Newspaper Print Backgrounds - Clear Tape

Supplies needed: Clear tape, newspaper, card stock



Tear a strip of clear tape off and place it onto your newspaper. Don't press on too hard as it's only the print you want to lift off



Carefully lift your tape off the newspaper



Left - just pressed very lightly and taken the print
Right - pressed too hard and taken the paper too



Now this is where I had my happy accident. I stuck the tape with the 'too much paper' attached to my card stock, but the work space was a bit wet, the paper started to come away



I then took a paint brush and completely wet the back of the tape



I rubbed away at the paper gently with my finger



To my amazement not only did all the paper come off with ease, but the tape remained tacky



I decided to try the same process with a photo from the newspaper. It worked in exactly the same way. The tape was still tacky enough for it to stick directly onto a piece of card stock



I then took the first piece of tape with the print on and cut it into smaller pieces and stuck it around the edge of the photo. Again I did not need to apply any further sticking applications as it was still tacky and stuck directly to the card stock



I then applied butterscotch alcohol ink to the edges



And topped it up with meadow