All the images used to make the Paper Artsy Alison Bomber Printed Tissue are high quality and different combinations and sizes to the existing stamp collections. The ink is a permanent black, allowing you to add color to the back or front of the image before adhering. Use a wet paintbrush to create soft 'tear' lines. Use with glue, or melted wax, or adhere to fabric and then sew. Includes 4 sheets, approximately 30 x 20 inches featuring designs such as pages from Culpeper’s English Herbal books, excerpts from Shakespeare's writings, script, fruits, trees, limbs, definitions, greenery, and more.
Matte glaze is a glue of choice. This is a very liquid glue/sealant which dries with a matte finish. As the tissue becomes extremely fragile when wet, there are 2 methods of application recommended:
1. Apply glaze liberally to the receiving surface. Gently smooth the paper onto the glaze. If you brush over the top too vigorously at this stage you could tear the image easily, so take care to smooth out wrinkles or creases gently, you can lift and re-apply the tissue, it seems to like to be wet before you put it on the surface. Once it is dry, apply a second coat of glaze over the top, and the tissue should disappear.
2. Working on a nonstick craft sheet, apply the Matte glaze to one side of the image you wish to glue down. Let dry. (you can use a gentle heat tool) Flip over and apply glue to the other side. let dry. Now the image will be stronger, and you can glue it into your journal page with more Matte glaze, and the image will be able to be glued and brushed with glaze applied liberally both underneath and on top without tearing.
3. Mattints. PaperArtsy matte-tints are tinted matte glaze, so these are perfect for use with Printed Tissues.
