Tissue Paper Stained Glass Suncatcher

I didn’t think my favorite tissue paper stained glass craft could get any better– until I started using a paper punch!

I love the tissue paper stained glass/suncatcher craft SO MUCH for the kids and myself! For the kids, it’s a great project that helps work on fine motor skills. And for me, it’s just relaxing.

Nonetheless, this craft project always produces a fun, brightly colored window decoration customizable to the season or holiday.

I typically cut the outline for these suncatcher crafts out with my Cricut. If you have a Cricut, I’ll link to my Design Space canvas below so that you can steal it. If not, I’ve also provided a printable template that you can print on cardstock, then cut out.

>> Cricut Design Space Valentine’s Sun Catcher Craft Template <<

An alternative method is to just skip the outline completely, place the tissue paper on the contact paper, then cut out a heart shape once the tissue paper is all placed.

Anywho, even though we’ve done this type of project dozens of times (including another Valentine’s version) what I loved most about this version is that instead of cutting out tissue paper squares, I used a paper punch to cut the tissue paper out in heart shapes.

Did you know that you can use a paper punch on tissue paper?! This method is fantastic for creating confetti too! Simply fold the tissue paper so there are roughly 10 layers of paper, then squeeze the punch.

Once you’ve got your cardstock and tissue paper cut out, all that is missing in the contact paper. Stick the outline to the contact paper, then place the tissue paper pieces.

If desired, a second piece of contact paper can be used to secure everything together, then just be sure to cut out all the extra contact paper from outside of the heart shape, and your project is ready to hang in the window.

I tried to place the tissue paper in a nice pattern on the suncatcher that I made, but to be honest, I really love how the girls’ turned out with the randomly placed tissue pieces.