Take your project to the next level with Crush Paper

Crush Paper is so versatile for any project. Learn how to make this wonderful project using a few of your favorite colors.

Instructions for Crush Paper Project

When cutting, scoring and folding just isn’t enough, get out the Distress Inks. Paper-Papers Crush, White Corn, is the perfect base to take everything a little further. Crumple up some wax paper, emboss it, and iron it on under some copy paper. This design is Craftwell, Cabbage Rose, 8.5-inch x 12-inch. If you cannot accommodate that large an embossing sheet, either skip this part, after the wax paper resist step, and it will still be great, or use a stencil and the dull side of a cuticle stick, or any small round tool, and carefully outline the stencil until the design raises. You can mist the paper since it is strong and malleable.

Use a sheet of White Corn on each side of the wax paper; it will embed wax on both sheets of paper. Turn the sandwich over, so both sheets of paper get ironed. Place the paper waxed side up when you take off the wax paper, since the wax paper resist will not show. One piece of paper will be embossed with the wax paper and the second will be de-bossed. I used the de-bossed side on the card. Doesn’t matter. For the colors, sponge on some Tim Holt’s Distress ink, or anything that runs and blends and can be put on with a sponge dauber. Use any of the purples, reds, maybe a little yellow, a dark blue, and toss in a little teal blue. Pick your favorite colors; just keep working the paper until you like it. Do one layer at a time; you can go over it again. The wax paper leaves great crinkles in the background. Chalk pads, by Powder Puff, are liquid and adhere to the top: run them, or any pad, over the top to bring out the design. When done wipe the wax resist to remove excess ink.

The de-bossed paper is lighter and blended the first time. After several ink layers, the embossed paper was too dark, so I used lots of Undo and paper towels to remove some of the ink When you like it, iron it, emboss it again to bring out the design, and take a nail file or sanding block and sand off the top layer. That sheet of paper had everything done to it but washing it in the sink, and held up to the entire process. If it needs flattening, mist the back and iron it flat. To emphasize the design, use colored pencil and outline the shadows, and use more colors to tone the top lighter and darker. The pencils are wax, so when you are done, cover the top with wax paper and iron it into the surface. Get carried away with the ink and sponges. There is always a part of it you will love best, so use it under Shine, Gold, which is 5-inch x 5.5-inch, with a 4-inch circle cut out. The card itself is a full size sheet of FAV Shimmer, Blue Sodalite, scored, folded, and fits into the A9 White Corn envelope. The filigree is JustRite, Garden Circle Die, that really was the whole point of the project; I had to try it out. Martha Stewart did the little gold leaves and Mulberrybear2, Ebay, did the blue flowers, Recollections, the small roses K&Company did the True Love stickers: remove the silver backing and adhered the words to the Gold. The chiffon ribbon adds some glitter along with white pearl stamens. The little blue curls are the slivers cut off to trim the paper. If it curls, shines, matches and makes you happy, glue it down. There is enough paper for several projects, or frame it and put it on the wall. Enjoy!

Materials for Crush Paper Project

• Crush Paper
  • White Corn
• FAV Shimmer
  • Blue Sodalite
• Shine
  • Gold