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Backgrounds only for ATCs swap.

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Backgrounds only for ATCs swap.
Swap Coordinator:luv2kraft (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:13
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.50
Last day to signup/drop:July 14, 2018
Date items must be sent by:July 21, 2018
Number of swap partners:4
Description:

This is a background only swap. We will be creating backgrounds out of 12" X 12" base. This will be similar to the THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT SWAPS.

1.) Get a 12" X 12" sturdy base to apply several techniques to it.

2.) Lay down a YELLOW COAT OF ACRYLIC PAINT. Does not need to be perfect. In fact leaving a few little bare spaces is desirable.

3.) Smoothly PASTE/glue PIECES OF BOOK PAGE Randomly. Just here and there leaving the yellow paint and base to show through the spaces between.

4.) Pour a littleTURQUIOSE ACYRLIC PAINT INTO A PLATE. DIP SMALL PEICE OF BUBBLE WRAP into it , BUBBLE SIDE DOWN AND RANDOMLY PRINT this over the other layers, once again leaving parts of the layers showing.

5.) Get a large simple pattern rubber stamp. Such as solid squares or large simple flowers Whatever suits your fancy, use ORANGE acrylic paint to stamp a few over the base once again NO solid pattern.

6.) Finally get a small lid like a baby food jar lid or a lid from a pill bottle and gently dip into black acrylic paint that has been poured into a plate and randomly stamp this over your creation.

7.) The last layer is your choice of material/ techniqic. Make sure you are not completely covering any of the layers.

Once this is dried you will cut ATC sized backgrounds from this. Pattern in in the swap photo area. The idea is to trade with 4 different partners an equal number of backgrounds. Basically they will be the same BUT DIFFERENT.Please start right away when join It is a short turn around.I will Angel if I HAVE to.But I won't have to, right?

Discussion

katmandu 06/29/2018 #

So are you saying that I would send 4 ATC backgrounds to each partner? So that I mail out a total of 16 cards?

DragonflyDaisy 06/29/2018 #

This sounds like a fun challenge! Would you consider hosting a USA version of your swap?

luv2kraft 06/29/2018 #

Yes Kathmandu. Using the pattern above and using a 12X12 inch base you will have 16 backgrounds. Four to each partner.

luv2kraft 06/29/2018 #

DragonflyDaisy. After this swap is completed I will host a USA only version.

ellie 06/30/2018 #

What happed to #3 step?

djcamp04 07/ 4/2018 #

Watching. Need to get my paints out & see if I have all the colors.

luv2kraft 07/ 5/2018 #

ellie, #3? Hmmmmmmlol will fix the #s. Der duh me

jenmcjen 07/ 9/2018 #

Hey, I signed up for this and truly believed I had all things necessary. But you know what? Amazon only uses those giant air bubbles now. So I am wondering, could I make a substitute the small bubble wrap? I was thinking rubber banding a bunch of q-tips and randomly printing that. I'd use like 12 or 20. Would that be okay?

luv2kraft 07/10/2018 #

jenmcjen,what ever it takes. To for it.

jenmcjen 07/10/2018 #

Oh, thanks. I actually did find bubble wrap. It was very dusty as it held mosaics whose grout had kind of disintegrated, but I washed it off and it was all right. But thanks!

abshanghai 07/11/2018 #

Wondering whether colours have to be same order?

me2az50 07/21/2018 #

I enjoyed doing this swap. I found it very stimulated and fun.

jenmcjen 07/23/2018 #

So is anybody else trying to guess the books based on the little bits you can read on these? I used Gerald's Game by Stephen King. I think it is hilarious to make lovely art using not-lovely means.

sweetgypsy 07/29/2018 #

I enjoyed this swap and would love to see more posted!

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