Crafting with Newspaper

by Lydia Fiedler

Learn an easy mixed media technique using newspaper.

Supplies

    For a detailed supply list , please see the video description on YouTube by clicking "more"

  • Newspaper

  • High Quality Glue Stick

  • Gesso

  • Acrylic Markers

  • Stickers

  • Dies

Step-by-Step

  1. Step 1

    Using a high quality glue stick, adhere newspaper to cardstock.

  2. Step 2

    Apply gesso to the card panels in a thin layer so you can still see the text or images.

  3. Step 3

    Splatter the panel with an acrylic marker.

  4. Use the marker to add marks if desired.

  5. Step 4

    Finish the card

Video!

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Crafting with Newspaper. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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Questions and Comments

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Love this idea! Great for a variety of paper crafting projects. Not able to view video...Video unavailable
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jmhoffmann  |  Wed May 22, 2024 at 3:44 AM
It's important to note that newspaper is highly acidic and will, over time, transfer that acid to whatever it's touching. I'd personally recommend using a copy printed on acid-free paper (you could take a photo and then print the digital image, or print a color copy). A digital copy can be great--you can reuse it over and over when all you want is the look of newspaper rather than the subject of the specific article. Also--don't laminate newspaper--it seals the acid inside and destroys the newspaper that much sooner--it will still darken and fall apart.
OK--my master's degree in museum studies meant that I had to say this. I'll get off my preservation soapbox now.
jnsyr  |  Wed May 22, 2024 at 2:28 PM

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Lydia Fiedler is a paper arts instructor in Austin, TX and an art blogger at Understand Blue and Project Reanimate.

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