Still working to catch up on my 365 collages....this week has been particularly fun as I played and played with papers swapped with
Lorinda and
Karen who are also challenging themselves to make collages.
I worked only with papers from the two ladies and came up with these (the first few are using Lorinda's papers and the last two are using Karen's - a couple of mine last week used Karen's as well)......
#50 - Withdrawn
the black handwriting on the bottom is actually some washi tape peeled from her envelope - love that tape! stamped book page, map, hand decorated paper and wrapping paper
#51 - So Much Fun
The bold black/white background is from a tennis shoe ad and all the pods are from a calendar page that I just loved cutting up (I also scanned it so I can use it again!)
#52 - On the Road
Lorinda's envelope was a piece of wrapping paper or something covered with these fun animals, a great map and beautiful mulberry paper as well as more of that stamped book page.
#53 - Path not Taken
A simple composition that started with this postcard from Butchart Gardens, some beautiful paper, the calendar page again and a little stitching.
#54 - Misty Memories
Simple but I like it because it seems to highlight each of the papers.
#55 - Deconstructed Tulip
On white watercolor paper (5x7) I cut up the magazine photo of a big parrot tulip into random shapes and then reassembled them. This is Dan's favorite. Below is the original photo.
#56 - Tread Softly (using Karen's papers)
Magazine images and hand decorated papers, doodles & stitching.
#57 - Give me Silence
Monochromatic (there's still something appealing about these, though I think they're a bit difficult) - French book page, magazine images, circle stamped tissue, hand decorated papers.
#58 - Whisper of Spring
Starting with Karen's mailing envelope as the inspiration, I added magazine images, decorated papers and a photo of trees she took.
I definitely found myself in a groove with this series - I have lots of paper left over from both ladies so you'll be seeing it show up here and there as I continue sticking stuff together! Hope you all have found time to be creative this weekend. I can't wait to visit and see what you've been up to!
