These started as fabric-backed paper for the background. I then created paper castings with Sulky Paper Solvy and rubber stamps and brass stencils. I stitched the paper castings to the postcard to secure them in place and then I used metallic paints to gild them. The theme of the postcard swap was Gilded Age.
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