Collage Swap

I've never made a collage card until this month.  It was stressful, in a good stretching-my-crafty-muscles way.  For some people collage is super easy and no matter what they put on their paper or canvas, it comes out great. Not so for me.  I even tried using a set of Tim Holtz' stamps and putting them together all sorts of ways and it was terrible BUT I learned something form it and the final project ended up not having any stamped images at all but added layer upon layer creating a scene and I was happy with the results.  Was it perfect, no.  Was it great, no.  Was it an acceptable for a first timer, I think so and am sharing it here.

The background was made by taking 3 different sheets of alcohol inked paper.  All three sheets used the same 3 colors and each spotlighted one of the three colors.  The pages were cut into 1/4" strips and attached to a sheet of sticky paper leaving periodic gaps which were filled with Martha Stewart Orange Topaz glitter.

The large leaf on the left was made by using spray adhesive to attach regular household foil to card stock.  This was run through my Cuttlebug to emboss then cut out.  The foil started out with several wrinkles but they all smoothed out during the embossing.  The leaf was bent and molded a bit to add some texture and foam squares are under some parts of the leaf for more interest.

The other leaves were cut from several scraps using Emagination punches.  Some are above and some below the netting which originally held onions, garlic or potatoes.  The pumpkin was embossed and cut using my Cuttlebug.  The glittery highlights and the hand written word 'Autumn' were made with platinum Stickles.

I hope you enjoy it.

Craftily yours,

Marilyn