Materials You Need
To Make SoulCollage Cards

You actually need very few materials to make SoulCollage® cards. This page includes a list of what you need, a list of things helpful but not essential, and where to find each.

Mat Board

Mat board is a heavy kind of cardboard that comes in many different colors and textures. It is the same material used when you buy a framed, matted photograph or picture.

You can buy it in large sheets at art stores and then pay a small additional charge to have it cut into 5” x 8” pieces for your cards. It is also available for purchase at some craft stores.

You can go to framing stores and ask for scrap pieces of mat board because they usually have extra. Most stores would rather give it away than throw it out. Some stores will also cut it for you for free. It doesn’t hurt to ask!

Please note--- mat board is not absolutely necessary for the base of your cards. Other options include: cardboard, cardstock, file folders…etc.

Scissors

Any kind of scissors will do for making SoulCollage cards. You will be using them to cut out images from magazines, so it will be helpful to have a small (very sharp) pair for doing any detailed cutting that you need to do.

Scissors can be purchased at drug stores, craft stores, art stores, and just about anywhere!

Adhesive

You might have to try out different adhesives until you find the one that’s right for you. Here are some options. Most can be purchased at craft stores, art supply stores, and places like WalMart.

Whatever you choose, be sure that it says ACID FREE on the label!!!!

Rubber Cement or Paper Cement- I like these because it is slow to dry when you’re brushing it on. Also, any excess that gets on your images can be easily peeled off after it dries.

Glue Stick-- Be sure to buy the biggest one you can find!

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Frame

Take a regular piece of paper or cardstock and draw a 5” x 8” rectangle in the center of it. Cut out the rectangle and now you have a frame with an opening the exact size of your SoulCollage® cards.

The frame is helpful when you find a really large image. You can lay the frame over it in different areas to see what exactly will fit on the card and what will not fit.

It is also helpful for adding several images at once and seeing how it will all look because it covers up everything outside of the 5” x 8” border.

Images

The most essential thing you need to create SoulCollage® cards is an abundant assortment of images. You can find images for your cards in a number of places:

• magazines
• books
• greeting cards
• calendars
• photographs
• scrapbooking paper designs
• rubber stamps
• online
• catalogs
• brochures
• travel brochures
• junk mail

You can find great deals on books, greeting cards, catalogs and papers at yard sales, dollar stores, and discount warehouse shops.

Here are some great places to get magazines for FREE. Most places are more than happy to save magazines for you (so be sure to ASK FIRST) because they feel better recycling them than throwing them out.

• your dentist’s office
• your doctor’s office
• the library
• yard sales that are over
• family and friends
• school libraries
• online

I have found some awesome travel books with great background (and other) images at really low prices in the remainder section of bookstores like Borders and Barnes and Noble.

The best place I've found online for images is ISTOCKPHOTO . Most images only cost $1.00 to upload and are royalty-free. They have hundreds of thousands of photos and you can search for exactly what you're looking for.

When I was making my "5th Chakra Lion" card, I couldn't find just the right picture of a lion in any magazines or books that I had, but I found this image at the IStockPhoto Website and used it to make my card instead.

After only a short while of making SoulCollage® cards, you will be seeing potential images for your cards everywhere!!

Helpful But Not Necessary

• A candle-
Lighting a candle before you begin can help to create Sacred Space. It doesn’t have to be a big or elaborate candle, even a tealight will do.
• A CD or tape of soft music-
Choose some music that YOU find relaxing. This will also help to create Sacred Space for your SoulCollage Card Making Time.
• A brayer-
for smoothing any air bubbles out of the images on the card after you’ve glued it down
• A mat knife-
helpful for marking the corners of images under the frame so you know where to glue them when you transfer them to the card
• File folders-
good for organizing your images, which you may or may not find helpful




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