Half way through this decoupage box. Fun day in the studio.
Tag: paper art
Coffee Napkins
I have a favorite coffee shop in town (who doesn’t?). Sometimes they have coffee/cocktail napkins with very cool designs. I have used these napkins before with decoupage, with very nice results. BUT- it is tissue paper, so you need to be gentle. The napkins are always 2-ply, so first you should separate the backing tissue from the image tissue.
Tonight I experimented with gluing the tissue down onto a heartier paper stock. My mother-in-law who painted with watercolors had a large number of poster proofs for some reason. The paper is fantastic, and the proof images do not show through the heavy stock. So, now I simply cut the stock down to size and use it as substrate.
Here you can see that I’ve used some PVA to glue down some napkin tissue to the blank side of the stock. Once it’s dry, I can cut it and use in my projects. Happy! ~TH~


Dragon Stationery For Stamp Convention
I have a limited edition set of note cards to celebrate the 132nd annual Philatelic Convention in Columbus OH August 9-12. 4 cards (blank inside) with envelopes, just $10. FREE SHIPPING!
Spatter Landscape Cards
Spatter Moons
A new design I’m playing with, Spatter Moons. Here are some for you typewriter enthusiasts out there.
Paper Art Inspiration
It takes patience to do anything well, and sometimes we can get bogged down in our practice. It’s always nice to take a breather and find some new inspiration.
Here’s some art inspiration for you, with links to the artists.
New Card Design
(Re)Setting Up Shop
I have learned a few things lately, mostly about things I don’t need. I originally set up a website for Hitt Paper Art that is way more complex than necessary. As usual, I mostly just need a blog for communication with my friends and my customers.
Ta-da! Here it is. I will be leisurely dismantling the old site (the dot com site), and placing all of the important information about the cards and artwork here. Thanks to you folks who are checking in. More to come soon. ~Tom~