I recently discovered artist Wendy Solganik of Willa Wanders on YouTube.
On her website, https://www.willawanders.com/, I found a wonderful and free tutorial on making funky, artful cards from a larger piece.
Her activity is called the Mixed Media Madness Mother Board Project and you can find it here: https://www.willawanders.com/resources
The project begins with loose collage bits glued onto a larger piece of heavy paper. I used a 11"x 15" piece of 140# watercolor paper, and glued on papers with Yes! paste.
Then, following Wendy's instructions, I added layers of stencils, stamps, mark making, etc.
Finally, after everything was dry, I tore the paper into postcard size. Looking at each postcard, I added a few words cut from old books and some final marks.
Each postcard took on a personality & message of its own, and the whole process was uplifting and easy.
These were delightful to send to the people I love. I tucked them into envelopes to protect all of the little paper bits from being peeled up by postal machinery.
You could frame favorite ones, turn them into greeting cards, or just prop them on your desk to help you feel inspired.
I hope you check out Wendy's tutorial and give it a try!
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