Martha, Martha, MARTHA!

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Reported by Sarah Moore

One might think Craft Critique is doing a Martha Stewart Feature week... well... we didn't mean to! But who can deny that MARTHA ROCKS HALLOWEEN! Seriously... she doesn't hold back... from her glitter kit for skulls and bones to here severed finger invitations, Martha is the queen of the spooky. When chatting with her very open staff at Summer CHA, we remarked at the way Martha has handled the holiday over the years. It seems like anything goes! They told us in fact that Martha draws the line at blood... but that's about it. Rumor has it that Halloween is Martha's favorite holiday, and it shows!

It's hard to single out a favorite Martha Halloween product, but at CHA Martha's team was encouraging us to use the 12X10" Glassine sheets in our papercrafting. The sheets are marketed as "Halloween Tissue Paper", but they have a texture similar to cupcake liners. They are slightly transparent, and vivid in color. Non-Halloween versions are availible as well. Look for these items online, or at your local Micheal's stores.

Traditionally created for use in food/gift packaging, these brightly colored sheets can add a unique texture to your cards and scrapbook pages.

Here is the tissue used inside a glittered bracket. I cut the cardstock behind the bracket out, so the transparent nature of the glassine is showcased. I used a Martha Stewart Rub On to create the bat and the sentiment "Go Batty". If you want to stamp on the tissue, I recommend StazOn Ink, as the tissue is slightly coated with a waxy film.


This next card uses the glassine tissue as a background layer. I love this skull design... it will be fun to play with WELL AFTER Halloween is over! I used my Scotch ATG gun as my adhesive. Liquid adhesives did not work well with the tissue. Even my faithful Scotch Quick dry and Mono Multi adhesives made the paper bubble. I also used Martha's Fine Onyx Glitter and Icon Transfers (Rub Ons) to complete this card.


I used my crimper to add more texture to the tissue in this next card. All stamps by Lizzie Anne Designs. A glue dot was the perfect adhesive in this case.


And here is a wonderful 6X12" layout by our own Martha... Martha Bonneau! She used the Glassine as a background paper... You can read more about this adorable layout on her blog.


Some other ideas for Martha's glassine/tissue; use it for it's intended purpose! Line cupcake boxes with it, wrap gifts with it or use it in place of a doily on food trays. Punch shapes with it and decorate cakes with the shapes... don't forget to remove the punches prior to serving. The paper is wonderful torn, punched, crimped or die cut. Experiment with it as you would any printed paper.

We'd love to hear your ideas! Let our readers know what you have done... or plan to do with this unique material. Have fun!