Summer Cyanotype Scrapbook Layout - Brutus Monroe

 

Hi! I created this summer scrapbook layout for Brutus Monroe. I'm not the only one soaking up the sun! I used UV paper with Mixed Media Stencils and Foilable Acetate to create cyanotype prints for this layout. 

To prepare a print for sun exposure, place UV paper, blue side up, onto a base surface such as a piece of cardboard. Top the UV paper with a Mixed Media Stencil or a Foilable Acetate Sheet, then layer a heavy acrylic sheet over the top of that. (My package of UV paper included a heavy acrylic sheet.) Next, expose the paper to sunlight for several minutes. The paper is light-sensitive and will gradually turn a light blue. 

To process the prints, submerge the UV paper in a tray of water for about 1 minute to rinse the artwork. The images will turn a lighter shade of blue during this process. To create a print with more intense blue tones, add a few drops of lemon juice to the tray of water. Once my prints were dry, I cut them to fill letters on the background of my layout.

I finished my design with simple stamped embellishments that I partially colored with a blue marker, a stamped sentiment, and crystals.

Shop the Brutus Monroe store to pick up these seasonal products while supplies last. Use my AFFILIATE LINK or the Coupon Code THEYCALLMETATARSALAD to save up to 10%.

Brutus Monroe Supplies:
BRU4929 Underwater Acetate
BRU2643 Ocean Life Mixed Media Stencil
BRU9753 Coral Mixed Media Stencil
BRU5418 Thanks for Sailing Stamp Set
BRU8613 Underwater Friendship Stamp Set
BRU0734 Clickable Numbers & Symbols Stamps - Handwritten Font
BRU6588 Crystal Flat Back Crystals
BRU2543 Raven Detail Ink
BRU5529 Sea Cardstock
BRU4509 Alabaster Cardstock

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