Tissue Swap

An alternative Group was set up and I went across to have a look.  When I delved into the Group a bit more I realised that it was not a cardmaking/ATC swapping Group so withdrew.
Unfortunately, for me, I had been entered into the current swap - Tissue.

Not a clue!
Then I received the following....

How amazing!  
Two large sheets of tissue paper stamped all over with large picture and background stamps...... and then Pauline says it was a tad difficult cos she has two broken fingers!!!  wow!  


I showed this to PJ and we both discussed what I could do ..... Tissue ....... Tissue ......

PJ suggested making a matchbox, slightly larger than I usually make and then fill it with folded stamped tissue paper.
I thought this a good idea - proceeded to sort my tissue papers and started stamping.  I stamped my images in Versafine Black Onyx with a few sentiments stamped in a white pigment ink on darker tissue paper.

Then I decided that a matchbox, even larger than I usually made, would be too small for my stamping.
I found an old Amazon envelope and decided this would be perfect, not too thick but quite sturdy.  I cut out my two pieces and painted them over with some acrylic paint - maybe I should have painted the cards with Gesso first!!!! - so I painted a coat of Gesso and then painted them again!!!

Once they had dried, I kept layering them up - remembering I wasn't very well at the time - a bit of painting here and there was about all I could manage.
I glued the corners and left them over night held together with paperclips.

I fitted the two pieces together so the I could decide which to use as the lid..... the purple and green won!!
I glazed this all over  and then sorted out my tissue papers.


I decided I would line the inside of the boxes but then - being a woman - changed my mind and sandwiched all the papers between two  squares of decorative card.  I tied this with some paper twine slipped in a little card and sealed it all up in a jiffy bag.


I am pleased with the way this swap turned out and may even stamp some more images to use on my ATCs.

Want to see what I sent inside the box?

Looks pretty doesn't it?
Hope you like it Pauline and that your fingers are well on the way to being healed.