Ami James

My creative journey towards City & Guilds Embroidery Certificate - Level Three

Monday, 4 January 2016

Chapter Two- Making Coloured Papers

Making Coloured Papers

This chapter has taken me longer due to the Christmas break as I started to work on this chapter in my Sewing Studio which is not at my home.
But with Christmas out of the way I finally got cracking and thoroughly enjoyed it. I admit paints aren't really my specialty so I stuck with the Brusho Inks to make life a bit easier.

So I grabbed the colour chart and ordered - Terra Cotta, Violet, Ultra Marine, OST Blue, Cobalt Blue, Turquoise, Gamboge, Orange and Prussian Blue.

I picked out various different style of papers - tracing paper, brown wrapping paper, kitchen roll, tissue paper, cartridge paper, card, imprinted cards and printer paper.

I made a good stock and selection of blues and oranges.

I used the instructions that came with the Brusho Inks.





Printing onto Coloured Papers

For printing I used a sponge and also a blank rubber stamp which I found in an old card making kit that I had been hoarding for a few years.

I used acrylic paints and I also had an orange ink pad that hadn't been used. I printed vertically, horizontally, diagonally, rotating 45 degrees and randomly. 

This was brown wrapping paper - I used the orange inkpad on the blue and looks more silver than orange in this photo. 
Card and cartridge papers

Tissue paper and tracing papers

Imprinted cards, baking paper

Tissue paper

Printing Paper

Mixing colours by sponging 

Thick card


Star Shapes from Coloured Papers.

I picked Ultramarine and the Orange inks out of my collection. I love this contrast with the coldness of the blue with the warmth and vibrancy of the orange. The orange background is A3 size. 





HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE - I covered all area's of work space with large plastic sheets and whilst colouring and printing I work latex gloves.

Time Log

23/12/2015 - Colouring papers - 1.5hrs
29/12/2015 - Colouring papers - 45mins
2/1/2016 - Printing - 1hrs
3/1/2016 - Cutting stars - 1hr

Cost of materials - Papers of different kinds - £4.00 from Hobbycraft - Brusho Inks - £11.48 - Colour Craft,

On to Chapter 3 :)

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