Cloth Paper Scissors Winter 2018 Online Extra: Faux Resin Paper with Gwen LaFleur

In the Winter 2018 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, Gwen LaFleur shares her technique for creating faux resin paper. She turns the pages into magical accordion books with each page a window to the next.

faux resin paper: A stamped background, brightly colored motifs, and a hand lettered quote make this faux-resin page pop. Photo by Sharon White Photography.
A stamped background, brightly colored motifs, and a hand lettered quote make this faux-resin page pop. Photo by Sharon White Photography.

“I love making art journals and artist books. Including window pages is one of my favorite ways to add visual interest,” LaFleur writers. “Last year, I started making resin paper to create window pages. The papers were almost perfectly clear and very beautiful. But the process of making them was long (24 hours or more), frequently messy, and required a good amount of space to spread out the curing papers.

faux resin paper accordion books by Gwen LaFleur, Winter Cloth Paper Scissors
faux resin paper accordion books by Gwen LaFleur, Winter Cloth Paper Scissors

“I devised a fairly simple process. I was happy with both the visual and tactile results, as well as the much shorter timeframe required. My faux resin paper technique has the added benefit of involving drying rather than curing, so you can store any leftovers.

faux resin paper: This stamped and stenciled faux-resin page is adorned with fabric trims and embellishments. Photo by Sharon White Photography.
This stamped and stenciled faux resin paper is adorned with fabric trims and embellishments. Photo by Sharon White Photography.This stamped and stenciled faux-resin page is adorned with fabric trims and embellishments. Photo by Sharon White Photography.

“To showcase these translucent papers, I created a simple accordion-bound art journal. I turned every other page into a frame where I could add a faux resin window. The result is a unique handmade book that provides beautiful layered effects, blending each spread with the page behind it.”

Enjoy this sampling of Gwen’s faux resin paper books. Then refer to the Winter issue of Cloth Paper Scissors for her complete tutorial to make your own.

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Try this tutorial on our sister site, Interweave Jewelry, for making resin paper similar to Gwen’s results.


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About Tammy Jones

I'm the online editor of Interweave Jewelry and Cloth Paper Scissors. I love making metal and metal clay jewelry, enameling, mixed media, and collecting and creating with found objects. I also enjoy knitting, paper crafts like card making and scrapbooking, cooking, traveling, beachcombing, and snow!

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