MAKE YOUR OWN COLLAGE PAPERS WITH GOLD LEAF AND MORE!

To make my first example, I used a deli paper page I'd previously decorated with water and alcohol inks. I applied gold leaf to it (which looks brownish here).

Then I painted here and there with a glaze of orange acrylic paint.

For the next project, I first applied crackle medium to rigid paper, let it dry, and then painted it with acrylics. It looks rather nice this way, I think. But that's not all!

The gold leaf I added (after the paint was nearly dry) is an elegant counterpoint to the rough, crackled surface.