Here’s what you need:
1 cup Epsom Salts
1 cup hot-boiling water
Bowl large enough to hold the mixture
Foam applicator brush
Coloured cardstock cut to size
How to:
Add the Epsom Salts to the boiling water in the bowl and stir until all the crystals have dissolved.
Using the foam applicator brush simply paint the cardstock evenly with 1 coat of the
mixture.
Set the sheets aside to dry naturally.
Things I learned:
Make sure you get the paper thoroughly wet and use even strokes to cover the paper with no blank spots.
Put the wet paper on paper towels to dry (it sticks to normal scrap paper).
Glass chopping boards make terrific workmats for this process. If you make the glass
mat a little bit wet, your cardstock will "stick" to it so you don't have to try
holding it down with 1 hand while you paint with the other. (Also means no
missed spots where your fingers were ;-)
Leave the paper to dry naturally for a wet, glossy look or use a heat gun to dry it
for a white crystal effect.
Don't try pouring leftover solution from a wide mouthed bowl into a narrow mouthed jar unless you do it over the sink, otherwise you'll end up with a VERY wet desk, floor, self etc etc. (This one was learned from painful experience ;-).
1 cup Epsom Salts
1 cup hot-boiling water
Bowl large enough to hold the mixture
Foam applicator brush
Coloured cardstock cut to size
How to:
Add the Epsom Salts to the boiling water in the bowl and stir until all the crystals have dissolved.
Using the foam applicator brush simply paint the cardstock evenly with 1 coat of the
mixture.
Set the sheets aside to dry naturally.
Things I learned:
Make sure you get the paper thoroughly wet and use even strokes to cover the paper with no blank spots.
Put the wet paper on paper towels to dry (it sticks to normal scrap paper).
Glass chopping boards make terrific workmats for this process. If you make the glass
mat a little bit wet, your cardstock will "stick" to it so you don't have to try
holding it down with 1 hand while you paint with the other. (Also means no
missed spots where your fingers were ;-)
Leave the paper to dry naturally for a wet, glossy look or use a heat gun to dry it
for a white crystal effect.
Don't try pouring leftover solution from a wide mouthed bowl into a narrow mouthed jar unless you do it over the sink, otherwise you'll end up with a VERY wet desk, floor, self etc etc. (This one was learned from painful experience ;-).