Recently, my sister-in-law showed me a tie dyed paper project that my son and I made a long time ago. I made a lot of tie dyed projects way back then so I was happy that this one survived. It was the inspiration for these thank you cards. Tie dying paper is different from tie dyeing fabric. I chose an old piece of washi paper that has been floating around in my craft room for ages. It had foxing, bug holes, and was faded with lots of fiber. I figured that colored inks would cover all these flaws. The inks I used were Ranger Distress Oxide and alcohol Inks. Actually, I think that even liquid food coloring would work in this type of dyeing.
I started by accordion folding a rectangular piece of the washi paper. Then I accordion folded it in the other direction so the folded piece became a thick square. I applied the inks to the corners and sides of the folded washi paper. Next I sprayed the dyed folded paper with water. At this point the paper will be very fragile so open the piece carefully to reveal the amazing colors....pure magic!
For the washi paper with the circular designed tie-dyed papers, I used thin (Nippoly) plastic coated wire to wrap around pinched up areas of a rectangular piece paper. Because the paper is fragile, using the wire is better than string or rubber bands. Next, I applied the inks to the wire wrapped washi paper and sprayed it with water. Next is the exciting part....unwrap the wire bunches and admire the beauty that you've created.
After letting the dyed papers dry, I chose my favorite parts of the designs. Using a ruler and sewing marking wheel tool, I perforated a rough rectangle. I carefully tore out the rectangles to apply to the card fronts. Finally, for each card I cut out words of thank you using dies on foiled card stock. I used Fabri-Tac glue to adhere the tie dyed paper and foil die cut words to card blanks.
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