Ink Blot Character Swap

This swap is an USA/Canada only swap. (If all goes well with it I will do it again but make it an international one). Newbies welcome if they message me first and I give them the ok, Profiles with a 4.5 rating or higher and no no-sends. I am not responsible for anyone who does not send out their swap. I am giving ample time to complete this project. I will angel if I have to so please contact me if you do not recieve your inkblots after Feb 27th.

For this swap you will have 1 partner. To that partner you will send 2 ink blot characters that you made, along with a letter describing your characters. (Give them a life story or tell your partner about their personality, Be creative) For hearts add a little surprise that your partner will like. Please note: since you will not want to fold these pages as that can hurt your design, please send it in a large enough envelope so that they will not bend.

I got the Idea for this swap out of the Sept/Oct issue of Somerset Studio. I have spoken with the artist who created these beauties and she was happy to share this project with you folks. As a thank you to her, I am setting up a Flickr group for this swap. Please upload scans/photos of your characters so we all can see them and so that Sandra Evertson (The artist) can see them: http://www.flickr.com/groups/inkblotswap/

Check out Sandra’s blog to see the work she did: http://sandraevertson.blogspot.com/

So how do you make an ink blot character? Basic Guidelines by Sandra Evertson (These are taking out of her article in SS)

• Fold cardstock sheet in half and them on one side of the crease, draw a free-form squiggle with black drawing ink or acrylic paint. While still wet fold cardstock at crease again and press firmly. Open it back up again and it’s done

– artistic, detail-oriented, and highly seductive art that is ready to be embellished.

• For interesting variations, create these in multi colors of acrylic paint.

• Try a positive/negative effect by using white paint on black cardstock.

• Once your blot is dry, rotate it to get different appearances.

• Add elements (e.g. vintage ephemera, clip art, etc.) with decoupage medium but be conservative with them, as you will want to let the ink blot itself take center stage.