Collages for cardmaking using hand decorated papers, scraps, tissue, napkins and torn pattern pieces

Needing to start on cards for family for next month I wanted to make up a few collages for backgrounds.  I chose papers that were not speaking to me from my stash and added pieces using diluted clear glue!!  

The bright one (T,L) was a swap item which had writing on it which I covered with scraps.

Brown one (T,M) was a colour printed image.  I added watercolour all the way around, torn bits of pattern instructions and tissue and two strips of paper napkin.  

Scrappy (T,R) started as a sheet of scrap paper to which I added a whole variety of paper scraps from my stash and then I added several strips of white tissue to soften the edges and keep them all in place.  

Blue collage (M,L) started with a scrap piece of paper to which I added some deli paper.  I added torn pieces of paper and some little squares.  Over that I added some torn pieces of white tissue.  It has a dark line because I had already cut that one apart so I just laid the piece next to each other.  

Rose tissue (M,R) started with a subtly stamped piece of decorative paper in browns and blues and I adhered a large piece of rose tissue paper over it.  

Motley yellow (B) started with a piece of hand decorated paper and I overlaid a piece of paper napkin which I had used to wipe up some paint in yellows and browns.  There was less see through than I expected so it may get another layer or some stamping before I use it.  I have not made some of these in quite a while and I am looking forward to making cards.  Therese

 

Birthday card with LOTS of candles made from rolled paper with gold flames

 I made this great card for my oldest grand daughter's birthday - 18 years old!!  I so remember their birth and so many memories as they grew up and it simply does not seem like that much time has passed!!!  

I rolled hand decorated papers onto a wooden skewer adding a little glue just inside the beginning edge so that they would not stick to the skewer but start adhering right away.  I just kept adding glue and rolling until I got to the end of the paper (3.5" or so tall and 3"-4"long).  I slipped them off the skewer and left them to dry and made 18 in all!!  I punched 18 flames (bird's wing - SU punch) and adhered thin strips of black paper to the backs to create wicks.  I created a large card and adhered the candles with double sided tape trimming them to angle at the top.  Once all the candles were in place I added the flame/wicks combos by inserting the wick into the angled opening at the top and adhering the flame with 3D foam tape.  I tore a strip of vellum, stamped the greeting and the birds, added paper piercing and then folded the end to the inside of the card securing with double sided tape.  I have been wanting to make these candles for a long time but I almost always mail my cards which makes it impractical. Fortunately, I was able to hand deliver this one at a family get together.   They are off to University in September!!!  Therese

All occasion card featuring a cute little snail over a fun strawberry background

What a fun little card this one is!!!  I started by creating a card to fit into a small envelope (6.5" x 3.5") onto which I mounted a piece of realistic strawberry paper.  I watercoloured the snail, paper pierced its edges and added a green layer before mounting it to my card using 3D foam tape.  I love how this one turned out!! 

Therese
 

All occasion card featuring a hand decorated background and floral elements

I created this card for Mother's Day!!!  I created a pink card and added four strips of hand decorated paper for a background.  I dug through my stash of flowers and found the three smaller ones which are die cuts cut from decorated watercolour paper.  I added three little other flowers I found in the same stash to give them centers.  The leaves were cut from a green scrap.  The large flower was created using several layers - first a watercoloured die cut (TH), then a scrap of embossed vellum and a fussy cut flower (Jane's doodles) which I watercoloured to coordinate.  I adhered this large flower to my card using 3D foam tape.  

Therese
 

All occasion card featuring a cute little daisy with little ribbon flags over a hand decorated background

Another Mother's Day card!!  I started with a terra cotta card trimmed to fit in a large envelope.  I added a hand decorated background and then added a strip of paste paper on the left hand side.  The little potted flower was watercoloured, paper pierced and then layered onto an embossed background to which I had added some ribbon flags.  A fun card for a special person!!

Therese
 

All occasion card featuring little squares of decorative paper, a doodled vine and a layered photo of a flower

Another card I created for Mother's Day!!  I started with a very light dusty pink card and added some little squares leftover from my last class.  I doodled a vine in between using a green gel pen adding leaves as I went.  I went back and added three little dots here and there to simulate flowers.  I added paper piercing to the 4" x 4" photo which was trimmed from a photo calendar I received from my sister, Sylvia, last year for Christmas.   I love her photos and they always make wonderful cards.  I cut a pink square of cardstock, punched the two corners and then added the photo into it.  Love those colours!!

Therese
 

Sewing - - Bag #2 - tote using scraps of corduroy and medium weight poly cotton

Bag #2

This is the second bag I have created for my grand daughter to decorate and sell to their friends once she heads to university this fall.  This activity should keep them in a bit of spending money while they are going to school.  

I started with scraps of brown corduroy and a few scraps of coordinating floral corduroy and some almond coloured poly cotton (pant legs).  I decided to make this one a bit smaller ( 18" x 33" - with 21" handles) and used a neutral poly cotton for the lining and the inside pocket.  I incorporated the shirt pocket into one of the sides as well.  I triple reinforced the handles within the 1/2" seam allowance at the top so they should be fine for anything but a bag full of text books!!  

I used the floral, the almond and a black poly cotton to create the "piano key" accent and added 

some of the leftovers to the handles as well.  I did have to stitch the main light panel (where the artwork would go) but it should be fine once it has been painted!!  

I added one strip of the floral fabric to the bottom of the shirt pocket and then another scraps of brown to make it the size I needed for this side of the bag.  I added a black/brown corduroy bottom.  

I created the lining from a neutal poly cotton and created a zippered pocket from the same.  I added a tab in brown to the edge of the pocket.  

I am really loving the fun of making fabric with scraps and mixing and matching pieces to make the whole assemblage work.  

Totally fun!!!  

Therese

 

All occasion card featuring a hand decorated background, an embossed &layered rectangle and two embossed fussy cut hearts

Our oldest daughter and her DH are celebrating their anniversary soon and I made this card for them!  I started with a navy card, added a hand decorated background, a layered embossed rectangle under which I added four little strips of silver metallic cardstock.  After all these pieces were in place I added two fussy cut embossed hearts which we stamped on a piece of decorative paper.  Therese