I love collage art and I feel pretty confident about the art that I make. But years ago, I had lots of doubts about what I was doing, and many things held me back, so I’d like to share 10 things I wish I had known as a collage art beginner. 1. Collage art is …
Postcard Art for Spring
It’s time for some Spring-related postcard art! I got these beautiful stickers of fancy decorated eggs, and I wanted to do something with them. With all three, I started with cutting down some postcard-sized substrates (4″x6″), and then covering them with a background layer of neutral-colored papers. I played around with bits until it started …
Making postcard art valentines
Have you thought about sending a postcard valentine in the mail to anyone? Have you ever sent one before? I’m sure you enjoy it when someone sends you one. I’ve received some real beauties of collaged postcards over the years, and this year I want to send out some of my own. I had the …
Flip books made of inkbox cards
Recently, I wanted to make a small flip book made up off collaged cards. I had in mind that I could sandwich two cards together with a hinge between to make pages. That’s all the detail I could imagine at first, but thought I would experiment and see what I could put together. Where would …
Collage with wine labels
If you love vintage papers and vintage design, I’m sure you’ve noticed how beautiful wine labels can be. Maybe it’s even crossed your mind to think about collaging with a wine label or two. My husband often likes to have wine with his dinner, so we often have a bottle or two in the cupboard. …
