Questions from an ATC Newbie
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:07 pm
I'm not really an ATC maker but I signed up for the swap in NC in March. I also was working on the Deck of Art when we were doing that and those are basically ATCs. I am wondering if any of you experienced ATCers can share some tips about what kinds of substrata to use and the order of doing techniques.
As one question example, for the NC ATCs I am using tissue box cardboard for the fronts. I want to add a collaged paper to the back with the ATC info stamped on it. I was given an ATC stamp for the backs of cards and this is my first time using it. I gessoed over the collage to tone it down so should I put matte gel medium over it before I stamp the backing stamp and write in the info? I'm afraid if I stamp and write first, it will all run.
I noticed while doing the magazine page ATCs in the Bernie Berlin topic that there is a big difference in weight of the paper. Some of it really needs to be glued to something substantial. What paper or cardboard do you recommend for gluing magazine pictures to? Some seem to wrinkle a lot and others don't.
Do you always use gel medium or something else as a glue? What is the best way to avoid buckling?
Would you 'pros' be willing to share some of your experience with us newbies? Please!
As one question example, for the NC ATCs I am using tissue box cardboard for the fronts. I want to add a collaged paper to the back with the ATC info stamped on it. I was given an ATC stamp for the backs of cards and this is my first time using it. I gessoed over the collage to tone it down so should I put matte gel medium over it before I stamp the backing stamp and write in the info? I'm afraid if I stamp and write first, it will all run.
I noticed while doing the magazine page ATCs in the Bernie Berlin topic that there is a big difference in weight of the paper. Some of it really needs to be glued to something substantial. What paper or cardboard do you recommend for gluing magazine pictures to? Some seem to wrinkle a lot and others don't.
Do you always use gel medium or something else as a glue? What is the best way to avoid buckling?
Would you 'pros' be willing to share some of your experience with us newbies? Please!