How to Make Cards

Making a Card:

 

· Collect a variety of images from magazines, old calendars, cards, etc.

 

· You will need card stock which is the matt board used for framing pictures.  It needs to be cut in 5” by 8” rectangles.  This is only a suggested size.  Choose whatever size works for you.

 

· Play with the images you have chosen.  Some may gather in a theme.  You may just like how some look together.

 

· Arrange the images the way you want them on the card.

 

· Experiment with using a frame which is your card size cut out from the centre of a piece of paper or card stock.  You can lay this over an image or collection of images to see what will show on the size of your card.

 

· Glue the images down.  I prefer to use rubber cement because if it leaks over the edges you can just rub it and it will come off in a little ball.

 

· If you have a brayer, use it to smooth out images.

 

· Savour your card.  Enjoy it.  Feel it. See what it has to say to you.  It helps to do some writing about your card (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Putting a Finish on Your Cards:

 

I like to put a finish on my cards to honour them and keep them protected.

 

To do so I use the following process:

 

· Use a sponge brush to put on a shear layer of decoupage material.

 

· Use a dry sponge brush to go over the top so the layer of material is not too thick.

 

· Let this step dry until it is no longer tacky.  If you can, let it dry for a day.

 

· Use another sponge brush to put on a coat of clear varnish.

 

· Again I use a dry sponge brush to go over the top so the layer of material is not too thick.

 

· Again, let it dry for at least a day.

Writing about Your Card:

 

Become the main figure in the card.  Speak as if you are the image and answer the following questions:

 

1. Who are you?   I am the one who …

 

2.    What do you have to give me?

 

3.     How will I remember?

 

Keep paper or a journal handy and write your answers to these questions.

 

 

 

Backings for Your Cards:

 

Choose a different image as a backing for each of the suits. If you have four suits, you will choose four different patterns.  For example, all of the cards in your Committee suit will have the same backing.  This will allow you to choose a card from a particular suit without looking at the faces of the cards.

 

Use the same process as above, gluing your backing on to each card and putting a finish on them if you wish.

A Hint:

 

If you have an image that is too large for the card, you can glue it on and then, from the back of the card use an Exacto knife to trim the edges.  This way you get a nice clean edge on your cards. 

Ethics in Using SoulCollage®:

 

· You may want to check the websites of Seena Frost (www.soulcollage.com) or Anne Marie Bennett (www.kaleidosoul.com) to read the page entitled  “The Principles of SoulCollage®”.

 

· When you use the term SoulCollage®, make sure that you spell it as one word with no space but capital letters on the S and C.  Make sure that you include the registration trademark ®.

 

· SoulCollage cards are made for our personal use and are not art for sale, trade or barter.  “SoulCollage® is grateful to the artists and photographers who make this deep awakening process possible and in all ways  SoulCollage®  seeks to be respectful of their rights.” (from “The Principles of SoulCollage®” by Seena Frost).

 

· The use of the term “SoulCollage Group” is reserved for the use of SoulCollage Facilitators who have attended an on-site, SoulCollage Facilitator Training.

There is no way to do this wrong!  Be creative with the process and do what feels right for you.  You can make your cards and use the process in your own unique way.

Enjoy!!!

These are brief instructions.  For more detail and information, go to the websites of Seena Frost (www.soulcollage.com) or Anne Marie Bennett (www.kaleidosoul.com).

The use of a Frame to show what will appear on your card.

The use of a brayer to flatten images once they are glued on.

When you come right down to it, all you have is yourself.

Yourself is a sun with a thousand rays in your belly.

The rest is nothing.

                                             - - - Pablo Picasso

 

 

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

                                          - - - Pablo Picasso