Marvelous Marbleizing - Post Card Swap -UPDATED - Postmark by Monday, May 29th

by hhc

There are various methods of creating the effect of "marbled veins" on paper.  My first experience decades ago was with floating amended oil paints on water. 

 These days I use a rubber spatula to spread out inexpensive (dollar store) shaving creme to cover the bottom of a 2" deep square or rectangular foil pan, then drizzle liquid acrylic paints over the surface.  Next I rake through it with a dowel, pencil or narrow rubber spatula to make swirls or other designs.

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Parallel lines, criss-crossed lines, swirly curves, etc. add their beauty.  Pat the card stock over the paint swirls to make good contact and then lift off the paper.  Scrape the card with a dull knife edge or the edge of a spatula to remove the excess shaving creme and leftover paint. This leaves a soft surface and very lovely design on which to add collage, rubber stamping? etc.  And it smells good, too!

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Gold or silver paint add a classy accent...

NOTE:  After lifting off a "print," the paint mess will look promising but- add more paint before continuing.  Or just rinse and wipe out the foil container and start over with fresh shaving creme and other colors. 

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 >>>>> Feel free to embellish your gorgeous backgrounds with collage, rubber stamped designs, paint markers, etc.<<<<<<<

SWAP DETAILS:

Send in as many as four or five (4 or 5) Post Cards.  (You will get back the same number of PC's as you send in, each from a different artist.)  

WARNING: this technique is addictive.  I made up about 20 samples in less than 15 minutes.  So, have plenty of card stock on hand :) 

Mail your PC's to your host in an envelope along with loose postage and self-address labels.  Your host will mail out the swapped PC's to your exchange partners after all the art comes in.

by hhc

PLEASE WRITE THE SWAP THEME TITLE ON THE BACK OF 

yOUR POSTCARD.  

If you're sending in more than one PC and there's any chance that they might get stuck together in your  envelope, please separate each piece with waxed paper or cellophane for protection while they go through the postal system.

Sample template of layout for PC backs

And then- write your return address or email address on the back of each PC so your swap partner(s) can thank you.
Include a little extra postage for each card if your art is fragile, stiff, thick, heavy, or non-machinable.

Rounded or notched corners make your post cards "non-machinable" and they will need either extra postage, or envelopes for mailing along to your swap partner(s).  

QUESTIONS?  Email me at s.h.greenstamps@juno.com

Please get your 1 - 4 post cards into the mailing system by Monday, May 29th and kindly let me know if you are running a little late :)

Send Mail To:

Honi C.

Post Office Box 142

Freedom, NY  14065

You can find all the postal specifications (and a handy postage calculator) here:  http://postcalc.usps.gov