Tissue Decoupage Papers and Collage Sheets, with the look of hand painted art! Flexible and sturdy, bends easily around corners, archival & acid free. Great on all surfaces! We now carry, Fine Adhesive Transparencies,Ultra Heavy Cardstock--110lb,& Transfer Medium.
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Tissue Decoupage Papers will do What Other Decoupage Papers Won't!!!!
* They mold easily around corners
* Are sturdy and resist tearing, unlike regular tissue
* Gives a hand painted look to your projects
* Can be use on multiple surfaces, Tin, Wood, Paper, Glass, Clay, Plastic
* Requires only one or two coats of top sealer
One of the most important things about decoupage is preparing your surface to take the paper and glue.
Surfaces **Glass - Wash glass with warm soap and water. Dry well. **Metal & Tin - Wipe with damp rag. Some metals require a sealer, than can be purchased at your local craft store. Most craft stores carry pre-primed metal. **Wood - Sand with fine grit sand paper. Apply wood sealer. I like Delta's all purpose sealer. Sand again. **Terra-cotta - Terra cotta from your craft store are usually pre-sealed. Most terra cotta from your home stores need to be sealed. I like applying a coat of Kilz, water based sealer to my terra cotta.
Lets talk about papers Regular Paper - most decoupaguers use regular paper that can purchased at your local stationery store. The images must be printed on a laser-jet printer or a toner based copier. Ink based copiers and printers images will run when glue is applied. Epson does make a inkjet printer which uses permanent inks, which some decoupageurs use. Regular paper is heavy, and you will need to soak the paper in water prior to applying. It also is not very pliable around surfaces. Regular paper also leaves a raised image due to the thickness of the paper. In order to get a smooth surface you will need to apply several coats of varnish, sanding between, to get your surface smooth. These steps, and the lack of bending is the reason I wanted an easier paper for my projects and to teach with.
Tissue Decoupage Paper - Bends easily around corners, requires only one or two coats of varnish, has a sheer translucent quality, works best on light colored surfaces, and is so easy to work with. Because our papers have less cotton lintier their application is slightly different than regular papers.
Here are the five simple steps to creating with our Tissue decoupage Papers
*1) Cut your image *2) Apply glue to back of tissue decoupage paper, let paper relax and uncurl *3) Apply glue to surface, add your tissue decoupage paper *4) Apply generous amount of glue to front of image working out wrinkles and bubbles, let dry. *5) Seal front of image with another coat of glue, varnish, or a combination of both.
Lets talk about glues Most decoupaugers will use different glues for different surfaces. Others stay with the same glue they like. I prefer Elmers Glue-All. Its inexpensive, it dries clear, and is durable. Elmer's is a heavy glue, so when you decoupage with our tissue papers, it is best to slightly water down your Elmer's. I also use Elmer's to seal my images on the surface prior to varnishing. You can varnish with either a Satin, Gloss or Matte Varnish. This way you can avoid those pricey glues that come in matte and gloss.
We have lots of projects, tips, tricks and instructions on our website.
How to Use Tranx Maxx
Multi-Purpose Transfer Medium *Easy as 1-2-3! *Quick, dries on most surfaces within 1 hour! Works great with our Tissue Decoupage Papers!!! Works on all copy, and laser images!!
Step 1
*Cut image. Apply 2 coats of Tranx Maxx to front of image, let dry between coats. This seals the image and makes it ready for transferring.
*Apply one coat of Tranx Maxx to front of image and surface. (Before doing this step you can dip your paper image in water and blot dry to make it more bendable around corners and uneven surfaces.)
*Step 2
Immediately, while surface and image is still wet with Tranx Maxx, put image side down on to your surface. Press gently with your fingers removing any wrinkles or bubbles, or burnish with a old credit card. Clean excess from around image with a damp sponge. Let dry. Most surfaces dry within 1 hour.
Step 3 * Wet, do not soak, back of image with water. Let sit for 10 minutes. Wet again. When you can see the image through the paper, it is ready to remove. Peel paper from back of image (tissue decoupage paper) or rub gently with damp kitchen sponge or fingers (regular paper). Blot excess water. Let Dry. To make image more durable, paint with one more coat of Tranx Max, this will waterproof the image, and dull it a bit. Let dry. Tranx Maxx fully cures in three days. When fully cured, you can stain, glaze and add a gloss varnish to make your surface shine.
Tips and Tricks with Tranx Maxx
*Paint three coats of Tranx Maxx on front of image, let dry between coats, wet back of image and remove paper. You now have your image in a translucent medium. You can then apply it using Tranx Maxx as a glue.
*On under glass projects use a damp kitchen sponge and exacto knife to clean up dried Tranx Maxx.
*If working with a light weight paper, like Original Tissue Decoupage Papers, paper may curl with first coat application, as Tranx Maxx dries it will level out.
*Tranx Maxx works great with Original Tissue Decoupage Paper, but will work on all copy and LaserJet images.
*Tranx Maxx works best on heavier fabrics. You can use it on heavy t-shirts. Hand wash your garments.
*Tranx Maxx fully cures in 3 days.
How to Use 100% Cotton Fabric
General Instructions
Cotton Fabric transfers can be use on any color surface, since they are opaque. You will get the best adhesion if you prewash your fabric (surface) with no fabric softners. Set your iron to the highest cotton setting for three minutes. Make sure your wrinkles are ironed from your fabric. You can use the image as it is, or cut around your images.
Iron-on Method
Put fabric on hard flat surface. Place the Cotton Fabric Image side up. Put a pressing cloth on top of your Cotton Fabric Image. Make one quick pass with your iron to tack down the Cotton Fabric to your surface. Firmily slide the iron up and down your Cotton Fabric, the iron should come halfway off the edges when ironed.
Sew-In Method
You can use the iron on method and sew around the image to adhere, or you can peel the adhesive from the back and sew with a blanket stick around your image. Sometimes the adhesive can gum up the needles. Depending on the weight of your fabric (surface), you can use a stablizier under your Cotton Fabric Sheet.
Other Uses, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Scrapbooks & More!
Cotton Fabric Images are so vivid that they work great on all mixed media and altered art. Use them in jewelry making for pendants, on mixed media, wood, scrapbooks, even under glass. You can adhere the images with a craft iron, using the iron-on method, or with white glues, such as elmers. You can use waterbased varnish, and mediums on the Cotton Fabric Image surface to seal.
Can you Wash our Fabric Images?
Our images are hand-washable and will not bleed, as with any image transer, the image will fade with washing. If you do wash please follow these instructions: Hand wash, no bleach, gentle detergent. Hang to dry. Iron with cotton setting, using a pressing cloth over image.
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