SoulCollage® Materials: What Do You Need?

SoulCollage Materials: What Do You Need to Get Started?

What materials do you need for SoulCollage®? You need surprisingly little to get started: sturdy cardboard, images, scissors, and glue. With this simple foundation, you can immediately create your first cards.

What I often see is that people think their SoulCollage cards need to be "absolutely perfect" to be able to do something with them. But SoulCollage® starts differently. It begins with something that touches you or a feeling that presents itself, without you knowing exactly why.

In SoulCollage®, you work from that initial impulse. By choosing images and bringing them together on a card, you give shape to parts of yourself, your experiences, and your inner world. It's not about analyzing or explaining, but about listening to what wants to become visible.

This way, a personal visual language emerges step by step, providing insight and direction in your life. The materials support this process. They don't have to be complicated, but they should help you to settle into it peacefully.

Do you want to know more about the method itself first? Then check out the page on Starting with SoulCollage®.

Overview: What You Need for SoulCollage®

To start, you need these basic materials:

• Cardboard (5 x 8 inches / 12.7 x 20.4 cm)
• Images (magazines or prints)
• Scissors
• Glue
• Sleeves (optional, but recommended)

That's all. And at the same time, the quality of your experience lies precisely in this simplicity. With these materials, you can fully get started. Below, I'll take you through it step by step.

Cardboard for SoulCollage® Cards

Cardboard forms the base of your card. In SoulCollage®, we work with a fixed size of 5 x 8 inches, approximately 12.7 x 20.4 cm.

I still remember thinking at the beginning: does that size really matter? Until I started working with it. That fixed size brings calm. You don't have to think about size or composition, and that creates more space for what wants to appear on the card.

Good cardboard also literally feels different. It provides sturdiness, it feels pleasant in your hand, and it invites you to keep your card.

What to look for?

• Sturdiness, not too thin, otherwise it bends
• Smooth surface, for good adhesion

• Consistent size

👉 View cardboard for SoulCollage® cards.

Images for SoulCollage®

Images are perhaps the most special part of SoulCollage®.

They are not ordinary pictures. They are images that attract your attention, sometimes without you understanding why. I often hear people say: "I don't know why I chose this image, but it kept coming back." That's exactly where SoulCollage® begins.

When you work with images that truly touch something within you, depth naturally arises. You don't have to come up with anything. The image already does something within you.

Sometimes it helps to have a collection of images that you can calmly browse through. That allows for choosing without pressure and following what suits you at that moment.

What to look for?

• Variety: people, animals, symbolism, and nature
• Quality of the image
• What appeals to you, not what is 'beautiful'

👉 View finding images for SoulCollage®.

Scissors

With good scissors, you can work precisely and cut out smaller details from images. That makes a difference in how your card looks and how accurately you can work.

What to look for?

• Sharpness
• Comfortable in hand
• Suitable for paper

👉 View scissors for collage work.

Glue

Glue is one of those materials you only notice when it doesn't work properly.

I've often seen cards come loose or bubble after a while, simply because the glue wasn't suitable. That's a shame, because your card is something personal that you've put time and attention into.

With good glue, everything stays firmly in place and your card retains the shape you created it in.

What to look for?

• Glue stick usually works best
• Not too wet, prevents paper from wrinkling
• Good adhesion

👉 View glue for collage work.

Sleeves for your SoulCollage® Cards

Protective sleeves for your SoulCollage® cards are not necessary to start, but they often become important on their own.

The moment you have multiple cards and start using them more often, for example during readings, you'll notice that protection is nice. Your cards stay nicer and feel sturdier to use.

Many people also find that storing their cards in sleeves adds something. It feels like a collection that you keep together and can fall back on.

What to look for?

• Appropriate size

• Sturdy but flexible material

👉 View sleeves for SoulCollage® cards.

STARTER KIT OR LOOSE MATERIALS?

A question I often get: should I collect everything myself or is a starter kit better?

STARTER KIT
A starter kit is ideal if you:

• want to start simply
• want to be sure everything is correct
• want to start immediately without searching

It brings peace of mind. You don't have to research anything and can immediately start with what really matters: creating your first card.

👉 View SoulCollage® starter kit.

Loose materials

Loose materials are interesting if you:

• want to choose what you need yourself
• want to build up step by step
• have specific preferences

Some people find it enjoyable to collect their materials themselves. To come across a magazine somewhere, cut out an image that touches them, or slowly build their own set. That can make the process more personal and more connected to your way of working.

👉 Assemble your own set via the webshop.

In doubt?
Then a starter kit is often the most relaxed way to begin. With a starter kit, you have everything together at once and can start right away.

COMMON MISTAKES WHEN CHOOSING MATERIALS

In practice, I see a few things come back repeatedly:

• Using cardboard that is too thin
  → cards bend or get damaged more easily
• Choosing the wrong glue
  → images come loose or bubble
• Overthinking 'beautiful' images
  → you move further away from your intuition

Perhaps the most important: trying to do it "right." While SoulCollage® actually invites you to follow what emerges.

Where is the best place to start?

You don't have to have everything perfect to start. Often, it's actually helpful to just start with what's available.

If you feel like you want to start but are still hesitant, I often recommend taking a small step first. For example, by following the free mini SoulCollage® workshop. Then you'll experience how it works for yourself, without having to have everything already.

If you want to continue afterwards, you can:

• start with a starter kit
• choose loose materials via the webshop
• or read more on Starting with SoulCollage®

From there, your own way will naturally emerge.

Finally

SoulCollage® requires few materials, but the right choices make a difference. Not because it has to be perfect, but because it helps you stay present in the process.

And ultimately, that's what it's all about: creating space for what wants to become visible within you, through images that have something to say to you.