Question:
collage?
Storing Your Collage Supplies
You really enjoy collecting "things" to use as collage on your cards - how should you store them? Remember that some collage items can deteriorate. It is best to store like things together and unlike things apart.
You can get ziplock bags from the grocery store to store your supplies in. These are great because they are archivally safe for storage. Try to squeeze as much air out before sealing to help prevent deterioration.
For items like leaves, which may get crushed, buy the small sandwich sized plastic containers from the supermarket.
Hot Glue Seals
You love stamping and you love using a hot glue gun! You an use your hot glue gun to create your own "seals" for use on collage cards. Just squeeze out a large circle of hot glue and wait until it sets just slightly. Then just press the stamp of your choice into the glue and leave it there until the glue has set. You can use the stamp uninked or ink it up with a metallic pigment ink.
What is Collage?
Collage is very popular in the world of rubber stamping. In collage, a variety of seemly disparate images are placed together to convey a theme, idea or feeling. Collage generally makes use of mixed media - for instance, items such as feathers, old coins and postage, travel materials, may be grouped with stamped or painted surfaces.
Some items you can collect for collage.
If you're stuck for ideas on what to use on your collage projects then maybe this list will give you some inspiration:
beads
charms
feathers
lace
keys
old jewelry or components of...
old coins
old stamps
new stamps
tassels
tickets
dried flowers
ribbon
board game peices
images from old cards and wrapping paper
images from old magazines and publications
Ways to incorporate photographs in collage.
Photographs can be used in collage in various ways...
Color copy an old photograph (sepia) and then attach it to your piece. You can do various things to it to give it an authentic look:- brush it with tea/coffee; rip the edges; stamp words across it with sepia colored ink...
If you don't have an old sepia photograph, then copy an old photograph in black and white and stain it with tea or coffee to give it the sepia look. You could also brayer a sepia colored ink across the image, or try one of the shadow inks available.
Where do you START?
So, where DO you start with collage? Probably one of the first things you need to do is establish a collection of items that you can use to create your collaged artworks. To do this you just need to keep your eyes open for little "bits" that you can find every day.
Some collage items are very common, in fact that can be soooo common that you don`t even notice them!
Click here for a list of some potential collage items.
Soaking Stamps off Envelopes
You desperately want to use a stamp on your work, but it's still attached to the envelope! Just tear around the stamp and then place the stamp and the paper into a shallow saucer of warm water. You can leave it to soak for around 1/2 hour and by then it should have freed itself from the envelope remains. Allow to dry and it's ready for use on your projects.
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