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How to Print on Tissue Paper!

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How to Print on Tissue Paper

Hi everyone…how are you! It’s Andrea from The Cottage Market. It is always wonderful to see you here at The Graphics Fairy! Today we have a very simple but fun and very useful little tutorial. How to Print on Tissue Paper. There are so many things you can do with sheets of printed tissue paper…from personalizing wrapping paper for a pretty little present to decoupaging it on something special and having it be transparent and a million other things that I am sure you can think of. We will go over how to print and then next time we meet I will have some DIY’s with the printed tissue paper for you to get you started!

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How to Print on Tissue Paper

Supply List for Printing on Tissue Paper

Your supply list is very short. You need tape…an iron…standard computer paper…8 1/2″ x 11″ or 8 1/2″ x 14″ and then you need tissue paper …I just used the tissue paper you get in a big pack from the dollar store and cut it to 8″ x 10″ so I could safely attach the tissue paper to the computer paper. Of course you need a computer and printer also.

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Now it is time to create your design…use your favorite computer paper and place the design you pick where you would like it on the tissue paper…you can also pic some images and make a pattern to cover the whole sheet! There are so many graphics and designs here at The Graphics Fairy you can come up with unbelievable creations!

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Now cut your tissue paper the size you need it to be and lightly iron it…you will never get it totally smooth…but you will want to take a few of the wrinkles out so it goes through the computer easily. Just remember to keep the iron on low so the steam does not automatically trigger! Remember…it will not be totally smooth…just a little precautionary measure.

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Then tape your tissue paper to the standard computer paper…make sure you smooth it out so there are not any bubbles. And tape secured on all 4 corners is a must.

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Then load your printer according to the type of printer you have and print! Make sure you remain by your printer in case you need to guide the paper out.

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It’s that easy!

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I sure hope you enjoy playing around with all the design possibilities and that you enjoyed learning how to print on Tissue paper! Oh and in case you missed it…last time we went over How to Print on Brown Paper Bags! Also, be sure and check out How to Print on Fabric as well! And to learn about What Printers are the Best for Crafting click HERE, for an informative post! Is there anything you can think of that you would like to print on but you are not sure how? Let me know ok! I will see you again really soon but if you want to see me for that…come and say hi over at The Cottage Market…it’s where I hang out!

Hugs…Andrea!

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Comments

  2. Paula says

    Your timing is perfect! I just bought some bars of Ivory soap and wanted to put a Halloween image on them for the grand kids. I’m going to try decoupaging the tissue paper on the soap.
    Thanks, Paula

  3. Sheral says

    I am so excited to try this!! Glad I came across your site. It is going to be a fun time for me!
    Thanks for sharing.

  6. Sharon Alpert says

    Terrific idea! Is there an index of all these swell ideas that we can use when we need them? Thank you

  7. penny says

    I used a very similar technique to cover some ugly fireplace tiles to look like marble. It doesn’t get walked on but I’ve since heard if I would polyurethane it would be durable.

  9. Debbie says

    I print on tissue paper alot, tried this method, worked sometimes but I found using repositionable spray glue worked much better. Just lightly glued the tissue to a piece of paper, printed and then carefully pulled it off…..works every time

  10. Arthur says

    Had a go sorry to say but It did not work, tissue got ruffled and jammed so print now us till I can get it work again, in the process of taking to bits to remove tissue not again, other printing Idea’sare OK, regards arthur

  11. Judi says

    I print pretty designs and wrap them around candles then using a blow dryer on low melt the tissue paper into the candle ..they turn out to be beautiful designer candles..you can put pictures ,names ,dates,what ever you like…

    • Heather says

      Hey Kristi, this process works beautifully on a laser printer, with one caveat: rather than using tape to adhere the tissue, use a very sparing amount of repositionable spray adhesive to attach the tissue to the paper backing. (Tape can react to the heat that the printer uses to fuse the toner – not good)

      • Patty says

        Thank you for that tip!! I would hate to ruin my laser printer! I might try my inkjet first, but I’m afraid the ink will run (I know 1gel says it works with inkjet, but in my trials it still blurred the ink). Maybe different luck with tissue paper?

  13. Helen White says

    Love the idea of printing on tissue paper. However, rather than using tape and and printer paper to carry the tissue paper into the printer, I would iron the tissue paper to freezer paper wax side. You can purchase freezer paper in 81/2 x 11″ on line. Quilters use it for printing on fabric by ironing fabric to freezer paper and sending through the printer.

    • Jasper says

      Beautiful tip, thank you!! I have never done any crafting at all with tissue paper, always put off by the need to buy a big package of expensive paper napkins that I’m only going to use ONE napkin. But being able to print anything I want onto a cheap tissue from the Dollar Store opens up SO MANY crafting possibilities!!

      Very excited, thanks again, and thanks extra much 😀 to The Graphic Fairy for this page!! 🙂

  15. Sarah Blake says

    Hi when I use tissue paper in my printer I get black smudges from the rollers maybe , please how can I avoid this ?

    • graphicsfairy says

      Hi Sarah, I’m sorry you are having problems with your printer! Unfortunately short of trying it from another printer I can’t really give you any advise. Good luck 🙂

  16. Rosa says

    Hello, I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. My printer spits out the printer paper with the tissue paper. It won’t print on it all. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

    Rosa

    • graphicsfairy says

      Hi Rosa,
      I’m not sure. Did you make sure your tissue paper was smoothed out as Andrea suggested in her post? Also be sure it is taped well at all corners. Good luck!

  17. Sandra L. says

    I’m taking a mixed media class and wanted to include a poem. My cursive handwriting it not as good as it once was and afraid that it would look horrible. Found your directions and I used the repositionable spray adhesive. First print I used normal print and it was a tad blurred so I tried it again on fast economy or on some printers it’s called draft and it work just perfect. The only change I made to my font was to use bold with the quick print as it’s lighter than using normal. Thanks for the tutorial and I love your site.

    • graphicsfairy says

      Sorry Sam 🙁 This was actually a guest post from Andrea over at The Cottage Market. I can’t really tell you why it isn’t working as I just don’t know. My advice is always practice, practice practice 🙂

  19. sarah says

    Could I please ask you what sort of ink and printer should be used if I wish to print onto tissue paper and then use as decoupage so that the ink does not run / smudge when the glue is applied ? – hope that makes sense and thank you in advance for any help.

  20. Sanya says

    Hi , to print on a tissue paper , which household printer to be used inkjet or laserjet ? Thanks in advance

    • graphicsfairy says

      Oh no Jarra, I am not sure what to tell you. Perhaps contact your printer manufacturer to see if they can offer any suggestions. I have not had that problem, my printer uses a waterproof ink, maybe that is an option for yours?

  22. Lynne Mohr says

    I haven’t read all the comments to see if this has already been mentioned, but years ago, I used to use freezer paper. You simply put the fabric, tissue paper, etc., on the “business side” of the freezer paper and use an iron to melt the plastic-like surface to the tissue paper. Trim it to size and run it through your inkjet printer. The paper peels right off. It works perfectly.

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