whatever you stick this onto will show through so chose wisely for the best effect.

This is the paper in the tutorial stuck onto medium shade purple card. I have cut the sizes roughly for ATCS cards and will stick them onto a stronger ATCS card to finish them ready to swap.

It would be lovely to see what you make so email me from the home page if you do make anything with this tutorial and I will put it on the page to show everyone.

Have fun everyone

The background for these Atcs was made this way