Sun ATC and ICAD Day 6 (a failure)
Hello, everyone! I am back with a pair of sun-themed Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) and to show my failed ICAD for Day 6. (There will be a surprise cameo from on my fur-babies, Chubby!) I will start off positively, with the pair of ATCs. These are for a swap on the ATCSforAll.com trading forums. If you are interested in trading ATCs, I encourage you to check out this very friendly site! I started off with the way I start most of my mixed media projects - by gluing down bookpages, this time with mod podge (sometimes I'll use soft gel medium.) I covered the ATCs with a good layer of the mod podge to seal the cards, because I knew I would be using a lot of water later on. For once, I didn't cover the book text with gesso. After the mod podge had dried, I spritzed the cards with water and dropped yellows and oranges onto the card using DecoArt fluid acrylics and acrylic sprays. I let the colors mingle by tilting the card and gently swirling the ...