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Mail art

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 When I mailed the butterfly tags, I had some fun with mail art. Dollar tree stencils and Ikea markers. Back front - just in the corner so the post office would be happy

Butterfly tags- Jenniebellie August 2022 art swap

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I swapped tags with three people in Jenniebellie's August 2022 art swap.  The theme was butterflies. 1. Tulip tag- I printed a black and white image from thegraphicsfairy.com and then colored it with color pencils dipped in vaseline.  I saw this trick on YouTube and it actually worked.  I then glued the tulip to a black and white background and added a sticker from Dollar Tree.  The granite looking background is too dark in my opinion.  I have more of this cardstock- if I do another tag similar to this I would lighten the background with some splatters of white gesso first. 2. Round tag- Printed another image from thegraphicsfairy.com onto paper I had marbled using shaving cream and cheap acrylic paint.  The background is from an experiment in soap bubble marbling.  In true Jennibellie fashion, the green is mesh from a bag of avocados.  I printed the quote onto tracing paper. The tag needed a strong straight line so I chose the gold ribbon as the tab.  However since th