Introduction:
The holiday season
is a wonderful time of year for exchanging
homemade cards. Today we will make
paper pulp castings which when glued
to blank cards give a 3 dimensional
feel.
Materials:
Blank
Strathmore cards
Cotton
linters in small strips
Blender
Inclusions (glitter, leaves, etcü)
Plastic
casts
White
glue
Collage
materials
Construction
paper
Directions:
Mix the cotton linters and water in
the blender at about 1:1 ratio, Blend thoroughly until
the pulp is the consistency of oatmeal. It should be
fairly firm and not too watery. To color the pulp, add
construction paper into the blender mixture.
If you want to add interesting inclusions, mix them in them after the
pulp comes out of the blender. Press the wet pulp into the plastic casts
with your fingers and leave it to dry. When the casting is completely dry,
pop it out of the cast and glue it to the blank card.
You can also collage decorative papers onto the blank cards before gluing
the casting to make the background more interesting! Artspeech Casting ¾ a
reproduction of an object by means of a mold.
References: Jackson, Paul. The Encyclopedia of Origami
and Papercraft Techniques. Running Press, Philadelphia.
1991.
