I have a drawer full of folded up maps and am determined to use up a lot of them before the year is out. I used my paper cutter to cut strips out of several of them.
Then I used YES! paste, an all purpose glue, to adhere the strips to the piece of matt board I had selected. It was a messy process to do this, which I don't like. I don't like having sticky hands! I tried to create something that looked like a new place.
After the glue dried, which took less time than I thought it would, I turned the piece over and cut it up into 4" x 6" pieces (10 cm x 15 cm) I was able to get 4 postcards out of the piece and some scraps which I'll use a tiny art piece.
I decided to attach the butterflies, see previous post, using Golden regular gel (matte) medium. That worked nicely to dull the cards down.
I think these will make it through the mail machinery without a problem.
I'm going to try this method again tomorrow, to see if I can do a better job with the surface.
Oh, yes, I also like using Tombow double stick tape in the roll on applicator. Expensive but easy to travel with and good for large areas. I really like Uhu brand adhesives, but couldn't find the roll on at my locally owned art supply store and i do like to support them.
By the way, I do not get paid or get freebies by talking about these products that I use.
3 comments:
Cutting up my gazillions of maps is one of my February projects. Not sure of my methods, but your strip technique will be at least part of the process.
I am on the lookout for adhesives that are easier and less messy. I bought Aileen's Tacky Glue in a jar with its own brush, and found that is best for less mess, but the glue is wet, wet, wet and leads to soggy paper and a not so smooth finish, even if I am careful about not using too much glue. I love glue sticks, but they are expensive .... you need a lot of glue sticks to do a big project (and, no matter what people say ... the cheap glue sticks don't hold up for mail travel). I use glue sticks with an old acrylic cutting board ... it cleans up very quickly so I can keeping glueing. The acrylic cutting board as a glue surface is really my best discovery.
As for double stick tape, I have never had any luck with any of the applicator products, even the wonderful TomBow. The applicator eventually fails me. I use a FANTASTIC roll double stick tape that I buy in a huge roll at a local specially rubber stamps store, Stamp Fanci. It doesn't have a name brand on it, only that it is made in Canada. I am almost at the end of a roll I bought last summer (that's how big the roll is!) so when I go in to get more, I'll see if I can find the manufacturer.
Whew ... long comment about adhesives! I think finding the right adhesive is one of the hardest things about mailart.
I love knowing how these pieces come together. Maps make such awesome backgrouds
You've been busy! Margie
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