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For these lessons I attempted to combine patterns in a pleasing way and also use the golden mean theory of placement. My collage is done on a 5.5 inch square and I wanted the colors/patterns to be soft and muted. Added a bit of gold paper trim and punched flowers plus gold metallic ink around the perimeter - couldn't resist the urge to add some bling!
Now I am somewhat caught up with Mary's class until tomorrow. It is so much fun to see the creations of others who are taking the class. So much talent out there!
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Mary has wonderful tips on how to blend colors in this lesson. I have tried to merge the orange/gold and blue hues of the kitty picture with the papers I chose for the background layers. A butterfly adds a bit of whimsy, too!
This was a one-page collage in my moleskine - not much space; but I like working within the confined area.
Check out Mary's blog for more information on her Collage Basics class.
Mary has started us out with a simple lesson in composition. I have used a few vintage elements to create my ATC:
My week is very busy again; so this was done in a hurry - would have done it a bit differently if I had taken more time to think it through. Oh, well - tomorrow is another day!
Mary's class is still available for anyone who would like to sign up! Lots a collage sheets are provided for the class and Mary has many tips and tricks up her sleeves.
Have a great day!
FLOTSAM:
AND JETSAM:
After having several stressful and demanding positions in the workplace, the last job I had was working for my friend's son-in-law (and his brother) who owned a laundromat with snack bar. I worked two days a week and met so many interesting people. My duties entailed just manning the snack bar and keeping things neat and tidy. There wasn't any stress at all in this job and I enjoyed working for two very nice guys! Many times I would find little odds and ends of paper, buttons, stickers, metal objects, etc. The two collages above include many of those items, along with some added stamping and images of my own. I think I have a few more items in a little tin that I could incorporate into another collage. Maybe someday.
I am happy to be completely retired now - oops! I forgot! I do work occasionally for a few hours in a stamp store; but I really don't count that as work! Too much fun. . .
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Oh, my! It is hard to believe that I have not posted since October 4th!!! If anyone is still following me or has the least bit of interest in my posts, I apologize!! Seems my life is way too busy these days, and my artwork is severely limited. However, I do want to get back into the swing of things; so here is the spread I did in my moleskine journal for Mary Green's newest challenge:
I started with lots of papers for the background which I gessoed over; cut the two images into scalloped ovals and placed them on the floral card Mary provided. (copied the images twice). Then I layered on more papers, stamps, postage stamps and some blue watercolor crayon with more gesso where needed.
This spread is a bit busy; but I like the overall effect of lots of stuff. Mary is offering a new online class - Collage Basics - beginning November 7th - check out her blog for the details!
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Mary Green has another challenge for October on her blog. We are to use all, or a portion of, three images she provided for our project. I have done another spread in my moleskine journal:
Some of the background pages were from Mary's online classes and some were from my stash. The butterfly is from Mary, also. I used a watercolor crayon around the edges and some of the papers, too. Shaded a bit here and there. The Eiffel tower and faux Paris posts are from ARTchix.
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Lenna Andrews is hosting a tag technique swap and my tags are ready to be mailed. However, I am still working on a hostess gift for Lenna and hope to get that done and head out to the post office this afternoon. Everyone started with a blank book of 10 tags and envelopes. We are to do all 10 tags and send the whole thing to Lenna. We will get back 9 other tags plus one of our own to complete our books. Here is my tag:
I used a Tim Holtz technique (sorta'). Smooshed three colors of distress inks onto a craft sheet; spritzed heavily with water and laid the tag on the ink. Lifted straight up and set aside to dry. Then I mixed some perfect pearls in water to make my own mist and sprayed the tags with it. Stamped images after the tags were thoroughly dry.
Here is my envy (which we did not have to do anything to unless we wanted):
I brayered color over the entire envelope and then stamped. Sponged some color around the edges.
It will be fun to see what my little booklet will contain when it comes back to me. Thanks, Lenna, for another fantastic swap.
