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Decorative Double Slide Mailer with Removable ATC
By Evelyn Kennedy Duncan for Third Coast
Rubber Stamps
(Posted June, 2006)
(Inside of open project)
Decorating “slide mailers” is becoming a hot new trend in
rubber stamping, and they are so fun to create with. A slide mailer is a
sturdy, cardboard folding mailer the medical industry uses to send microscope
slides through the mail. The cardboard mailers open and close like a mini-book,
and are perfect for creative projects like this one. I love this project
because is has lots of surprises as you open and pull things out.
Slide mailers are available on the internet in single,
double and quads. A single has one slide compartment on the inside, a double
has two compartments and a quad has four. This Removable ATC (Artist Trading
Card) Project uses a double slide mailer, where the interior opening has been
enlarged with a craft knife to hold a traditional 2 ˝ x 3 ˝ ATC card.
Sources for slide mailers:
Supplies:
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1 double slide mailer (Medical supply microscope slide
mailer that will hold two slides, side by side.) |
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Gold
Krylon Leafing Marker or other gold metallic paint marker |
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Decorative Paper |
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Turquoise Cardstock |
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Small piece of gold metallic decorative paper |
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ZIG Photo
Twin Markers |
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Adhesive of Choice |
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Craft Knife |
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Metal Ruler |
Stamps:
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Betryse Broods, FT-186-H |
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Shy Little Dragon, MY-011-D |
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Mini Sorcha, FT-198M-C |
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Princess Alphabet stamps from My Sentiments Exactly |
Instructions:
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Open the double slide mailer, then use a craft
knife and metal edged ruler to enlarge the slide openings so it will
hold a 2 ˝ x 3 ˝ ATC. This takes a little effort, but is worth the
trouble. (See image #1 below.)
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Edge the sides of the mailer inside and out with a
Krylon Gold Leafing Pen. (See image #2 below.)
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Trim and attach four pieces of decorative
paper, to the inside and outside covers. Remember, you want some of the
gold leaf edging to be seen.
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Stamp phrase “The Brooding Princess” on a turquoise
panel, edge with gold leafing pen and secure to inside left cover.
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Stamp Shy Dragon and Mini Sorcha on white glossy
cardstock, color with markers and trim close to the stamp lines.
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Write “The End” on a small turquoise panel edged
with gold leafing pen and secure with dragon to the inside right recess
of the mailer.
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Attach the trimmed Mini Sorcha to a turquoise
matted gold panel which has been edged with gold, and mount it to the
closed front of the slide mailer.
- Create and insert the matching removable ATC to finish (see below).
Instructions for the matching ATC:
(Princess ATC)
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Create a 2 ˝ x 3 ˝ ATC-size panel from turquoise cardstock edged
with gold leafing pen.
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Attach a slightly smaller piece of decorative paper to the turquoise
ATC.
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Stamp Betryse Broods onto white glossy cardstock, color with markers
and trim image close to the stamp lines.
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Mount Betryse to the center of the ATC.
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Insert the removable ATC into the double slide mailer opening.
(Inside of open project with princess ATC removed. Image:
Shy Little Dragon, MY-011-D)
(Outside of closed project. Image: Mini Sorcha, FT-198M-C)
Image #1
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Image #2
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