Graphic 45 Collage Cards

 

 I combined elements cut out from sheets of Graphic 45 Curtain Call papers for these.

Collage Card

I used stamps from three different sets for the collage elements. The colors on the first one didn't turn out the way I had the card in my mind so I chose a darker background and made a second version.

I prefer the darker background but I wish I'd done a dark
brown mat for the patterned paper rather than making the
entire card front with the patterned paper.

Vintage Butterfly Collage Card

This is a hodge-podge of  images from numerous sets of stamps.

The large background image was stamped with Memento ink and then I used sponge daubers with four colors of Momento ink to shade it.   Then I tore the edges and added some stamped postmarks and washi tape accents.  The polka dot background paper is from BoBunny.

A Half-sheet Collage Card

Shirley, aka Okieladybug, has started a daily FB card and layout challenge.  I'm sort of stuck on making collage cards these days so the first thing I imagined when I saw the card sketch was a clock face.

The clock face was cut from a DCWV stack named Tattered Time.  All the papers in this stack remind me of Steam Punk, which I admire but am clueless as to how anyone comes up with those things!

I used Graphically Speaking to cut the hands for the clock from shiny black paper and mounted them with a brad. I used George and Design Studio to cut a shiny black circle to mat the clock face.   The clock face is pop dotted onto the card for dimension.

Then I used several stamp sets and stamped some images onto the background.  The sentiment is also matted onto shiny black paper.

It's a rare occasion that I make anything other than A2 sized cards but this one just wouldn't have worked on one that small, so I made it a half-sheet card.

This is one collage card that I'm very pleased with!  And, I didn't scraplift this one! lol!

Collage Cards II

These were done with the Antiquities stamp collection from 3 Birds.

I like the darker background on these better than the ones I posted yesterday.  Somehow, to me, these collage cards using vintage images just need to have the inked edges and darker papers.

Whenever I go into a scrapbook store, I always look for paper with script writing on it.  My search will continue until I find just the right one!  It's a pattern that I like to use for backgrounds and it seems whenever I find it, the base color isn't quite what I want.

My desire is to have a light cream background with either grey or brown writing. But, pretty much no matter what color I find, I buy it!

A large background stamp with script on it would be wonderful.  Then I could just stamp whatever color base paper I want.

Collage Cards

 Another attempt at using some Tim Holtz distress inks and stamps to do collage cards.

 Some of the images were printed using card making software, some are TH stamps and others were pulled from various other stamp sets.

I added some paper tape on this one.

At one point, I had 15 Stampin' Up stamp cases- that I use to store my stamps in - out on the counter top looking for images to use!

I also used a couple of K& Co. embellishments.

This style of card is one that I really think is unique and mine just never seem "busy" enough when I get finished!  But, one of these days, I'll get one done that's just the way I want!