March 31, 2008

Watercolor & Collage Grace These ATCs



I like to play with paint so making these ATCs (featured in the May 2007 Rubber Stamper) was just plain fun. For the background paper, I randomly applied Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Dabbers to dampened Japanese Masa paper leaving some white areas. I tore the painted paper and 7 Gypsies printed tissue into strips and glued them onto heavier (140-lb.) watercolor paper with matte medium. When dry, I covered the paper with a layer of matte medium for a smooth base for stamping. The Paula Best images were stamped with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink. (Play Angel, Normal Person, Design Slice Flamingo, Be Angel, and Essential Words)