{"product_id":"red-cabbage-naturally-hand-dyed-blue-paper-10-sheets","title":"Red Cabbage Naturally Hand-Dyed Paper – Sky \u0026 Aqua Blue – 10 Sheets, 8.5 × 11 Inch","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eWho would expect a red cabbage to make something this blue?\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese naturally hand-dyed papers begin with one of the most wonderfully surprising colors in \u003cstrong\u003eWander Through the Paper Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e—a beautiful \u003cstrong\u003esky blue to aqua blue\u003c\/strong\u003e created using red cabbage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach package contains \u003cstrong\u003e10 sheets of standard 8.5 × 11 inch copy paper, individually hand dyed using red cabbage\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting papers have a fresh, botanical blue character that can shift through sky blue, soft aqua, and related blue tones. Because the color comes from natural materials rather than commercially manufactured pigment, the color and markings develop differently from sheet to sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sheets may be relatively quiet, allowing the natural variations of the dye to show on their own. Others may have mottling, organic markings, impressions, or deeper and lighter areas created during dyeing and drying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sheets may also feature \u003cstrong\u003eintentionally created stencil patterns\u003c\/strong\u003e, adding another layer of design to the naturally dyed surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is \u003cstrong\u003eno standard assortment\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach package is its own little collection of ten naturally dyed sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Receive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach package contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e of naturally hand-dyed paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8.5 × 11 inch\u003c\/strong\u003e standard letter-size sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard copy paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividually hand dyed using \u003cstrong\u003ered cabbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful sky blue and aqua blue coloring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural variations in shade, saturation, markings, and texture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mixture that may include both patterned and non-patterned sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome sheets may feature intentionally created stencil patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther sheets may display only the organic patterns created by the natural dyeing and drying process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn assortment individually selected from the hand-dyed batch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs show \u003cstrong\u003erepresentative examples\u003c\/strong\u003e of the papers in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe exact 10 sheets pictured are not necessarily the 10 sheets you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWander Through the Paper Garden\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep into a garden where paper takes its color from the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWander Through the Paper Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of hand-dyed papers created with natural materials, where color, water, texture, and time are allowed to leave their own marks behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two sheets grow quite the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome emerge softly mottled and quiet. Others carry deeper pools of color, delicate speckles, unexpected impressions, or patterns left behind during the dyeing and drying process. Some are given an additional layer of pattern through stenciling, while others are left to show whatever nature decided to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beautiful variations are part of the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade for junk journals, collage, altered books, mixed media, paper crafting, and wherever your own creativity happens to wander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Beautiful Surprise of Red Cabbage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of my favorite things about working with natural dyes is discovering colors you might never expect from the material that created them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed cabbage produces an unexpectedly beautiful blue.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese papers emerge in wonderful \u003cstrong\u003esky blue and aqua blue tones\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the natural variations that make hand-dyed paper so interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sheet may be more softly colored while another develops a richer area of blue. Color may pool along an edge, fade gently from one area into another, or leave behind subtle markings and variations across the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drying process can contribute patterns of its own. Paper may pick up impressions from cloth, paper towels, textured surfaces, plant material, or other things it encounters during the dyeing and drying process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome sheets are also deliberately patterned using stencils, while others are left to reveal the natural markings of the dye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two sheets are exactly alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that's precisely the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA VERY Important Note About the Photographs \u0026amp; Color\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular natural dye has been \u003cstrong\u003eextremely difficult to photograph accurately\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tried multiple camera settings and photographic approaches in an effort to reproduce the actual color of these papers. Unfortunately, the camera consistently makes the blue appear \u003cstrong\u003emuch paler, more washed out, and less vibrant than it appears in person.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe actual papers are a beautiful \u003cstrong\u003esky blue to aqua blue\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease do \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e use the apparent depth or intensity of the blue in the photographs as an exact representation of the color you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographs are provided to show the general blue color family, natural variations, stencil possibilities, texture, and character of the papers, but they do not fully capture the richness of the actual blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndividual computer monitors, phones, tablets, screen brightness, and display settings can cause additional differences in perceived color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural dye itself also varies. No two sheets or dye batches are guaranteed to produce precisely the same shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease expect natural variation—and expect the actual blue to have more presence than my camera was able to capture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for Creative Possibilities\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beautiful botanical blues would be wonderful in junk journals, altered books, handmade journals, collage, mixed media, scrapbook layouts, folios, tags, pockets and tuck spots, handmade cards, paper ephemera, correspondence, bookmaking, backgrounds, layering, and other creative paper projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sky and aqua tones could work especially beautifully with botanical, ocean, coastal, garden, cottage, celestial, spring, summer, nature, and whimsical themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuiet sheets can become backgrounds or writing pages. Naturally patterned and stenciled sheets can become focal pages, pockets, tags, collage pieces, or decorative layers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd don't throw away those scraps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tiny piece carrying a deeper pool of aqua or part of a stencil impression can sometimes become the best little detail in a collage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlease Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese papers are \u003cstrong\u003ehand dyed rather than commercially printed or mechanically color-matched\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural variation is expected and may include differences in color, depth of tone, saturation, mottling, speckling, organic markings, surface texture, stencil placement, and impressions created during the drying process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall natural traces or inclusions associated with the dyeing process may occasionally remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause paper is exposed to liquid during hand dyeing, individual sheets may also have slight waviness, wrinkles, softened edges, or other dimensional variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStencil designs, when included, may vary in pattern, position, clarity, and intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese characteristics are part of the handmade nature of the paper and will vary from package to package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive 10 sheets. You will not necessarily receive the exact sheets shown in the photographs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare \u0026amp; Storage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause these papers receive their color from natural materials rather than commercially manufactured colorfast dyes, \u003cstrong\u003esome change in color may occur over time\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor best preservation, store unused papers in a cool, dry location away from prolonged direct sunlight, excessive moisture, and humidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural dyes may react differently with adhesives, sealants, sprays, inks, wet media, and other art materials. 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