What card.Sure, shooting off e-cards is the quick-n-easy way out, but it is kinda Adv. 1. kinda - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" kind of, sort of, rather cold and impersonal. So, instead, make your Christmas cards shout, "I not only thought of you--but I took the time to make your card from scratch because you totally rock!" We love using the collage technique. Here's how ya do it .... What you need blank sheets of white paper * acrylic craft paints * paint brushes * scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends * glue * felt-tip marker 1 In Collage with Color, author Jane Davies, recommends using printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. papers, available at art supply stores. The price of printmaking papers can be intimidating in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. , but not all drawing papers take paint well. If, however, drawing paper is better suited to your budget, use it. If your paper curls or buckles after the paint is dry, flatten flatten - To remove structural information, especially to filter something with an implicit tree structure into a simple sequence of leaves; also tends to imply mapping to flat ASCII. "This code flattens an expression with parentheses into an equivalent canonical form." it by placing a piece of waxed paper waxed paper n. Wax paper. waxed paper or wax paper Noun paper treated or coated with wax or paraffin to make it waterproof over it and weighting it down with several heavy books overnight. 2 Start by making patterned papers, creating designs consisting of a motif (holly leaves, swirls, stripes, squares) repeated randomly or in rows. First, create a back ground by painting each sheet in a base color. Because you will be creating patterns and textures over the background, an even layer of paint is not necessary--the variations will add character to your finished pattern. If you want, you can use a palette knife, sponge or brush strokes Brush Strokes was an Esmonde and Larbey sitcom set in South London and depicting the (mostly) amorous adventures of a good-looking, wisecracking house painter, Jacko (Karl Howman). to add texture to your background. Let dry. 3 Using colors closely related or highly contrasting to the background color (it's up to you!), decorate your papers with patterns using simple brushstrokes, such as lines, checks and swirls. Sponges, stencils and stamps work well, too, for creating patterns. Let dry completely. Wash brushes, sponges and other tools immediately after use. 4 Fold a piece of heavy paper, cut to the size you want, and decorate it with collage cut-outs. Just cut shapes from your patterned papers to make trees, holly, ornaments or gifts, and glue them onto the fronts of your folded paper. There are no rules--let your artistic vision guide your design. 5 Use the marker to write a personal message inside the card, and send it off. |
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