Papercasting With Your Cuttlebug Folders Tutorial

Hey yall! Wow! Two tutorials in one day! I am on a roll! LOL. This is good practice for me. Anyways, I came across the neatest technique on Treasured Scrapbooking the other day posted by Danielle. It is called paper casting and you use your rubber/acrylic stamps to do it. It is such an awesome look!! It reminds me of those fine, hand made papers you see in the stores. Here is the direct link to the technique her blog:

http://labeltulip.blogspot.com/2009/04/paper-casting-with-your-stamps.html

Isn't her tutorial fabulous?! I can't wait to try this with some of my stamps!!!

Well, while I was looking at this, I got to thinking...hmmmm....I wonder if I can do this with my Cuttlebug folders??!!! The answer....Yes you can! And here is how:

You will need the following: (and the great thing about this technique is that it is cost efficient!!! We all have these items readily available in our own homes, so no running to the store to buy something.)
1. Cuttlebug folder of your choice ( I did 2; one with Script and one with Houndstooth)
2. 8-10 squares of toilet tissue (any brand will do)
3. Water (I used a mini spray bottle)
4. Paper Towels

You will want to lay the sheets of toilet tissue on top of one another. I used 9 sheets for my first try.

I decided to lay my sheets of tissue on a plate to keep from getting water everywhere.

Next, pull out your spray bottle and spritz the sheets of tissue until they are thoroughly wet. I turned mine over once and used my fingers to press down to make sure I got it really moist.

Next, you will want to gently pick up your tissue and lay it onto the Cuttlebug folder.

Now, using your fingertips, begin pressing down your tissue into the image on the Cuttlebug folder.

When you are done, it will look like this....

Now, while it is wet, you will want to tear the edges of the tissue.

Next, using a paper towel, press into the image to soak up all the water that you possibly can. This also helps to define your image even more.

Very gently, pull your tissue away from the Cuttlebug folder...

Flip it over and this is what it will look like.....

You will want to let this dry completely. As it dries, the paper will puff up and curl a tad. I wish we had 'touch-a-vision'! LOL. These feel so cool!!!! It will look like this when you are done....

Once these are dry, you can color them with chalks, glimmer mist, etc. Or you could just leave them as is. They are beautiful either way. I decided to color mine with brown chalk for a distressed look. Here is the card I made using this new technique:

Yall this is so fun! I hope you will give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great evening!!!