Collage Book to check out

I wanted to pass along the name of the book from the artist that I mentioned in my Photo Transfer post. A big thanks to the "Naughty Secretary Club" for passing along the info. about Josie's book in her comment to me. The name of the book is: Collage Lost And Found: Creating Unique Projects With Vintage Ephemera (Paperback) by Giuseppina Cirincione. If you click on the link above it will go directly to Amazon where they have new and used versions available. I haven't read it yet but will say that Josie is very uniquely creative and talented after watching her on Craft Lab. Her instructions were very easy to follow on TV so I can't see that being any different in print. I am going to check it out!

While you are at it, check out the "Naughty Secretary Club" blog. Wow, what a great source of information and inspiration. There are a ton of great links to explore...I am off to do that now before I have to come back to reality and make some dinner! I wish I liked getting creative in the kitchen as much as I like getting creative in my studio.

Happy Crafting,
Madame Craftsalot

Photo Transfer Technique

We have all seen different types of photo transfers done, but this technique really caught my eye. I thought it was very cool and easy. This project came from Craft Lab on HGTV guest Josie Cirincione joins host Jennifer Perkins to create a story box collage. You can click on the title above for a direct link to the entire project. But, I am just going to highlight the photo transfer portion. Josie took a regular piece of packing tape and placed it on top of a black and white copy of a photo. She used a bone folder to burnish the tape on the photo, meaning just really rub it on there and get out any bubbles, etc. Be sure to cut off the excess paper not covered by tape, she said it was easier to work with. Submerge the taped image in warm water until the paper is saturated and can easily be rubbed off with your finger. Take the image out of the water and slowly roll and rub the paper off until it is all gone. Be gentle. Once the paper is gone, just blot it dry to remove any remaining water. The beauty of transferring the image on tape is that the tape still stays sticky! You can add it to your new surface. Josie used a playing card to adhere it to. Trim the excess and voila you have a cool new transferred image. If you have a larger object to transfer she said you could use clear transfer paper. You will have to experiment with different copiers. You can't use an ink jet printer since you are submerging it in water, the image would run. A "fresh" copy would work best rather than one that has been sitting around for awhile. I can't wait to try this technique.

Happy crafting,
Madame Craftsalot