Collage ATC's

Leftover pieces from trimming background papers for post cards easily became ATC backgrounds. Simple collage and some rubber stamped images readied them for sharing with the mail-art community.

Collage Miscellaneous

More finished pieces from the background papers of last week:

Collage Over Deli Wrap Waxed Paper Background
(Picked up leftover acrylic paint from Gelli Plate)

Collage Over Gelli Plate Printed Background
(Combed Acrylic Paint)

Dried/Pressed Queen Anne's Lace Over Acrylic Paint
(Circles Made by Removing Paint With Rubber Washers)  

Collage & Washi Tapes Over Deli Wrap Waxed Paper

Collage Post Cards - Part 1

September 29th's background papers made with acrylic paint on the Gelli Plate printer, and a few with painted Deli Wax papers on card stock base, have now been completed:

Collage Post Cards - Part 2

Making collages with the background papers from an art session on September 29, more post cards are now ready for mail art swapping:

Finishing Recent Backgrounds

Here are some pieces finished off today with rubber stamps, embossing powder, oil paint crayon,  and stickers:

Gelli Prints & Deli Wax Paper Project Backgrounds

A very good session in the art room involved the Gelli printing plate, card stock and some deli wax paper.  Many possible post card backgrounds were the result:

And then, some became one-fold envelopes:

Combed-through paint on printing plate

"Smooshed" watered-down paint on printing plate

Rubber washers used to remove paint from printing plate

Combed-through paint on printing plate

And whole sheets may serve as stationery, or post-a-letters:

Doesn't this resemble a world map of some sort with its strange land masses and oceans?

This was made by putting torn strips over the painted surface of the Gelli printing plate, then using the strips to make a grid over another (background) pattern on the paper.

Gelli Prints & Deli Wax Paper ATC's

Sheets of painted or collaged 8+1/2" x 11" card stock, trimmed for post card pieces yielded enough extra paper to make into ATC backgrounds.