Time required for this project: about a half a day for the gesso to dry on the masterboard. Once dry, each card is finished within a couple of minutes.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Material List for the masterboard:
- piece of unwanted heavy paper or cardboard (here one was used that came with a set and the colors were not liked) - scrap pieces of white and light blue paper (these can be scraps of construction paper, scrapbookpaper, magazine - images, flyers, brochures, etc...) - the more various pieces, the more interesting the background will be - glue stick - white tissue paper or thin white fiber paper - white gesso - paint brush
Material list for the artist trading cards:
- paper cutter or ruler to cut out the cards from the masterboard - ephemera of winter scenes with houses or villages - sewing machine and white thread (optional) - corner rounder (optional) - stick glue - scissors
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