Sometimes those flyers lurking in your mailbox are of really good paper quality and weight. These two little projects are artworks I created using the flyers as a starting point.
I was very fortunate to have this project featured in the pages of Somerset Studio (February 2020)
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| Upcycled flyer + paint + ephemera = instant artwork! |
Materials you will need include (I've listed the products I use but any product you like is the right one ;)
Flyer from the trash !!
White gesso (liquitex is a good one)
Acrylic paints in 2 or 3 neutral shades. (I like the ceramcoat brand)
Black stamp pad
Vintage book text, images & handwritten letters
Paper doilies
Artist papers pulled from copies of Somerset Studio
Ribbon scraps & embroidery thread
Instructions
- Gesso the whole surface of the flyer on both sides and allow to dry.
- Build up random background color with acrylic paint using your fingers to blend. Super messy - super fun!
- Take 4-5 collage pieces - torn scraps, printed elements, small pieces of your own artwork, Tim Holtz ephemera, scraps of ribbon - and build up an overlapped collage in the center of each page.
Overlapping and layering is key to an interesting composition.
- Punch small holes in a piece of the ephemera and loosely weave some embroidery thread through separating the threads randomly or incorporate a couple of simple cross stitches.
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| Add a personal artwork to your collage like this watercolor egg |
A little gold ribbon adds a little sparkle!
Tim Holtz stamps and paper ephemera are perfect for collage
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