P is for Painted Papers

18 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge
P is for Painted Papers

Painted Paper Flowers by Hannah R. (my daughter), 2005

P is for PAINTED PAPERS. Have you ever painted paper? I hadn't until I participated in a swap several years ago. A person doesn't have to know the technique or even be an artist or crafter to paint papers. I found it to be very calming and it was so easy a child could do it.

I find crafting to be very therapeutic and what a GREAT stress reliever - paint papers!!!

Grab a few paintbrushes, any kind of paper, some paint, water and relieve that stress. A person could be very meticulous in what they paint, and others could just let the paper and the brush flow. That's what I do. When I'm painting papers, I don't think about what I'm painting. I just stroke the brush against the paper and let it decide for itself. Like this one...

Painted paper I did 2 years ago

I painted the paper blue first, then went back with the yellow. This is what I go...I found it spoke to me so I left it alone.

Remember my post with the letter N? I walked you through a step by step canvas with mixed media and napkins. The leftover paint I had on the paper plate from that post made these painted papers. 

In some of the papers I can see the beginnings of flowers, can you? All I did was lay a piece of paper on the paper plate and pressed my hand against it. Waaaalalalalah! PAINTED PAPERS! 

I don't know what I'll use these papers for, but for now, I have them stored in the organizer with the rest of my painted papers. (I'll probably use them in journals, make cards with them or even use them on mixed media projects). Who knows...I don't at this point. 

I never turn my crafting head off. If I'm working on one thing, I always end up with something else after the fact, like these papers. My intention was to throw the paper plate away and the more I looked it, I just couldn't bring myself to do so without saving more of the paint. Do any of you find yourself with that dilemma? Sometimes it can be a good thing and other times, I tell myself NO - do not do it! LOL 

The next time you are bored or want a project to do with the kids, grab those paintbrushes and start creating your masterpiece. Who knows, you might just be the next Rembrandt! 

PAINTED PAPERS...

a PAINTED PAGE out of one of my Glue Book

P is for Painted Papers. 

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