Todays blog post is being brought to you by my OCD. (obsessive crafting disorder) It never fails me. I start out with one project (flower themed ATC for trade) and I end up with 8 unique cards and some new uses for old crap. I call that ROC (reusing old crap). lol I love to ROC all my projects in one way or another. The card I decided to share today, from this wacky group of 7, is one I'm going to call 'Short Story' The thing that makes this one a bit different from other ATC's is that it's in the form of a book. The recycled part of this card is the card itself. I always start with playing cards from garage sales or the thrift store. To make this card you will need 2 playing cards, decorative or recycled paper, rubber stamps, solvent based ink pad, a few stickers or cutouts, and the usual scissors, emery board to rough up the card surface,a sharpie, and your favorite adhesive. Mine is Aleenes tack it over. Oh and a piece of duct tape to bind the two cards together. First get all your supplies ready.Then use the emery board to rough up both sides of both cards so your adhesive has something to hold on to. Next lay the two card side by side with about a half a toothpick space between the two. Take a piece of duct tape long enough to go from top to bottom of cards and run the tape down the center of the two cards you have spaced in front of you. Rub the tape well to insure good stick. Then trim the edges of the tape so none hangs over edge of cards. Now fold the two together and it should now look like a book without pages. The next step is to cover the cards with your background paper. I cover the cards with 4 separate pieces of the paper. I find it closes and opens better then with just two. Trim all the edges so they meet the card edge. Now take your stamps, and stickers and create the cover. Open it up and decide what quote you want to use and either, write it or print it to be glued in, on the left side. Then design the right side page to go with your quote. Last and most important is the back cover. This is where you add your information so the artist you trade with knows who it's from and can add you in their contact list. Like I said you can make this to fit your style or subject matter very easily. Just go wild and ROC it if you can. Peace!
