Experimenting

While on vacation (and thrifting) I came across a couple of packets of embrodiery transfers...

except these were absolutely stuffed with more then the original patterns!

There were all sorts of colour transfers...

which got me thinking (hmmmm) - could I "iron on" to paper instead of fabric?

Well you don't know until you try - and since I spent literally pennies on them I had nothing to loose... So here are the results - pretty cool, eh? There is a trick to it - the iron cannot be too hot, and you literally have to start peeling it off while the transfer is still warm (definetly a two handed technique)

But I love the results...which I then tried aging with an old "stain" (heh, you use whatever you can find in the cottage Mud Room (lots of cans of ancient paints that are highly suspect) - I really was roughing it, LOL)

My first try and I used it as the background for this ATC. I also used an old typed letter and a school photo...neat.

This ATC is a favorite now - the old magazine advertisement colours just go so well with the transfer in the background don't you think? Amazing what you can find, and what you can do - these were old transfers but they still worked and (I hope) got put to good use! Some of the larger pieces that I transfered can be used for postcards, book pages, mail art - lots to experiment with. I even tried transfering directly on to a page from an old book! Enjoy, Jewels