Blossom

Thanks to a wonderful video from Barb of the Joggles site, I have revisited a really fun technique I played with years ago.  It uses a little paint, some heat, and Tyvek - that wonderfully tough, paper-like material that is used in building construction as well as by the USPS for mailing materials . . .

This link will show you the easy steps involved in getting the Tyvek to artistically contort itself into lovely backgrounds and accent pieces.

There are a variety of acrylic paints that can be used and the ones that are either pearlized or metallic will give the most beautiful results.  As long as your color choices are opaque, you can use any postal Tyvek you get in the mail, regardless of how much commercial printing is already on it.  Once painted over, it will never show.

After it's colored and heated, I always back it with a piece of scrap cardstock cut to size in order to add body to the thin Tyvek.

My treatment of the word "Blossom" at the bottom was a little different from my normal method:  this time, I inked the letters with VersaMark, dusted on some gold embossing powder, and then flicked some of it off with a dry brush.  I was after texture rather than color in this case and I am happy enough with the results to do this again!

Cardstock:   Nicole #100 Bristol Smooth, USPS Tyvek mailing

                     envelope

Inks:             VersaMark

Colorants:    Lumiere Grape, Pearl Blue, Pearl Emerald Green,

                     True Gold

Emb Pwdr:   Ranger Gold

Dies:            DieNamics Pierced Square Frames, Impression

                     Obsession Hollyhocks, DieVersion Noodles: “Blossom”

Emb Fldr:     Darice Multi Circles

Doo Dads:    Mark Richards stickers Gold